rieger auto-x #2

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal)]

Good job Allyn! Glad to see the Reiger out there gettin' down.

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 7:13 PM
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> Subject: rieger auto-x #2
>
>
>     ...so i got to test out my rebuilt front suspension today at
> the auto-x. FTD
> was 19.5, my best time was 22.5, scoring me a 1st place in
> novice. took forever
> to get the car dialed in properly, but everyone got 6 runs, which
> was cool.
>
> here was my setup: factory rubber bushings except for poly rear
> uppers and poly
> front sway. yoko avs intermediates all around, 3mm tread rear,
> 1mm tread front.
> koni adjustables on neuspeed softsports.
> track: very tight short course. crappy asphalt:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image53.htm
> ... as nobody could seem to get any decent grip.
> setup: rears maxed (2 turns), fronts 1/2 to max (1 turn).
> pressures: rears - 40 psi, fronts - 32 psi (couldnt go lower or
> i'd roll em
> over).
>
> my runs went well. grip was horrible. when i finally started
> getting some grip
> and making some lift-oversteer attempts, i was kept in check as
> the softsports
> started folding coils.
>
> pics:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image18.htm
> ^ waiting patiently for its turn
> 1st run:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image54.htm
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image55.htm
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image56.htm
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image57.htm
> ^ forgot where the turn was, thats me in the middle of backing up.
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image58.htm
> obviously my worst run, as it involved reverse :) 30.5 or
> something (but still
> quicker than some people).
> other runs:
> the guy borrowing my camera got up on this high grass barrier,
> ended up getting
> some pretty nice pics:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image65.htm
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image66.htm
> ^ see? even the rieger can lift an inside rear, even if they do
> weigh like #50 a
> piece :)
>
> here was something simply amazing:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/e-scca%20auto-x/imagepages/image73.htm
> ...which ran a 19.7 or something. not FTD but damn close.
> heres the kicker, he was in a wheelchair. the guy drives with his
> right hand and
> has a throttle/brake actuator which he uses with his left. i
> dunno about you,
> but i have a hard enough time keeping my car on course with both
> hands on the
> wheel :).
>
> i've got some movies of the rieger in action. i'll have to upload
> em some other
> time. i've gotta take a cool shower and recover from my roasting
> i got out there
> today.
> Al
>
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 180k, rocco #6) < one
> trophy heavier
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
> 86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (dotting 'i's across the country, rocco #8)
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
> driveshafts, wheels :)
>
>
>
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