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Stan Pobjoy's VW Drag Bike
Stan Pobjoy's Suzuki Drag Bike
Stan Pobjoy's Hillclimb Special
Craig Torrens Hillclimb Beetle
Nathan Abbott's Hillclimb Beetle
Greg Ward's Hillclimb Beetle

Established in 1981, Stan Pobjoy's Racing Engineering is a 100% Australian owned and operated business that specialises in the development of high performance flat four VW engines for racing, aircraft, street and trike applications.

Stan Pobjoy has over 35 years experience building high performance VW engines and can personally blue print and build a motor to suit your specific application.

With a background in aircraft engineering, and a name that is synonymous with Australian motorsport, Stan Pobjoy is the right person to see about building a high performance VW engine for your next project.

Contact Stan Pobjoy today to discuss your VW project.

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about stan pobjoy

Stan Pobjoy's VW Drag Bike
Stan Pobjoy's Suzuki Drag Bike

In 1949, Stan Pobjoy was born in the small country town of Temora, NSW Australia. In the late 1950's, Stan's family moved to Kogarah in South Sydney, before eventually settling in the Western Sydney suburb of Lalor Park.Being the son of a mechanic, Stan's fascination with engines began at an early age with model airplanes and motorbikes. In 1965, Stan finished high school and secured a highly sought after apprenticeship at the Hawker de Havilland (HdH) aircraft factory in Lidcombe, NSW. HdH were contracted at the time by the Australian Department of Defence to build and overhaul government aircraft (RAAF). Stan spent 18 years with HdH, working his way through the various sections (including sub-assembly of T53 Jet engines) whilst gaining qualifications as a Toolmaker, Fitter & Machinist, Motor Mechanic and Welder. In 1970, Stan set out to build a drag bike that was capable of breaking the Australian Motorcycle Speed Record. After much research, Stan selected the VW flat four engine to be the power plant. Stan had determined that the VW engine could deliver excellent power to weight, and was capable of coping with serious modifications. This was the beginning of Stan's long term affiliation with the VW engine.Between 1974 and 1975, Stan Pobjoy's 1600cc Supercharged VW drag bike (Top Bike) became the first Australian motorcycle to complete a 9 second pass in the 1/4 mile (best time of 9.38 seconds) and the first to exceed 150mph in the 1/4 mile (top speed of 156.75mph). Stan's record breaking performance and tyre smoking runs made him famous in the Australian drag racing scene. Stan later replicated his success in the early 1980's with a Pobjoy built 1100cc Supercharged Suzuki drag bike (A/CB) after the VW drag bike was contentiously speed restricted by ANDRA to 160mph for being powered by a "car" engine.In 1981, Stan decided to capitilise on his drag racing fame by registering the business name "Stan Pobjoy's Racing Engineering" and opening his own performance workshop in Marayong, NSW.In 1984, the NSW 1/4 mile drag racing scene came to a halt when Castleraegh International Dragway was shut down to make way for upcoming housing developments. Stan continued to drag race interstate until he sold the Suzuki drag bike in 1986. After selling the drag bike, Stan focussed his energy on developing a performance engine for his 1970 beetle. Stan's famous maroon street beetle, with its 1916cc power plant, shocked many with its outstanding performance. Stan raced the beetle at Oran Park's 1000ft drags and embarassed competitors with its V8 beating times and speeds. Stan also raced the beetle in oil dirt and supersprint events with great success. Stan spent the next few years experimenting with various bore, stroke and cam combinations to get the best from the flat four VW engine. The "base" 1916cc and the high performance 1916cc on "steroids" proved to be the most successful packages.In 1990, Stan was invited to race his 1916cc maroon street beetle at a Hillclimb club event at Dapto, NSW. After an impressive showing, Stan decided that Hillclimb would be the new platform to promote his business. Stan and his maroon street beetle blitzed the Hillclimb Group 2E Club Car (under 2ltr) class, breaking records and winning two back to back NSW State Championship titles in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, Stan decided it was time for a tougher challenge and stepped into a Formula 2 open wheeler. Stan personally redesigned the Formula 2 to accomodate the 1916cc engine from his maroon street beetle and entered the 2nd fastest class in Hillclimb... Formula Libre (under 2ltr).By 1991, Stan had moved his workshop to a larger premises in Arndell Park, NSW (near Eastern Creek Raceway) and was sponsoring a team of Hillclimb cars that were powered by Pobjoy engines.Greg Ward (Pobjoy 1916cc steroids) and John Spinks (Pobjoy 1916cc steroids) competed in the Group 2E Club Car (under 2ltr) class while Stan went on to conquer the Formula Libre (under 2ltr) class, winning 6 NSW State Championships and 2 Australian Championships. In the mid 1990's, Craig Torrens joined Team Pobjoy and dominated the club car class with his 1976 beetle (Pobjoy 1916cc works), winning 7 NSW State Championships and 6 Australian Championships. In the late 1990's, Stan received a number of requests to build performance VW engines for both light aircraft and trike applications. Stan willingly developed new packages for these emerging markets with great success.In 1998, Stan Pobjoy moved to Nana Glen, NSW and relocated his workshop to Coffs Harbour. In 2004, Stan set up a new workshop on his home property in Nana Glen and moved the business for the final time.Over the last 30 years, Stan Pobjoy has gained a reputation for outstanding performance and reliability. Stan is the right person to speak to about performance VW engines for any application, be it racing, aircraft, street or trikes.Stan designs, machines and builds every motor personally to ensure that it is accurately machined, perfectly built and correctly tuned. Contact Stan Pobjoy today to discuss your next project....
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services by stan pobjoy

Stan Pobjoys Racing Engineering
Stan Pobjoy Anti-Surge Oil Sump
Stan Pobjoy Counterweight Crank

VW engine building (racing, aircraft, street or trike)

VW machining (aircraft standard)

Stan Pobjoy dual ignition

Stan Pobjoy counterweighted crank

Stan Pobjoy anti-surge oil sump

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machining

machining by stan pobjoy

Stan Pobjoys Racing Engineering

Stan Pobjoy has 18 years experience machining / building aircraft engines for Hawker De Havilland, and over 30 years experience machining / building VW engines for racing, street and aircraft applications. Being both a trade qualified Fitter & Machinist and Toolmaker, Stan's machining is consistently precise.

