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
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
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 Hey.. I just found this archived version of the old geocities RoadRat site. Find out about what's going on with Motorsport in the Wellington area here This is a Local Wellington website dedicated to local motorsports. Good reports and pix. An "independent" road test of the RoadRat Constructors Car Club homepage The Local Wellington VW Club Mail to Brian Don's Auto Pages. Excellent source of info on all sorts of car stuff ??? ???
Hey.. I just found this archived version of the old geocities RoadRat site.
Find out about what's going on with Motorsport in the Wellington area here
This is a Local Wellington website dedicated to local motorsports. Good reports and pix.
An "independent" road test of the RoadRat
Constructors Car Club homepage
The Local Wellington VW Club
Mail to Brian
Don's Auto Pages. Excellent source of info on all sorts of car stuff
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