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The April, 2003 edition of VW Trends features an article titled "Lets Go Racing".  Page 91 is the beginning and on page 93 is a picture and some text of my Karmann Ghia.  Also on page 96 is some more text on my racing.

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Picture from June, 2003 Hot VW's mag.  The event was the VW Drags at Irwindale, March 23rd., 2003

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Postcard mailed to VW folks last year, front & back.

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May 20, 2006

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Below is a link to a German web site that has coverage of VW racing and also my car. 

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Pictures below where in the April 2004 edition of VW Trends.

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Jim Gillum launches his 1973 Ghia, which has seen some drag racing action for two decades.  Jim lost in the third round after red lighting - to add insult to injury, he ran a 12.96 on a 12.95 dial in

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Quite a few Volkswagen racers pitted together in this shot, you can recognize the rides of Troy Palmer, Allen Wiess and Jim Gillum.

Below is the July 2004 issue of Hot VW's

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Above photo from July issue of Dsport magazine.

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November 19, 2006