With a range of in-house machining operations that are personally carried out by Stan Pobjoy, you can be certain that your VW parts will be machined to an aircraft standard.

Please download the PDF below to view a current list of machining services offered by Stan Pobjoy.

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dual ignition

stan pobjoy dual ignition

Pobjoy 1916cc with dual ignition

What is dual ignition? Put plainly, dual ignition simply means 2 spark plugs per cylinder instead of 1. This configuration was originally designed for light aircraft engines which are required to run dual ignition systems to minimise the risk of ignition failure during flight. While building high performance VW aircraft engines with dual ignition, Stan Pobjoy discovered an added benefit that had not been originally intended in the dual ignition design. Stan found that dual ignition effectively eliminated the "trade off" that inevtiably comes with running a serious performance cam. Typically, an engine that is running a serious performance cam will gain power in the higher rev range at the expense of performance in the lower rev range. With dual ignition, you get the best of both worlds! The increased spark coverage that dual ignition offers effectively compensates for the cams "trade off" by ensuring that fuel burns efficiently, even when the cam timing is altered. Since this discovery, Stan Pobjoy has successfully developed and race tested an adaptation of the dual ignition system that is practical for both track and street applications. Dual Ignition is now available to the public and is a must-have for any VW power plant that is running a serious performance cam. Increased power and greater driveability without an increase in fuel consumption or engine temperature.... what more could you want?Stan Pobjoy can professionally modify new or used VW heads and supply the distributor kit required to boost your engines performance. Contact Stan Pobjoy today for more information on dual ignition....
anti-surge sump

stan pobjoy anti-surge oil sump

Stan Pobjoy Anti-Surge Oil Sump

The Stan Pobjoy anti-surge oil sump (otherwise known as the "deep sump") is a clever solution, specifically designed and patented by Stan Pobjoy to prevent oil surge that can occur during intense cornering on the race track.In a VW flat four engine, oil reserves rest in the bottom of the engines crank case. Due to the design of the VW crank case, oil has a tendency to rush (or surge) to one side of the crank case during intense cornering. This can be extremely problematic as the oil pump draws its oil from the centre of the crank case (via an oil pick-up). If there is no oil available at the pick-up when required, then the engine may be severely damaged or cease instantly. The Stan Pobjoy anti-surge sump prevents oil surge by trapping a quantity of oil in a uniquely designed anti-surge chamber that bolts on directly underneath the oil pick-up. An extension is fitted to the oil pick-up so that it can reach the oil held inside the chamber and that is all there is to it... no more oil surge! This product has been race tested and is proven to work.Contact Stan Pobjoy today and order your Stan Pobjoy anti-surge oil sump....
counterweighted crank

stan pobjoy counterweighted crank

Stan Pobjoy Counterweight Crank

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Craig Torrens Hillclimb Beetle
Stan Pobjoy's Hillclimb Special
Greg Ward's Hillclimb Beetle
Nathan Abbott's Hillclimb Beetle
Glenn Torrens Hillclimb Beetle

videos

favourite video clips

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Stan Pobjoy's Supercharged 1916cc VW - Grafton Hillclimb

Greg Ward's 1916cc VW Beetle at 2009 Australian Hillclimb Championships - Clip # 2

Stan Pobjoy's Supercharged 1916cc VW - Mount Cotton Hillclimb

Stan Pobjoy's Hillclimb Special (2009)

Pobjoy built Supercharged VW 1916cc

Greg Ward's VW Street Beetle (2009)

Pobjoy built VW 1916cc

Stan Pobjoy's Hillclimb Special (2011)

Pobjoy built Supercharged VW 1916cc

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archived magazine articles

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Pobjoy Power (1992) - Page 1
Pobjoy Power (1992) - Page 2
Pobjoy Power (1992) - Page 3
Pobjoy Power (1992) - Page 4
Boxer on Steroids (1993) - Page 1
Boxer on Steroids (1993) - Page 2
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Boxer on Steroids (1993) - Page 9
Jumping for Pobjoy (1989) - Page 1
Jumping for Pobjoy (1989) - Page 2
Jumping for Pobjoy (1989) - Page 3
Jumping for Pobjoy (1989) - Page 4
Jumping for Pobjoy (1989) - Page 5
Block Solid (2004) - Page 1
Block Solid (2004) - Page 2
Driver Profile (1996) - Page 1
Driver Profile (1996) - Page 2
Driver Profile (1996) - Page 3
Tough Enough (2010) - Page 1

* Please note that archived articles may quote prices and contact details that are no longer accurate.

contact stan pobjoy

Contact Stan Pobjoy today to discuss your next VW project

Telephone (02) 6654 3694 Fax (02) 6656 9076 Address 1252 Orara Way Nana Glen NSW Australia 2450

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