Project X “the beetle” or our 09 Jetta for Pikes Peak

glade to see you still know that , after he gave you a 3 year crash course in how to say the words and phrases and appear to know something about cams .


Well we are putting the engine together, and the newest member of our team, Melissa has been getting her hands dirty, after a long day at Hooters
I hate spiral locks

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so I let her have a try , and she caught on .

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the new billet pistons are nice 100 grams lighter

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the rod bolts torque is almost all she can pull, I can't wait to see the 125 ft lbs on the head studs ,

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did I say how much I hated spiral locks

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we sent her after sonic , one of my first jobs on my first race team 28 years ago
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I don't believe she works at Hooters. We need pics of her in her outfit to prove it.
 
Hooters always makes me sad.... If you wanna see T&A go to a strip club. If you want crappy food go to Applebees. Combining the two, well, its just sad and unfulfilling in so many ways. The few times I've been to Hooters left my belly and my soul aching.

Also, certainly in TEXAS of all places there are better restaurants to get wings and bbq, right?
 
Well the roll cage is in it , but in the end , I was not comfortable with the safety aspect , with so little time to get it all together. So I pulled the plug on Pikes Peak Hill Climb this year. So we are going to shoot for next year. We are readying the car for the next events, Hot Rod Drag Week 2010, Bonneville, and the Texas mile.
Here is the roll cage that Charlie finished this morning, He is reassembling the interior.
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Bump greggles! Are you gonna come up to TDIFEST???? There will be lots of TDIs to drag race against. So many that if you win, I'll actually bestow you the crown of "fastest tdi" personally!

TDIFest 2010 PDX

We'll be drag racing at woodburn dragstrip.
 
If Greg was a "program manager" in my field, hell any field. He'd be bounced out on the street so fast his head would spin.

Damn Greg, finish something!
 
oldpoopie said:
Bump greggles! Are you gonna come up to TDIFEST???? There will be lots of TDIs to drag race against. So many that if you win, I'll actually bestow you the crown of "fastest tdi" personally!

TDIFest 2010 PDX

We'll be drag racing at woodburn dragstrip.
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Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 Registration Link


You've been thinking about it; now sign up. HOT ROD is back in 2010 with the sixth running of the greatest street-car drag race ever: Drag Week(tm), the event that requires competitors to drive 1,000-plus miles in five days while racing at four different dragstrips along the way. The winners are the cars in each class that set the lowest average e.t. over the five races, and the overall quickest car is named HOT ROD's Fastest Street Car in America.

Larry Larson has nabbed that title two years in a row with 7-second average times, and now he's aiming for 6s-though some other guys are gunning for him. Don't let that extreme performance scare you off, though, as Drag Week(tm) has classes for anyone who cares enough to join the family of participants. And as any past competitor knows, family is not too strong a word to describe the bonds that are formed at Drag Week(tm).

The '10 event will take place September 13-18, starting and ending at National Trail Raceway and visiting O'Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Indiana (the historic site of the NHRA Nationals); Milan Dragway in Milan, Michigan; and Pittsburgh Raceway Park in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania.

There are few rule changes for 2010. In past years racers were allowed to depart each racetrack anytime they wished; now racers will be required to leave the track in mass at 1 p.m. each day (we've also shortened the track hours a little). This will give further proof that these are real street cars, as it hampers competitors who drive at unrealistically slow speeds on the highway. It also makes for better policing of competitors, ensuring that they are sticking to the required route, and it steps up the fun as more cars will travel in a caravan. Let the sniveling begin!

Also, rental cars are not allowed, . Here are the official rules. We hope you'll join us for Drag Week(tm) VI! It's the most fun you can have on four wheels. Make sure to sign up by September 9.
 
JasonCzerak said:
If Greg was a "program manager" in my field, hell any field. He'd be bounced out on the street so fast his head would spin.

Damn Greg, finish something!
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I can't fire myself. But the reason for missing this race were unavoidable only race I have missed in years
 
oldpoopie said:
Bump greggles! Are you gonna come up to TDIFEST???? There will be lots of TDIs to drag race against. So many that if you win, I'll actually bestow you the crown of "fastest tdi" personally!

TDIFest 2010 PDX

We'll be drag racing at woodburn dragstrip.
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In reality, we are really looking at making this event, as a test session. I am looking at logistics of moving the car up there and then to drag week. I will just fly in to the events.
 
apocalypse1812 said:
Yeah!!!
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She is cute, no doubt about that but she wants to race and be a part of this team , much like Anna "Crewgirl" , she gets the same chance as everyone else that wants to be involved. She is 100 lbs, and that’s a big plus. A loss of 100 lbs over me.

I have made sure that everyone leaves the girl part of it out, she is just another crew member. She will have to earn her spot on the team just like everyone else has in the past. Just like Anna did many years ago. She has some big shoes to fill if she wants to follow Anna's lead. Anna is absolutely the best crew member I have ever raced with, and a lot of other comp racers will attest to that

The little Beetle is a bear to drive , but she is going to get her chance



This all started at Hooters a month ago. Charlie Stewart, Chris Franks and I were eating; she was not even our waitress. We all had race shirts on. This girl keep coming buy, and asking us about racing.

When we got ready to leave, she come over and almost with a tear in her eye, told us that all she had ever wanted to do what race, or be around racing.
She told us that she hadn’t a father or any brothers,, and just wanted to know why she couldn’t find anyone to let her help. And learn.

Well she was wiping down parts, and helping that night. This is how it works
 
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COMP461 said:
Well she was wiping down parts, and helping that night. This is how it works
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I'm not being ugly at all, but do you seriously think your gonna be able to post that about a cute young lady, on this site full of young horny guys and not have someone turn it into something its not? :bang

Good luck to her, the more ladies in this sport the better for it IMHO.
 
i am glad u said that cause i was gonna turn it into something its not!!!
 
She looks like she's into the racing thing, lets try to keep it about that guys. She's welcome here just like you douche bags.
 
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