Tas Upper Domain hillclimb

[PoloGTi]

Hey all the 10th of september on the domian CMI are holding there hill climb http://www.cmitas.org/domain_hill_climb_launchpad.htm . Have just put my name down to give it a crack see how i go with the little Polo, hope to see some ppl there it starts at 9am ish and finishes at 4.30pm should be a good day cheers Rob

[gtimk5]

Good to see your going to compete Rob. One night after work you and I are going to walk that course so I can point out a couple of tricky spots. One in particular can catch out front wheel drives big time. I warned britchie andd he didn't listen to me and promptly spun the first time up! He was lucky not to hit anything as a few others did. I finished 4th there last year behind an EVO, a modified Escort and GTR nissan. 3 minutes out of the heart of the city too, its a great venue, great views if you don't join them!! Its bumpy though. I hope that the forum members can get along to support Rob on the day. It really is good spectating too I would think. I haven't spectated there before but this year I spose I will be......:(

[TassieGTi]

Good stuff Rob....get out there and have a go! There will be a little Mk1 competing also................. whether it is black or silver is the question :) Would love to have a drive myself, but will be lying on a beach in Thailand :D

[PoloGTi]

cheers guys will catch up with you very shortly. Need new tyres first aswell o well should be worth it.

[Golfwise]

Rob ! you won't need new tyres for the hill climb, just old ones ,remember new tyres have tread which is the enemy of track work unless its p*ing with rain.

[gtimk5]

The wheels don't stay on the ground all that well up there. They jump from tree root to same.

[PoloGTi]

Might just buy one new conti and then ill have 2 good ones and 2 buggered ones just worried they wont pass SCRUTINEERING lol umm can any one tell me why on the list of ppl my car is down as 3600cc is this due to the turbo???

[gtimk5]

Yeah Rob, I reckon thats what it is. :)

[TassieGTi]

Might just buy one new conti and then ill have 2 good ones and 2 buggered ones just worried they wont pass SCRUTINEERING lol umm can any one tell me why on the list of ppl my car is down as 3600cc is this due to the turbo???

For forced induction you have to multiply the capacity by 1.7, so should be 3060cc not 3600cc. Regardless, I doubt this would influence the engine capacity/induction type class that you are in ;)

The Domain Hill Climb is well suited to the smaller Polo/Golf entrants! It is very tight, narrow and gives very little opportunity for the likes of GTRs and GT3s to open up :)

Good luck...you should enjoy it :)

[mikinoz]

I won't be going in this year as a competitor, last year I ran in the Imp, and along with Andrew had a great time.

Be a good learning experience for you Rob!

[gtimk5]

Was up the domain hillclimb course the other night doing a bit of recce and advising pologti. Good luck Rob, take it as it comes. Hope you get those lines right! Can't wait to see the new beetle steelies on the polo.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/09/000_0023-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/09/000_0026-1.jpg

[blackgti1.8]

They run a hillclimb up there?
That's a new innovation since I left town:)
I like it.

[gtimk5]

This will be the 4th year running I think. It goes from below the watertanks up to the adventure playground. They also run hilldlimbs on the old road up to Collinsvale as well. Great coures but bumpy with tree roots under the bitumen. Fantastic fun!:D
If you lived down here, do I know you? Did you have VWs?:)
Will have to get some pics of pologti next sunday

[PoloGTi]

Cheers gtimk5 steel rims are on looks mad lol illpost some pics tomz. Cant wait to have a go should be good fun.

[gtimk5]

So, is anyone going up the domain on sunday to be part of Robs cheering squad? Might be a bit cool for the skirts but the streamlers will be fine!!!! Good luck Rob and take it tentatlively to start with. Will try and get there around 10ish. Should be fun. I get toey watching these days!!!:) :)

[gtimk5]

Went up to the hillclimb for a few hours today. It was hard to watch and not compete!
Pologti was running very nicely. I will post some pics at work tomorrow. Well done Polo!:) :)

[PoloGTi]

Cheers Andrew had a great day today think i came around 22nd not sure tho. The Polo was very nice to drive loved it i am hooked bring on the next event. will post some pics tomz aswell.

[golf-kart]

Congrats Rob. Glad to hear you had a good time.

Cant wait to see the photos!

