Golf mk1 track cars

[morgs]

Hello gang,

What would be required to get a mk1 golf to crack sub 2.00mins at Phillip Island circuit?
Future plans are to build a club level track car.

Engine? Hp? Tire width? etc..$$$??

Ran into this car on VWvortex, although a big dollar item I got all inspired!
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/07/mypic27-1.jpg
Cheers,
Morgan

[Golfwise]

Hey Morgan.
That shouldn't be too hard buddy.
I haven't run a Golf at Phillip Island but going on my simple formula to make a comparison in 2002 Mirage Cup cars were doing 1.53s at the Island and 1.07s at Symmonds Plains .That same year we had a street Golf doing 1.10s and our Mirage 1.07s.Thats some 3 plus seconds difference at Symmonds Plains.
Because PI is longer I estimate the gap to be more like 5 plus seconds.
Therefore going on 2002 Mirage times of 1.53 seconds add another 5 and I estimate our Golf at the time to be capable of 1.58 second times.
There were lots of areas where we could have improved the Golf easily back then so even faster times wouldn't be that hard.

[roccodingo]

More pics of this car...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/roccodingo/race3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/roccodingo/race2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/roccodingo/race6.jpg

was at last years Bonelli GTG in Nov..

[Golf Loon]

Thats wicked. Is that in Australia?

[Valver.]

Nope. It's a chequebook car built by Dynamic Racing Solutions in the US -> http://www.drsperformance.com/

I think it's pretty ugly compared to some of the Berg Cup ones - not that I wouldn't have it for nothing ;)

[golf3]

God dammit,
I really need to get some more info and photo's on my uncle's mk1 racer...

All I know is mk1 2 door, white, big blue VW symbol on the side, 16v destroked motor, motec m800 (seriously), caged and bucket seated, using mk3 steelies and semi slicks... Presumably ITB's...\

Some melbourne boy's know Bruce as an instructor down at Phillip Island, and I know he's driven some of your cars...

He's not allowed to drive my car when i go down there, it'd be like being on my learners all again with my dad screaming at me...LOL!

[MK2 GTI]

I think i know who your uncle is, he done a speach at the vw club of vic once about racing at phillip island. Did he recently crash that car? cause i think the front end of my old mk1 gti that i wrote off is on it, im not certain though.

[Golf Loon]

look at the adjustable camber thingy on the top of the strut towers

[golf3]

Yeah, that would be him...
Someone made a mistake in front of him, and he had no-where to go...
bummer...

[MK2 GTI]

This is the car that your uncle took the front end off when it was in its better days, pity its gone now it was a good car.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

[MK2 GTI]

nah, dad bought it off one of his mates, I've known the car most of my life i was about 10 when it was getting the restoration and gti gear put into it. It was dying of rust so dad bought it off him then i accidently slid it into a tree one wet night.