Re: D/SP VWs

[Bryan Billings <billings@codenet.net>]

A VR6 in DSP someone needs to protest.  I don't think that a stock Jetta
GL/GLS/GT/CABRIO/GOLF/TREK/GLX/GTI are a good choice to race autocross.
Now if you take and do some modifications you can be very competitive. 
Mainly suspension and tires.  Power is nothing without control.  After
my Bilstein upgrade with K&C Full Race Springs I can keep up with those
Dam Miata's.  A Passat in DSP is crazy! What is the real difference
between a Passat and a GLX? With the exception of body style and some
weight I don't see it. Maybe all VR6 cars should be in DSP.  IF you have
one you should have them all.  In my opinion.

Bryan Billings

> 97 Vento GLX/7k
> > > Boston Green
> > > Racing Cloth Interior(Non Heated Seats)
> > > Neuspeed Upper strut Bar
> > > Neuspeed P-flow
> > > Neuspeed Chip
> > > Bilstein Shocks and Struts
> > > H&R Racing Springs
> > > Custom Exhaust with dual Ansa Tips
> > > Vento GLX Badges
> > > Niken Alumiumn Pedals
> > > Mobile 1 Synthetic oil
> > > ProLong Oil Additive (Keps her cool)208d when driven hard
> > > TSW VX1 17" rims on the way
> 
> Planned upgrades in the near future:
> 
> Bigger Sway bars all the way around
> BroSpeed Ceramic Coated Header
> Euroswitch
> Rear fog
> Stereo Head Unit replacement
> Blue/Yellow headlight bulb upgrade
> 11" Race Brakes (Brembo Rotors)
> Hoosier 15" "R" tires for Autocross
> Air Bath upgrade for P-flow
> Smoke tail/sidemarkers
> Nology (Hot Wires) Plug wire upgrade
> Chris Colliers Front Spoiler (zercup)
> Chris Colliers Single Wiper
> Schrick VR6 Intake
> High flow throttle body
> Camshaft upgrade
> 
> In the next 8-12 months:
> 
> Short Shifter kit
> Turbo system or Supercharger ?
> Bore out to 3.3L  (M3 EATER

H. Jones wrote:
> 
> >As I just found out in a clarification from the SCCA, *any* Passat
> >(except the new B5 chassis) is eligible for DSP.  With the Mazda RX-3's
> >getting the boot, the class is wide open now.  No Passat ran in DSP
> >at Nationals last year, so who can say how they will do. Having a VR6
> >in a class with 8V's seems like an advantage, but the other cars
> >are all lighter.
> 
> Is this for real? A 2.8L V6 in DSP? Did the clarification come from SCCA
> "HQ"?
> 
> >BTW, the jettaglx and gti-vr6 lists are probably not the best place
> >for answers on older VW's.  There are Scirocco and an A2-16V lists
> >out there which will prove much more valuable.  The GTI VR6's claim
> >to autocross fame was a second to last place finish in CSP at Nationals
> >last year.....
> 
> The GTi/VR6 and the Jetta GLX make miserable autocrossers. Don't flame me, I
> have a GTi/VR6 and I KNOW it is a poor choice for either GS or CSP.
> Translated, in GS the Cameros will kill you and in CSP the RX-7's will kill
> you! My 1980 Scirocco is a much faster autocrosser than my GTi/VR6.
> 
> A VR6 Passat in DSP? Who knows, but I would be surprised to see it "go all
> the way".