[gtimk5]

Here is a couple of pics from yesterday!
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/09/100_0978-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/09/100_0974-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/09/100_0972-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2006/09/100_0976-1.jpg

[Oneofthegreats]

Look's tough with the steelies on Rob.
What happened to the RHF guard/bumper?
Good circuit?

Mainland black mk1? I hope that's tyre smoke & not the usual oil smoke!

[gtimk5]

Don't think it was off the tyres, not sure. Certainly was a big puff though:D

[TassieGTi]

The black Golf would be Golfwise and its a standard lots of klms 1.8 8 valve.
I would say the smoke is from the motor as we usually overfill them for these type of events when they are standard.
These type of motorsport events are great fun for little effort and the Vws seem to relish a good thrashing.

[Dub Toffee]

hey there pologti you and golfwise were hammering up there nice work hope you had a good time me and my bro will be in it next year..... more golfs hahahahaaaaaaa ....ha...ha....ha ignore that i think my throat has compression problems no realy anything vw does it hey :-)

[gtimk5]

Hey! I finished 4th outright with your motor last year. Only got done by an EVO, a GTR N1 and the Escort. How about the Subie this year that was hammering up there? Claims he has spent $150,000/$200,000 on it! Had some power. He also owned the Ford GT40 replica. Doing it tuff, I would say!!:)

[Valver.]

Hey! I finished 4th outright with your motor last year. Only got done by an EVO, a GTR N1 and the Escort. How about the Subie this year that was hammering up there? Claims he has spent $150,000/$200,000 on it! Had some power. He also owned the Ford GT40 replica. Doing it tuff, I would say!!:)

That's the "Autocraft prize-customer mobile" :o

Over 350kW and 650Nm+ at the wheels!! It would want to be winning anything and everything for that crazy money :o

[Dub Toffee]

well i can live happily with a 16v! there sure is some money floating around out there! the autocrafty crafters hey! they do a great job. tassie needs another good performance workshop for some compatition! haha. that subi was insane!

[gtimk5]

How insane could you get a Golf going for $200,000? Get a new R32, then spend $130,000 on it? No Subaru is worth that much!:)

[static1800]

Although not an r32 that swedish guy with the Mk4, that has the Audi engine in it is 4wheel drive with like 600KW. He spent about $250000, that car is insane, ive got a full article on it somewhere in a zoom mag.

[GoLfMan]

the HPA R32 is 500hp twin turbo... that wouldnt cost $100,000 to do :) maybe about $10g's, and that would be quicker than that WRX ;)

[GoLfMan]

What about those pictures we were promised??????? ;)

[gtimk5]

ummm, page 2 golfman?!!:)

[Oneofthegreats]

the HPA R32 is 500hp twin turbo... that wouldnt cost $100,000 to do :) maybe about $10g's, and that would be quicker than that WRX ;)

To me no Golf or WRX is worth that kind of money! I'm not disputing how money it cost's to build these cars as I know how much you can throw at high performance cars.

Um $10g, I'd hate to tell you golfman but,

First you have to buy a R32. Conservative $45000!
HPA(HGP who's the manufacturer) 542PS/710Nm kit 30'000euro ($50,451.16 AUD!) kit only

Then add roughly 13'000euro($21700AUD) for misc. like upgrade front & brakes, upgrade gearbox internals & gearing to cope with power upgrades etc.

If you don't believe do a check. http://www.hgp-turbo.de/
I can read enough of it to know.

Trust me this stuff isn't cheap.

Lets see $117'151AUD. that's without all of the tax,duty & freight on the parts. Then add the machining costs & engineering/EPA certificates. Oh & labour!

Feel free to correct me.

Another eg. EIP kits. A turbo kit alone will set you back approx $20'000AUD.
Then you have to upgrade the trans, brakes, driveline the lot.

You could build it yourself for less but ask bugracer how much his VR6 will cost finished.
I know my 20VT engine/trans combo will cost easily $25G incl. buying the engine & without buying the car!
This stuff isn't cheap!

[GoLfMan]

can you put a price on fun though mate?!
never the less i stand corrected :)

[GoLfMan]

ummm, page 2 golfman?!!:)
whoops i missed that one... sorry :rolleyes: :? j:
great action shots!!! look like you were havin a great time using the Polo how it was intended to be used!!!