Re: scirocco weight thread

["Jason" <jason87vw@nac.net>]

Nah, I have a Red Roc, I don't know how it does in the 1/4 mile. I just know
I won't be leaving any flaming tire tracks, I guess I missed the part about
the Scirretta. As far as the Mad Bastard is concerned, I wouldn't put
anything past him, he's mad you know, nutty  as a snickers bar. I once saw
him kill a man with just a Twinkie and a rubber band...He then sat on the
guy ate the Twinkie and said "Mcgyver!"

----- Original Message -----
From: John Van Vuren <veedublu@prod.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: scirocco weight thread


> You've never met the Mad Bastard, have you?  His Sciretta was a legend...
> low, loud, and crude..  it kicked my ass when I had the 16v pickup
(granted,
> nothing too special, but quicker than most rocs).  I know Mr MB will do
> whatever is necessary to make his new Mk1 faster than the Sciretta.
>
> And Jason, wasn't your white 16v running high 14's in the 1/4?
>
> As for stripping weight, every little bit helps...   every pound (yeah,
even
> off the driver....   *shrug*)
>
> John
>
> lots of stuff
> http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm
>
>
> >No offense Mad Bastard but...
> >
> >------You Wrote---------------------------------------------
> >hehe, anything to shave a coupla pounds.  it all adds up, you know.
> actually,
> >my big thing now is removable poundage.  i
> >want to have some pleasures on the street (stereo, weighty
> >rims), but for the track, i want everything to be a quick-disconnect
kinda
> thing,
> >so i can maximize myefforts.
> >-------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >And to that I say...pshaw! You plan on drag racing this for
> >big money? You plan to be under 12 seconds? Every time you
> >shed 100lbs you take off 0.1 seconds, IF you can even get your
> >car into the 14s while keeping it street legal 0.1 or 0.2
> >seconds wont matter worth a darn anyway because you'll be
> >bracket racing.
> >
> >There isn't much removable poundage on the mk1 unless you make
> >it non steet legal. By the time you MAYBE shed 100lbs, I'll bet
> >you add that back in sway and stress bars. So why bother? Like
> >I said unless you plan to race it for big money and replace all
> >the glass with lexan, body panels with sheet metal, lightweight
> >axels (front and rear) aluminum a-arms, no dash, 1 racing seat,
> >then maybe youll have shed 300lbs and be a third of a second
> >faster wich would be noticable.
> >
> >You want fun on and off the road i personally think you should
> >be thinking more of weight distribution not sheding to tune your
> >car for auto-x or road racing. Unless yer putting out 200+hp
> >and are getting low 13s or better whats the point of dragging,
> >I see hondas all day running 14s 15s 16s and i just laugh at them. But
> thrasing
> >my 120hp (17s 1/4 mi) rocco around a corner faster than a new GTi VR6 is
> the
> >shit!!
> >
> >I don't mean to start a drag vs auto-x because i love both
> >but man, be realistic, sacrificing a noisier/harsher/ uncomfortable ride
> for
> >the difference betwn 15.7 to a 15.6 drag
> >time is pointless. If you want to have much faster times, add
> >more power, reducing a few lbs doesnt make a difference worth
> >it.
> >
> >I mean its going to be kinda silly if, on a daily driver you sacrifice
> 100lbs
> >in safety material but still race with +200
> >lbs in sway bars and stress bars and any interior, and anything but donut
> spare
> >tires on the rear
> >
> >I plan on dragging my roc once i get the G60 done, and MAYBE if
> >I get under 14s, I'll invest in some good drag slicks and light
> >alloy racing rims, and maybe some NOS to push me in the 11-12s
> >range to win the big money. But you bet i'll still have a head
> >unit and speakers and amps, and sway bars and stress bars so I
> >can enjoy my ride to and from the race.
> >
> >Ryan
> >
>
>
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