This wild creation won the Grassroots Motorsports $2015 Challenge. Andrew Nelson, known for posting 10-second Challenge drag times, broke the ladder bar on his V8 Volkswagen Beetle on his very first pass. After hours of welding, Andrew and family had mended the suspension well enough for one more run. They made that single run count with a 10.396-second time, earning them a healthy win in the drag racing portion of the Challenge.
By Ed Higginbotham
10/28/15 8:55 a.m.
I absolutely love that the winner this year is a beetle. Proof that it's still an amazing platform for cost effective fun and performance.
10/28/15 9:06 a.m.
What front suspension is on that Beetle?
10/28/15 9:07 a.m.
10/28/15 9:13 a.m.
How did that fare in the autocross? It looks like it would be awful, so I'm surprised to see it in 1st place overall. It must have a second wheel/tire setup at a minimum, right?
10/28/15 9:21 a.m.
They actually placed 6th in the autocross. Not bad at all.
10/28/15 9:30 a.m.
The Beetle used the front suspension from Andy and I's 2004 Challenge car which was the 77 Nova. Kind of fitting that part of the car that started it all was along for the ride when he won! Nothing about that front clip is stock however....
10/28/15 9:33 a.m.
Nice! Looking forward to reading more about it.
10/28/15 9:36 a.m.
That is really really cool! haha Beetle FTW
10/28/15 10:43 a.m.
It has a Beetle body, therefor it is a Beetle.
Just like the Ford, Chevy's and Toyota ARE because of their engines and front fascia in NASCAR.
Just feeling grumpy this morning.
10/28/15 11:20 a.m.
Wow, that thing left the line HARD! Love to know what the 60' time was.
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