Re: AutoX - I'm hooked!

["Lauri Pettai" <lauri.pettai@netexpress.ee>]

It was same with me
now it's like a year from first time and I'm still hooked! :)

Last time was also yesterday!

I also did some filming so I'll put it up on my site soon!

Lauri!
'84 Scirocco GTI Kamei X1 Bodykit (VIN025736)
http://www.ttu.ee/~laurts/scirocco
I finally added nothing new to my site!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>; <twoblairs@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 6:43 PM
Subject: AutoX - I'm hooked!


> Hey all.  Yesterday was a fun day.  I tried my first autocross at the U
> of U in Salt Lake City.  It is nothing but fun, fun, fun!  I had no idea
> it could be that fun.  There's nothing like flogging your car without
> worrying about some cop sitting around the next corner.  
> 
> I did pretty good for my first time.  They put me in the Street Touring
> class along with a 91 GTI, 92 GLI 16V, 92 GTI 16V, 2 modded Cabbies, a
> Beretta Z26 and a 97ish Honda Civic.  The %$#@ing Civic kicked all of
> our asses unfortunately.  We all had the about the same mods.  Everyone
> had shocks/spring upgrades and some had exhaust mods too along with race
> tires.  I was running only my H&R springs/Boge TurboGas on my 88
> Scirocco 16V.  Everything else is stock.  I was running on Good Year
> Eagle RH's.  Yek!  
> 
> My first run was a bad one.  Even after walking the course twice along
> with a buddy, I still lost my place in the sea of cones.  I became
> victim of the 'red blur'.  :-)  I ran a 71.14 that time.  Eww.  Second
> run I managed a 62 something.  Third run a 60 something and the last run
> I squeaked out a 58.457 which gave me second behind the Civic guy!  The
> Civic guy ran a 56.8.  
> 
> They allowed two fun runs afterward.  I took our club founder along for
> the rides.  That was fun to watch him out of the corner of my eye trying
> to grab for anything he could get a hold of.  Hehehe.  The first run I
> managed a 57.7.  I told my passenger that next time I want at least a
> 57.4.  He said "nah, I think you can pull a 56.  The car still has some
> left in it!"  I beat the hell out of the car that last run to be greeted
> with a 56.3!  Woo hoo!  I was so psyched.
> 
> The only bad thing is that I now have a VERY loud exhaust leak.  Oops. 
> The 123,000 mile stock exhaust finally gave up.  Time for a call to the
> Potterman.  :-)
> 
> For all of you who haven't tried this, do it!  
> 
> -Mike
> 
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