Awesome B-Day gift -- Need Race prep info :)

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

I feel sorry for any MKI stripped and gutted for the track. They look much better on the road eating Honda.
Strip a MKII. Plenty of parts if you have a problem and no where near as rare.
Just my 0.02

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cory Langford [mailto:Cory_Langford@bcit.ca]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:33 PM
>To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Awesome B-Day gift -- Need Race prep info :)
>
>You know you have an understanding spouse when you get track time for your 
>B-day :)
>
>I have always toyed with the idea of trying my hand at racing, just for 
>the fun of it, and last weekend my wife gives me the three day licensing 
>course package and a practice day with the local sports car assoc. and the 
>instructions to take the next three months to build my dream scirocco. :) 
> - Sorry had to gloat a little ;)
>
>So at the end of July I get personal instruction and 3 days of track time. 
>What I need is to build a car that would be somewhat competitive (I know I 
>will never be a professional racer, but I want to try to have a little 
>fun...).
>
>
>So I know I need to have a good look at how the classification of cars 
>works, etc (I have never even been to the track so this will be a whole 
>new world), but I know there are a good number of listers who do some kind 
>of racing so I figured I'd start with suggestions from those in the 
>know...
>
>1st up is do I prep a mk2 shell or a mk1 shell? I was thinking mk1 as it 
>is a little lighter, but I am not sure how the handling is on the track 
>between the two? Any preferences (I have both sitting here waiting..)
>
>Next is suggestions on suspension, engine, exhaust, rims, tires, safety 
>equipment needed, etc. I want to make the car not a total track only 
>car. I would like to be able to drive it (as I doubt I will be a 
>consistent racer), and still have it compete on the track. I am not sure 
>how many people drive their cars to the track with maybe a trailer of 
>spare parts behind them and then race them, but why not :)
>
>Extra parts that might be useful that I currently have in the stock pile 
>to work with would be:
>
>Rebuild FN trany
>Rebuild ACN tranny with Quaife installed
>Stage 4 G60 with 68mm pulley, chiped, etc
>The overbored PG block with stroker crank for aprox 2L stroker engine, 
>Callaway turbo kit installed, 260 cam
>1.7L mk1 engine, ported head, 260 cam, adjustable cam gear, TT springs
>Stock 16V sways
>Stock 16V Kbar
>Neuspeed lower stress bar
>Neuspeed Upper stress bar 
>Upper rear stress bar (the one that attaches to the rear strut bolts)
>Audi 5K intercooler
>New HK struts (all around)
>Spax Springs (2 years old)
>Apex Springs (1 year old)
>stock 16V springs (??? old)
>10.1 16V brakes & 22mm master cyl.
>Rear 16V discs
>A1 super sprint exhaust (full - flex back res & muffler)
>Remus a3 turbo muffler 3" inlet. (adapted for a1 mounting)
>Suppersprint 8V header
>pair of sparco 4 point harnesses (the quick release kind, so I am not sure 
>if they are good for racing or not)
>Corrado seats
>Scirocco 16V seats
>Various size rads and fans, power steering setup, etc, etc.
>
>So I am up for spending some money but I thought I would take suggestions 
>on which route to go.
>
>Expect a whole lot of more questions to come out in the next few months :)
>
>Cory Langford
>'86 Roc turbo, 
>'78 Roc turbo - Daily driver project,
>'65 Ghia Coupe
>95 Eurovan, etc, etc... :)
>
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