Author Topic: Beetleball sightings! (Read 4129 times)

Bruce · « **on:** July 27, 2008, 01:36:01 AM »

I was driving along Kingsway in Van and Gulf colours caught my eye at the 2400 Motel. Parked in there were 3 multi coloured Beetles, so I did a quick U-turn to check them out. They were the partisipants in the Beetleball car rally that starts off here in Vancouver and ends in Ensenada Mexico.

http://www.beetleball.com/index.html

They are starting off on Monday morning well before rush hour, so they've got nothing planned for Sunday. They asked me to send out an invitation to any and all VWs to gather at their Motel around 3 O'Clock.
Who's in? Silas? Geevey?

vwboop · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2008, 01:58:33 AM »

That's pretty cool! Never heard of it before. We had a blast driving a '75 Westy down the Baja when I was a much younger individual. Would like to do it again someday but with my family this time, and not specifically in a '75

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Geoff · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:37:19 AM »

I may roll out in Speed-E

silas · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:27:40 AM »

i'll be there around 3pm.

Geoff · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2008, 09:13:09 PM »

Very cool to meet everyone! Have a safe trip to all in the event....hope you can make the 24hr drive without having to use those cathiters

I'll post a few pics tomorrow ...or maybe Carlos will, I saw him busy snaping pics

silas · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:19:38 PM »

Quote from: Geoff on July 27, 2008, 09:13:09 PM

Very cool to meet everyone!

very cool indeed!!! what a friendly & enthusiastic bunch. a great mix of cars and they truly appreciated some locals showing up to hang out.

cheers to a safe and trouble free trip.....

silas · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:45:08 PM »

lemans ford gt inspired...

anyone care to guess what the funnels at the base of each a pillar are for...

silas · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:47:07 PM »

here's bruce helping team mexitaxi re-route vacuum lines, adjust idle & reset timing...

silas · « **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:52:46 PM »

very clean & original 65...this car was tight...

silas · « **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:56:15 PM »

evel knievel inspired 69...

silas · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:57:26 PM »

team herbie

silas · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2008, 11:00:44 PM »

a few of the locals that showed up...

Bruce · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2008, 07:08:37 PM »

Any word on the results Silas?

silas · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:35:16 AM »

Quote from: Bruce on July 29, 2008, 07:08:37 PM

Any word on the results Silas?

nope. i just sent jimbo an email so we'll see if we can get an update.

silas · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2008, 01:12:37 PM »

i just got a message on my machine from jimbo (beetleball organizer) with the results to the inaugural beetleball 2008!!!!

1st place - gt40 - 21:15:00
2nd place - herbie - 23:06:00
3rd place - evil knievel - 23:06:10
4th place - mexitaxi - 26:10:00
5th place - stock 65 - 32:05:00

i'm pretty sure that the stock 65 was the only car in it's class and the other 4 cars were in the "open" class.

AirCooledRules · « **Reply #15 on:** August 04, 2008, 03:03:25 PM »

They should do next years event the monday after great canadian.

alarm dr · « **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:20:03 PM »

i am the owner driver of the mexitaxi from beetle ball rally
and let me tell you guys it was very exiting after leading the for over 15 hrs i blow # 3 south of sacramento ca.
i kept racing with only 3 cyl. and up the grape vine mountain a blow # 4 and made it to mexican border with only 2 cyl. http:// with a recor of 26 hrs i lost over 4.5 hrs
and i aslo got a ticket for excessive smoke

alarm dr · « **Reply #17 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:25:51 PM »

Quote from: silas on August 04, 2008, 01:12:37 PM

i just got a message on my machine from jimbo (beetleball organizer) with the results to the inaugural beetleball 2008!!!!

1st place - gt40 - 21:15:00
2nd place - herbie - 23:06:00
3rd place - evil knievel - 23:06:10
4th place - mexitaxi - 26:10:00
5th place - stock 65 - 32:05:00

i'm pretty sure that the stock 65 was the only car in it's class and the other 4 cars were in the "open" class.

