Re: scirocco weight thread

["John Van Vuren" <veedublu@prod.net>]

Hahah...  not you...  when I said Jason I meant the Mad Bastard

For some reason the Twinkie and rubber band part doesn't seem so far out of
line...  hehe

John

lots of stuff
http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm



>Nah, I have a Red Roc, I don't know how it does in the 1/4 mile. I just
know
>I won't be leaving any flaming tire tracks, I guess I missed the part about
>the Scirretta. As far as the Mad Bastard is concerned, I wouldn't put
>anything past him, he's mad you know, nutty  as a snickers bar. I once saw
>him kill a man with just a Twinkie and a rubber band...He then sat on the
>guy ate the Twinkie and said "Mcgyver!"
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Van Vuren <veedublu@prod.net>
>To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:59 AM
>Subject: Re: scirocco weight thread
>
>
>> You've never met the Mad Bastard, have you?  His Sciretta was a legend...
>> low, loud, and crude..  it kicked my ass when I had the 16v pickup
>(granted,
>> nothing too special, but quicker than most rocs).  I know Mr MB will do
>> whatever is necessary to make his new Mk1 faster than the Sciretta.
>>
>> And Jason, wasn't your white 16v running high 14's in the 1/4?
>>
>> As for stripping weight, every little bit helps...   every pound (yeah,
>even
>> off the driver....   *shrug*)
>>
>> John
>>
>> lots of stuff
>> http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm
>>
>>
>> >No offense Mad Bastard but...
>> >
>> >------You Wrote---------------------------------------------
>> >hehe, anything to shave a coupla pounds.  it all adds up, you know.
>> actually,
>> >my big thing now is removable poundage.  i
>> >want to have some pleasures on the street (stereo, weighty
>> >rims), but for the track, i want everything to be a quick-disconnect
>kinda
>> thing,
>> >so i can maximize myefforts.
>> >-------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >And to that I say...pshaw! You plan on drag racing this for
>> >big money? You plan to be under 12 seconds? Every time you
>> >shed 100lbs you take off 0.1 seconds, IF you can even get your
>> >car into the 14s while keeping it street legal 0.1 or 0.2
>> >seconds wont matter worth a darn anyway because you'll be
>> >bracket racing.
>> >
>> >There isn't much removable poundage on the mk1 unless you make
>> >it non steet legal. By the time you MAYBE shed 100lbs, I'll bet
>> >you add that back in sway and stress bars. So why bother? Like
>> >I said unless you plan to race it for big money and replace all
>> >the glass with lexan, body panels with sheet metal, lightweight
>> >axels (front and rear) aluminum a-arms, no dash, 1 racing seat,
>> >then maybe youll have shed 300lbs and be a third of a second
>> >faster wich would be noticable.
>> >
>> >You want fun on and off the road i personally think you should
>> >be thinking more of weight distribution not sheding to tune your
>> >car for auto-x or road racing. Unless yer putting out 200+hp
>> >and are getting low 13s or better whats the point of dragging,
>> >I see hondas all day running 14s 15s 16s and i just laugh at them. But
>> thrasing
>> >my 120hp (17s 1/4 mi) rocco around a corner faster than a new GTi VR6 is
>> the
>> >shit!!
>> >
>> >I don't mean to start a drag vs auto-x because i love both
>> >but man, be realistic, sacrificing a noisier/harsher/ uncomfortable ride
>> for
>> >the difference betwn 15.7 to a 15.6 drag
>> >time is pointless. If you want to have much faster times, add
>> >more power, reducing a few lbs doesnt make a difference worth
>> >it.
>> >
>> >I mean its going to be kinda silly if, on a daily driver you sacrifice
>> 100lbs
>> >in safety material but still race with +200
>> >lbs in sway bars and stress bars and any interior, and anything but
donut
>> spare
>> >tires on the rear
>> >
>> >I plan on dragging my roc once i get the G60 done, and MAYBE if
>> >I get under 14s, I'll invest in some good drag slicks and light
>> >alloy racing rims, and maybe some NOS to push me in the 11-12s
>> >range to win the big money. But you bet i'll still have a head
>> >unit and speakers and amps, and sway bars and stress bars so I
>> >can enjoy my ride to and from the race.
>> >
>> >Ryan
>> >
>>
>>
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