Bob Kornoff


Location:  
Gardnerville, NV
Car(s):
Manxter #1 - Bruce Meyers Baja Race Car
Classic Manx #5
'68 Manx
Hummbug
Engine 
Size/Mods:
All VW Powered

Special Car
Information:
Bruce’s Baja race car was built to promote the new Manxter 2+2 in 2002. 
It has been raced 5 times in SCORE’s Baja races and never finished. 
Next year 2008 the car will race again with Bruce in it. My goal is to finish 
the race for Bruce.
Story:   
In 1971 I bought my first Tow’d, after driving it off road for year or so I sold 
it for other pursuits. In 1997 I ran across another Tow’d (street legal) and 
discovered the Manx Club. For the next 10 years my wife and I took the 
Tow’d on every run and several trips to Mexico. But now the Tow’d is too 
small and running without fenders is taking its toll. So I sold it and I’m 
starting restoration on the 68 Manx. When it’s done I will start on building 
the Classic Manx. I had a special chassis made and it will be an automatic 
with side pods, street car only.When I purchased Bruce’s Baja Manxter I 
thought it would make a nice recreational buggy, not to be. It wants to haul 
ass and nothing else. So putting around in 1st and 2nd gear was just not 
happening. I decided to race it again and have the car finish with Bruce at 
the wheel. I think it would be a nice 82nd birthday for him. So that’s my story.