| Archive for THE KOMBI KONNECTION The forum for owners and those who would like to be owners of the worlds most popular camper, bus and van. |
| heavy |
AUSTRALIA'S FASTEST KOMBI - WIN $10 000!!HI GuysHoping you can help us, could you please put the word out to your members/users about an exciting new online TV show Heavy is producing to find “Australia’s fastest Kombi”. We’re looking for one team to represent their state and build a Kombi van from scratch, source parts and get it to Sydney mid September to take the time trial at Sydney Dragway. The fastest van and winning team will receive $10,000 in cash and get to keep the van. So if you’re keen to enter you club, think “Top Gear meets “American Chopper” where State vs state, man vs machine, kombi vs the clock !! The competition starts at the end of July, in which teams have 6 weeks to tinker with the vans and participate in the Sydney time trial on week Seven. Each team will be allocated video camera’s, phones, internet cards and laptops to film the restoration, and the journey spent in coming to Sydney right up to the race day. Some competition rules are; · Heavy will provide each team a $10,000 budget to purchase a van, source parts and travel · All vans must not be newer than 1975 model, have 2.0L engines and teams can only use traditional and standard parts. · Each team must have a minimum of 5 team members in which at least one must be female · Each team must provide a secure workshop/garage to work and store the van throughout the competition · Teams must provide 30 minutes of footage each week to Heavy to produce a weekly show on www.Heavy.com. Footage will include teams sourcing the vans and parts, working on the vans, testing it, dealing with issues etc.. using a team member that has some filming and camera experience is a plus. · The vans must be presented dent free and painted for the time trial at Sydney Dragway. Teams must display their team names and logo on the side of the van · Each team must appoint a team captain who is responsible for that team adhering to all the competition rules. Please contact Nathan Ruff on Nathan.ruff@heavy.com or 0410 608 329 with any interested participants. Heavy.com will be meeting and casting next week, so there is not time to lose! Call me any questions Regards Nathan |
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| Brookie |
Have seen your posts on other Forums and one of our members has already posted link from AVD.
Questions- 1. What rules re Kombi Mods Can they be lightened? Can they be lowered? 2. Do you have to stay at 2 litres? 3.What are rules on wheels and tyres? Are slicks allowed? 4. Who is getting licence to conduct event at Sydney Dragway? 5. Can you have sponsors? I think it is better to answer and provide info on forum rather than individual phone calls or e-mails |
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| Brookie |
This will not be a KK supported event-anybody wanting to have a go -go for it.
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| Guest |
ive got a couple more questions,
1 does the van need to be cams or racing compliant? 2 will the driver need a racing licence? 3 are there any rules on construction? 4 can the WA guys race at kwinana? cheers jon id love to have a go! |
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| The Matador |
That definately sounds like fun. If anyone is keen, give us a shout. | ||
| Phat bus |
When I read "must be dent free and painted" I realised that there was $10k in just to acheive that in itself. I was a bit confused by the pre 1975 requirement too, yet 2ltr requirement. | ||
| Phat bus |
Apparentlyt there's a south African guy in Perth with a 440Hp turbo 2ltr type 4 motor which was built and blue printed by himself. This motor was 1st in his beetle then he put it into a rail and now it's been slightly de-tuned and is going back into his beetle again after the rail hit the wall at a meet. Most of his work and racing was done back in S. Africa. Maybe he might be keen to join in?? | ||
| Brookie |
The response on most forums where "heavy" has posted has been at the least "underwhelming" and he hasn't replied to any queries.
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| Kinga |
I think "Heavy" was just getting the message out and probably not intending to visit again.
I think he figures that people will contact him. Don't forget that "they" will own the bus and whatever motor goes into it at the end so I don't think people would be too keen to donate a blueprinted motor. But if someone was keen to donate a blueprinted motor I can think of a few people that would love it 
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| Guest |
good point kinga, BUT if you win you can keep the van and its motor! thats the gamble! its like racing for pink slips, i think i've watched too much fast n furiuos!!
i'm deffo interested still. |
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| Diddlie |
Aren't these sort of whacky things normally for charity? Like trekking through Nepal etc and mountain biking in Mexico 
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| The Matador |
I think it'd be a lot of fun. and even if it just saves 1 more kombi from the great junkyard in the sky, it'd be worth it.
