Car coming together...
Drifting
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From: Chester Virginia
If that's a VW GTI in the garage with the Vette...the pacing car at VIR two weeks ago was a GTI stock auto tranny with 18" wheels and 200 hp. I rode with the pro driving it one session and he hit 130 mph on the straight with it, ran it through complex curves at 80-90 and at one point I saw 7100 rpms on the tack. that little thing outran some much faster cars through the curves.....the driver was excellent but the little VW frustrated the BMW M5's with 484 hp. v-8's in them as they couldn't catch the darned little VW.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Palm Beach Florida
St. Jude Donor '12
If that's a VW GTI in the garage with the Vette...the pacing car at VIR two weeks ago was a GTI stock auto tranny with 18" wheels and 200 hp. I rode with the pro driving it one session and he hit 130 mph on the straight with it, ran it through complex curves at 80-90 and at one point I saw 7100 rpms on the tack. that little thing outran some much faster cars through the curves.....the driver was excellent but the little VW frustrated the BMW M5's with 484 hp. v-8's in them as they couldn't catch the darned little VW.
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By the way, love that color! is it a 74?
Last edited by daanbc; May 22, 2011 at 11:41 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks folks! The VW is a 2010 Jetti Tdi Wagon - it's her's. I have thought about trading my 99' Carrera 4 for a Jetta Sedan, Tdi Manual. They go good (not quite as good as the gassers) and get unbelievable milage 40's. In a weird way I like the VW beetle Turbo - no longer in production.