There's the old adage "if you start something be prepared to finish it"! Wayne Penrose definitely abides by this advice, but even he admits he was surprised by the 'knock-on' effect his drag racing hobby had on friends and work colleagues alike. What started as building a street registered Beetle for some harmless drag racing fun, has developed into a team of seven (soon to be eight) VW drag cars, a mixture of street and strip, all built to experience the same straight line thrills that Wayne was enjoying. Wayne's motorsport roots were in Speedway (oval track) and Hillclimb racing, and between 1986 to 2004 he won two Australian and NSW Hillclimb championships in the Sports Sedan 2001-3000ml class. During this time he dabbled in drag racing, but nothing too serious, enjoying runs at the VW Nationals drag racing events at Oran Park in Sydney in his 12a Mazda rotary powered 69' Beetle. It was great fun, but it wasn't until 2005 that he decided to have a proper crack at the sport.

    

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