26 hrs after 1500 miles finishing the race with only 2 cyl. on my green mexitaxi
it was price less

i built this taxi just for the rally and i was proud just to finish the race

alarm dr · « **Reply #18 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:29:16 PM »

Quote from: silas on July 27, 2008, 10:19:38 PM

Quote from: Geoff on July 27, 2008, 09:13:09 PM
Very cool to meet everyone!

very cool indeed!!! what a friendly & enthusiastic bunch. a great mix of cars and they truly appreciated some locals showing up to hang out.

cheers to a safe and trouble free trip.....

check out the mexican turbo on the stock taxi

alarm dr · « **Reply #19 on:** August 15, 2008, 09:46:36 PM »

Mexitaxi

#3 The reason why we got 3rd place.

<a href="http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/masterfox11/?action=view&current=beatle087.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/masterfox11/beatle087.jpg" border="0" alt="Busted engine">[/url]

Hansk · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2008, 12:04:29 AM »

Looks like a blast. If I was 20 years younger ....or maybe...10 years older I'd totally be doing this.

meciscokid · « **Reply #21 on:** August 23, 2008, 08:43:21 PM »

Quote from: Bruce on July 27, 2008, 01:36:01 AM

I was driving along Kingsway in Van and Gulf colours caught my eye at the 2400 Motel. Parked in there were 3 multi coloured Beetles, so I did a quick U-turn to check them out. They were the partisipants in the Beetleball car rally that starts off here in Vancouver and ends in Ensenada Mexico.

http://www.beetleball.com/index.html

They are starting off on Monday morning well before rush hour, so they've got nothing planned for Sunday. They asked me to send out an invitation to any and all VWs to gather at their Motel around 3 O'Clock.
Who's in? Silas? Geevey?
[Hi , Juan from team Herbie here!, I just found this site, and wanted to thank all of the Vancouver locals for coming out and seeing us off. These guys are a class act, and am looking forward to seeing them again next year. As the Mexitaxi team said, It was a lot of fun, no matter what. At the end, we all had stories to share, and all of us finished under the 33 hours. The competition between everyone was very friendly, more like comrades doing battle with the obstacles. We all exchanged cell #s, and kept in touch during the "rally". It was the most fun (at least that I can talk about) I have had in a while, and a great vacation besides. We are planning to run the Long Beach to Vegas Beetleball, and so is at least one other team from Chico. Hope more will make this one, And plan on attending next years Vancouver to Ensenada BEETLEBALL. Jim and Lorena did a great job of setting up this race, with rallybooks that listed time and distance coordinates, as well as EVERY Highway Patrol , local police, and weigh station. Thanks, We are looking forward to the next one!

Bruce · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:13:58 AM »

Hey Juan, good to see you found this site!
Did any of you experience the "spray" while following Nick?

meciscokid · « **Reply #23 on:** August 27, 2008, 06:59:19 AM »

Hi Bruce!, Nah, he was too far ahead of us, must have vaporizied. We did pass Evil on the grapevine, went up at 65 to 70 in 4th, and down at 80 to 85. We had to stop for gas at Gorman though, and they passed us up. We had the only stock (9 1/2 gallon) fuel tank. We caught them again at the first toll booth in Tijuana, and then it was back and forth all the way (75 miles) to Ensenada. It wasn't about who had the most HP or who was the best driver at that point. It was about who was willing to chance speeding in Mexico at 2:00 in the morning, with posted speed limits of 60 kilometers per hour. We were both doing 60 to 70 mph and pulled into the Bahia hotel at the same time. Nick had arrived so far ahead of us, that he was already asleep! I expect you to give him a run for his money next year! I hope Jim and Lorena plan next years Beetleball24 to start after the great Canadian. I saw the pics you guys took of the event and I don't want to miss it. Juan

robinson · « **Reply #24 on:** September 01, 2008, 08:36:09 AM »

i talked to the beetle ball group they said to say hi to everyone and asked me to thank bruce for the help on the bug that crapped out . the reason it crapped out was they were heating up a few burritos on the engine and one got sucked into the fan and over heated the engine.i also have a beetle ball flyer for the next run in october that ill post when i get home.very nice people and good weather

meciscokid · « **Reply #25 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:56:13 AM »

Just wondering if any one was going to run BEETLEBALL 24 2009, July 27th? Were looking forward to seeing you guys again! Juan