RE: [Mk1gti] Warpig to be retired from rally service?

["Scott Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>]

Andrew, once a car leaves the fold of a manufacturer's current offerings it
is pretty much done -but only from a factory point of view! In this case, VW
doesn't give much of a damn about anything other than A4 chassis Golfs.
However, I'm not expecting VW to help me at all. In fact, VW doesn't sponsor
any motorsports in North America except for the New Beetle Cup and Karl
Scheible's "cute" N.B. rallycar (which really hasn't been run in two
seasons). Notwithstanding, some other manufacturers, like Mazda and
Mitsubishi e.g., have contingency programs even for very obsolete cars.

The rest of the world just likes to see a nice-looking car that wins (or
looks like it does). With that in mind, the A2 Golf is simply a more modern
and more competitive car. Besides, with it's limited suspension travel and
torque steer, my arms and butt get really sore in the Rabbit. :^)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Stauffer [mailto:andrew.stauffer@cannondale.com]
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 3:32 PM
To: 'Mk1gti@yahoogroups.com'; Scirocco List
Subject: RE: [Mk1gti] Warpig to be retired from rally service?


Sorry to hear it, Scott.  What kind of window is there for a car to remain
viable for commercial sponsorship?   If I read into your post correctly, a 3
generations ago VW is more viable for gaining commercial sponsorrship than a
4 genrations ago VW, where is that line in the sand ?  I guess I'm saying
they both seem old, yesterdays news.    Not trying to be a smart ass, just
curious........
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Williams [mailto:sfwilliams@home.com]
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 3:22 PM
To: MK1 GTI; Scirocco List
Subject: [Mk1gti] Warpig to be retired from rally service?


Newsflash:
The WarPig may actually have done it's last rally in my hands. It is
entirely probable that I'm going to sell it off so that I can buy an
underpowered yet much more refined Golf GTI 16v. This marks a substantial
advancement towards the commercial sponsorship that my team needs to grow. I
have driven the new car and it definitely rocks! It's stability and poise
exceeds the Rabbit by a long shot. Still, though, I think I'll miss the raw
connection to the road (when I'm not airborn) that WarPig gives me.

Oh well, the deal ain't signed yet. I keep yuz posted.

P.S. The latest round of modifications to the Rabbit include power steering
with an electrical pump sourced from an old Subaru. I'm running this set up
for two reasons: a) because it simplifies the belt arrangement and b)
because the stock pump is down low and is easily damaged by rocks, etc.
______________________________
Scott F. Williams
Account Manager
GENUiTY - Eastern Region
1 Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Voice: 212. 416.1745
Fax: 212.416.1702
scott.williams@genuity.com




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