Ouch for auto industry

[boston813roc at gmail.com (brad boston)]

well, maybe I can shed a little light on this subject.  As some one that
lives in West Philly and works on a school sponsored race car (Drexel FSAE
alumni), yes, the car was neat but that was about it (saw it the auto
show).  As far a budget goes I would not be surprised to see a 200k+ budget,
people love to give $$ and freebies to school race programs.  Second, there
is West Philly, and there is West Philly.  Let me explain, this school is
not in the crack whore stumbling down the middle of the road West Philly,
but instead the University of Pennsylvania (Ivy league) West Philly.
http://partners.upenn.edu/wp/k12/wphs/ When it comes to safety, it didn't
look like something that I would get into and ride through Philly (and I
drive a Miata), but that's just me.  Engine looked like a VW TDI ? fairly
stock looking but I couldn't get a whole lot of information out of the kids
standing around it at the auto show.  Paint/clear coat/body panels - they
were mostly carbon fiber, poor fitment, too much clear coat.

Hope that sheds a little more info on this

Brad


On 3/1/06, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I hate to be the hater in the group but it's a horrible idea.  It's
> going to fail.
>
> ...they didn't start with a Scirocco.
>
> No but seriously nice feel-good story but there's more there than you
> are seeing.  Unless that VOC-ED shop has a helluva budget--which in
> west philly?  Not saying it's impossible, but I think they had
> sponsorship of some sort.  I have no doubt that they did it and it
> performs like they say.  I am just wondering who would benefit from
> giving the automakers and the oil companies a kick in the crotch.  A
> biodiesel firm?  Uncle Sam?  The American soy bean farmers?
>
> Now in all fairness, I will say that a car built in a shop probably
> did not jump through all the hoops and red tape associated with
> development, it probably does not conform to any standards whatsoever
> for safety systems and such, so there was money to be saved there.
> But still... there's money in that car.  Racing seats, 5 point
> harnesses, Rims and tires, the lambo style doors, and the paint.
> Again not saying that they don't have the skills to paint it, but the
> paint itself is ungodly expensive, and that one looked to have a ALOT
> of clearcoat on it.
>
> Spidey senses tingling...
> Chris
>
> On 3/1/06, Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
> > Watch the video
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/17/eveningnews/main1329941.shtml
> > Al
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Scirocco-l mailing list
> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
>
>
> --
> 85 Scirocco 16v (conversion) Burgundy
> 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> 04 R32 Reflex Silver
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>