I also like racing things 
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| heavy |
hey guys,
sorry for the delay in the reply. I am having a meeting today with the organiser to go over budget and rule concerns so i will hopefully be able to answer all your queries either today or tomorrow. thanks for all the interest! |
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| heavy |
Hey guys, this is an updated copy of the rules. Hope these answer all your questions.
AUSTRALIA’S FASTEST KOMBI (draft 4) COMPETITION RULES • Heavy will appoint all four teams across Australia and the decision of Heavy is final. Each team is only allowed a maximum of 5 people (with at least one female member), and only these 5 team members are allowed to work on the van. • Each team must come up with a team name and logo (e.g. Kombi Carnage NSW) • Each team will appoint a captain at the beginning of the competition whom is responsible for their team adhering to the competition rules. All team members must provide Heavy with their contact details including mobile phone. Each team will also have an appointed driver of the Kombi during the time trial and also the person. • Each team is allocated a $10k budget to source and overhaul a Kombi van. This includes but is not limited to parts, services, insurance, registration and travel. MECHANICAL RULES • Kombi vans can only be sourced from the state which the team represents and all purchased Kombi vans must be older than 1979 models. • Each van must be dent free and painted blue (specific PMS blue) before leaving their respective states to travel to NSW for the time trial. Each team must have their team name and logo displayed on the rear door panel. Colours swabs will be provided by Heavy. • Each van must be roadworthy and comply with the relevant state road rules and regulations. Van’s do not need to be registered but must be in roadworthy condition to be registered at a later date. • No Kombi vans body work cannot be structurally altered (e.g. Roofs cannot be lowered, roll cages not required) and must use standard parts and be loyal to the original vans appearance. No Kombi pick ups or double cabs are to be used. • The engine capacity can be no more that 2.0 litres. Only VW aircooled engines can be modified but must not exceed 2.0 litres in size. • A swept volume test of cylinders will be conducted at the beginning of the time trial race. • No turbo or supercharging to the VW engines are permitted. • Teams can only run regular run pump fuel. No nitrous oxide injection or specialised racing fuel is permitted. • Engines are free to modify, stroke and bore size unlimited but must not exceed 2.0 litres exhaust type is unlimited carburettor type and quantity is unlimited, fuel injection is permitted and not limited • Teams are allowed to leverage local businesses and contacts for free product or services in return for in shot placements on the show. Products and services include paint supplies, painting and panel beating services, mechanical workshop space, mechanical parts and equipment and any clubs or organisations offering support. The aforementioned businesses cannot leverage any future marketing initiatives or promotion with reference to Heavy on completion of the campaign. Teams must make Heavy aware of all products or services received, and details of businesses that provided them. • Teams can use existing parts that they already have in their procession. COMPETITION RULES • Each team has 7 weeks from 1st August 2008 to purchase and overhaul the Kombi van. If Heavy believes a team will not finish within the allotted time, at Heavy’s sole discretion it may expel the team from the competition and appoint another team to finish the Kombi van. • During the 7 weeks all teams must film their progress (as per rules outlined below.) • At the end of the 7 weeks there will be a time trial in NSW between all Kombi vans. • Each team is responsible for getting the Kombi to Sydney for the time trial, and is responsible for returning to their home state after the time trial. Trailer-hire, Travel expenses to and from NSW are included in the $10k budget. • The team winner of the time trial will receive a prize of $10,000 for the entire team and their Kombi van. A representative of Heavy will judge the time trial and their decision is final. • Heavy will supply the teams with the relevant Heavy branding, colour specifications and merchandise (caps. etc) to be worn and used in the filming of the series. • At any time during the 7 weeks Heavy is entitled to add elements to the competition. • At the end of the time trial, the Kombi vans (with the exception of the winning Kombi) must be returned to Heavy. • At all times the Kombi vans remain the property of Heavy (with the exception of the winning Kombi after the time trial) and in the event of an occurrence that renders a Kombi van of no use to Heavy, at the sole discretion of Heavy, the relevant team participants will be equally liable to reimburse Heavy the $10,000 or part thereof. • Each participant has a duty to take care of all equipment and is liable for any damage to any equipment in their care. All equipment must be returned to Heavy prior to the time trial. • Each team member must sign a contract agreeing to the campaign rules, their competencies, responsibilities, safety guidelines as provided and updated from time to time, confidentiality , financial compliance and relinquishing all their rights in relation to the competition footage. • Teams must only use supplied