Dutton Rally

[shaneth]

Well that explains it then, Good on Louise for doing it. Pity the TT didnt make it hey Guy, Now i guess its back to the drawing board to fix it??

[Guy_H]

Yeah Shaneth,

we squeezed some more power out of it & have never had a drivetrain failure before. not 100% sure if it was purely power or partly age related (car has done well in excess of 245,000kms from new, on the original engine / gearbox / differential) and it was the factory sealed joint that tore apart (big 12mm bolts, high grade and it made a real mess - lifted the back of the car off the ground when it snapped).

Anyway, since we have to pull a fair bit apart to fix it, we can build our new stronger motor (rods) so we can run well over 400hp, also will do a limited slip front differential, and check out the rear differential as well! All I need now is the time......

[mean_green_mk1]

well tell your wife not to feel to bad, the navigator in the lotus witch i say was his wife also launch in reverse at the hill climb every one had a laugh but then it was back to what they were there for, it's all part of motorsport

[gtimk5]

Just a couple of teasers, got heaps of pics! Good drive by all the team drivers, well done



Polo and Golf at Queensland Raceway

Als R32 on the gold coast

[gtimk5]

moooorrrre....
This was Daves lose at Mount Cotton hillclimb. Looked like curtains for the GTI there. Lucky man (and Guy H!!!)

[gtimk5]

Stones in the brakes at Stanthorpe Airport were a constant problem and required constant removal after each run. All the cars in the rally suffered this and the Mk5 only runs about 3 m/m of clearance between the front calipers and the 19 inch wheels. A few cars ran their tyres down to the canvass here and it was only the first day of the event and only lunchtime!!!

Damage to the lower bodywork was evident on most cars cars as well


Team mug shot! l/r rear; Dave, Shane (Kenny), Jeff, self, and Guy
fr; Beth and Louise
Oh, and the two GTIs that went like clockwork all weekend!

[Guy_H]

Good pics Andrew

Found one of me in the TT replacement MX5 substitute car. Bit of contrast going to a car that liked a bit of oversteer!

thanks to boost cruising & opticalnote.com for the pic!

[quozl]

Had a great weekend, thanks for coming up Andrew though I think they kept you busier than you wanted and thanks for the VW Watercooled decals.

The car was brilliant all weekend and didn't miss a beat though the driver could have been more switched on sometimes. Two red lights one at each of the different dragways and then a few wrong directions on the different motorkahnas put paid to a top 20 finish in drivers outright for me

Highlight of my weekend was passing Keith Weel in the V8 commodore around Morgan Park and QLD Raceway, he wasn't a happy camper after that happening to him twice. Ended up in 26th out of 47 in the drivers outright with one 4th quickest overall in reaction time at Morgan Park drags and one 9th quickest overall at Bill Norris Oval motorkahna. Not sure about the drivers handicap result as I was the only car in my class so have no idea how they came up with the results there.

Next up is the NSW round at the end of May and I hope to be down for that and it would be great to have a few NSW members enter as well.

Cheers Al

[quozl]

Great pics Andrew

[gtimk5]

And an awesome looking R32 you have there Al.
Had a nice stance Cheers, Andrew

[Dave R32]

Great pics guys......

Was good to catch up with you Andrew

Cheers
Dave.

[gtimk5]

Hey Dave, great to meet you to mate, pity we didnt have more time to chat. Fantastic looking R32 you have there. Very clean and tidy. The wheels really look smart on it.
Oh well, next time we will have more time to sociallise.
Cheers, Andrew

[Dave R32]

Hey Dave, great to meet you to mate, pity we didnt have more time to chat. Fantastic looking R32 you have there. Very clean and tidy. The wheels really look smart on it.
Oh well, next time we will have more time to sociallise.
Cheers, Andrew

Yeah it was great to catch up, next time we will have a few more beers and you can explain that pic of your Golf and barrier

I was sent this pic of mine from the weekend.


Cheers
Dave.

[Guy_H]

More VW pics from boost cruising!

[Guy_H]