Welcome to the Home Page of the Road Rat, an aircooled VW based sports car living in Wellington, New Zealand.

Basic Details:

Year build started: 1992, Year finished: 1999 Length: 2860mm (9' 6"), Width: 1580mm, Height: 1200mm Brakes: Front Disc, Rear Drums

Engine: Aircooled VW, 2175cc, Mid mounted Wheelbase: 2100mm Track: 1375mm, Front and Rear Curb Weight: 585kg (1300 lb)

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Pages at this website The Road Rat in Motorsport: Racing The Rat Part 1 The Road Rat in Motorsport: Racing The Rat Part 2 The Road Rat in Motorsport: Racing The Rat Part 3 Experiences with the car since it was builtpending How-to : Spreadsheet method to calc the HP of your car How-to : Article on DIY wheel alignment pending Some discussion on VW engines running too hotpending Some old video clips of the RoadRat All about building this little gem Pix of motor - June 2002pending Some general pictures of the 'Ratpending RoadRat Magazinepending RoadRat in the 70's Pix of engine and other detailpending How this page workspending Building a new bigger motor, started December 2002pending

Youtube links Autocross at the Slipway, Wellington, 30 August 2010 Hillclimb, Alexandra Road, March 2010 including an oops A Journey to the Centre of the Earth The Road Rat in Motorsport: Wallaceville hillclimb on Youtube -27 Jan 2008 3 min in-car video. "RoadRat Does Manfeild" Taken through the windscreen at a Constructors Car Club track day at a New Zealand Race Track. 2005. 2006, driving down Te Paki Creek, 90 Mile Beach, far North of New Zealand On holiday in March 2006, driving along 90 Mile Beach far North of New Zealand

Other links An "independent" road test of the RoadRat Constructors Car Club homepage Mail to Brian