Telstra Next G cards, laptops, mobile and teleconferencing equipment supplied by OMD throughout the campaign and no other equipment will be filmed in use. Teams must return all the equipment to Heavy on race day. • Teams must provide a weekly breakdown of past 7 days spending, a running tally of overall spending and supply Heavy with how much monies they still have in their budget. Any un-spent monies will be returned to Heavy at the end of the campaign. • The teams must provide Heavy with a weekly detailed report of all parts they have used and from where they purchased them. These reports will be used to quantify Heavy auditing checks. Heavy has the authority to audit teams at any time on parts and spending. • Heavy has the right to penalise any teams or individual team members for breaches of the rules, or for any other reasonable matter. Penalties may include reducing team budgets, issuing time handicaps or expulsion. • Heavy can reward any team at any stage. Rewards may include bonus money allocated to the team’s budget. • The teams are responsible for and must provide a secure storage facility (garage/work shop/shed etc.) for all purchased parts and van throughout the duration of the campaign. Each team must have all the relevant insurances to cover any accidents or hazards in the team’s workshop. Video footage • Each team camera person must be available for a 20 minute briefing phone call with the Heavy producer at the start of each week. The camera person must provide Heavy with an email address and mobile phone number. • Each work shop must be well lit to offer quality footage of contestants working on the van. • Each team must provide Heavy with a minimum of 30 minutes footage each week for editing. The footage must show the teams working on vans, some landscape workshop footage, some background information and include all members of the team. • The footage must be provided on HDV tape, and each week’s footage must be couriered to Heavy at 8 Kenneth Street, Bondi, NSW, 2026 by midday the following Monday. • In addition to the weekly footage, the team captain must provide a 1 minute ‘video diary’ entry outlining the events of the week and any issues they are facing. This must be provided to Heavy via FTP by midnight Tuesday each week. • If less than 30 minutes footage is provided, or Heavy considers the footage insufficiently interesting, Heavy is entitled to expel that team from the competition. Alternatively, Heavy is entitled to take over filming or penalise the team. • Teams must always adhere to Heavy’s directions in relation to filming, ‘plot set-ups’ and other. • Each team must have a My Space and Facebook profile to upload their weekly diary entries. The teams will be required to keep these profiles up to date and promote their website to get as many hits as possible. • The team with the most viewed total video diary entries across all sites will receive a “Most popular Team $1000 reward” at the end of the campaign. • Teams will face time penalties for using non approved parts, not producing enough weekly footage or missing key deadlines. • Teams must commit and abide to stringent safety guidelines in testing and working on Kombi vans. MISC • All team members must treat all participants of the competition with respect. |
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| Guest |
THERES JUST ONE OTHER THING,, NO TEAMS FROM WA.
thats right WA are excluded from participating. thank you , we've started getting organised!! |
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| Brookie |
Slight mod to your post Jon but I doubt whether this will ever get off the ground. There is no organising permit to run at a licenced drag strip. Having been involved at all levels of motorsport for many years this is not how you go organising an event/ -------------------------------------------------- |
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| Archeress |
seems like a lot of un necessary stuffing around...why bother...if they have it on fox i shall watch it and barrack for the team in blue...
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| Brookie |
It seems to be disapperaing down the pages of most forum.
There is a post on AVD concerning this rule "• At all times the Kombi vans remain the property of Heavy (with the exception of the winning Kombi after the time trial) and in the event of an occurrence that renders a Kombi van of no use to Heavy, at the sole discretion of Heavy, the relevant team participants will be equally liable to reimburse Heavy the $10,000 or part thereof. " So you spend their $10,000-they own the Kombi but "at their discretion" if they don't want it you give their $10,000 back. Your little bit of work is worth nothing. They must be all "teenyboppers" or on something 
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| The Matador |
Though a lot of people were bagging the idea, i thought it sounded like a great opportunity to give making a good engine combo a go. I can't justify throwing 5k at my bus, but i'd love to try and see if i could pull something together within the time limit.
I had got a few friend interested, it'll be a shame if we aren't allowed to give it a shot. Lucky i did't go buy the guys 72' that's for sale. |
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| Brewmaster |
What ever happened to this?......................... | ||
| Brookie |
It fell in a big heap as most thought it would- in same class as KIP 
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