[To the track... my 80 tries the 1/4]

[losinit at usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

Excellent, I knew it'd crack 14 easy! (I had spies at the dyno place) Best for
us with the headache (on several occasions) has been 15.1. but more typically
we're dialed around 15.3. I think it can do better. But I won cash on my 19.8
dial time last weekend, I've really gotta retire THAT car, it's so bloody
slow. Makes the guys in Power really angry. HEHE.

So what did you use for tires? I can't believe you'd stick all that power with
street rubber. What were the 60' times?? That's excellent!!!! And hell, you
sure earned it, that wasn't exactly a straighforward engine install eh?
Congrats!

Now all you need is one of those "eat my Sauerkraut" stickers for the
hatch...
Cathy

Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com> wrote:
>   My '80 Scirocco is finally alive and well...
> I've taken the car so far to one open track event and
> several auto-x events, and now logically it was time to
> see how the car would perform at the dragway.
>   Keep in mind that this car's sole purpose in development
> has been primarily for the open road course, followed by
> autocrossing.  But hey, every car has to get a chance to
> run down the 1/4 mile track now and again, right?  ;)
>   
>   So tonight at the extreme last minute a few listers and
> I decided to head down to the track for "test and tune"
> night... Anson came down with Victor, and Ron came along
> for the job of videographer watching his old car race down
> the track, and then later on do a sweet reverse 180 in
> the parking lot (Anson is THE man for reverse 180's!!)
> **It's all on video for showing at Cincy for the
> disbelievers.  ;)
> 
>   It was the typical crowd of mainly Mustangs and big engined
> cars, but sure enough there were plenty of slooooow ricers
> on the scene... ok, maybe a *few* of them were pretty quick.
> But then there was this one old Scirocco there that was
> pretty darn quick too... oh yeah, that was my rocco!
> 
> I made three passes tonight, and all were consistent 
> 14.8 sec. @ 91 mph.
> 
> For the most part I was happy with the times...  ;)
> (I was absolutely thrilled!)
> 
> Just thought I'd share my excitement... anyone else have times
> they want to share?
> 
> 
> =====
> Benjamin Harder
> 86 Scirocco 16v
> 80 Scirocco 16v
> 93 Passat GLX
> 
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