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VWVortex.com AUTObiography Want your car featured in a VWvortex AUTObiography? Tell us what it means to be a Volkswagen enthusiast, and show us how you and your car demonstrate those ideals! Send the completed form with pictures to cherise@vortexmediagroup.com.
What other cars did you consider? None. What was your objective with these cars? To do everything with: drive daily, rain, snow, sun, autocross, drag race, tow rig; and with the race car, to have fun and win races! What tuning style best describes these cars (Euro, bling, OEMplus, street racer, auto crosser)? Euro racer and rally. Who helped you build these cars? No one. What makes your cars special? All the mods and most fabrication done by me.
What is your favorite part/feature/function? 16v: engine and great power; the race car: VW quality and durability of the 8v engine. Who or what inspired the direction of modifications on this car? Just wanted a clean yet racy car — pro rally. What don't you like about this car? Paint isn’t perfect. What was your biggest obstacle in building this car? Fixing all the things wrong when I bought it. How did you overcome the issue? A lot of time and new parts. What would you change if you could? Paint. I’d love it to be all original showroom paint. On a scale of 1 to 10, how satisfied are you with the outcome of these projects? 9, white 16v, and 10, green rally car.
What would you do to the cars if money were no object? Buy a real Rallye Golf and paint it white and do a crazy 16v in it with the Syncro drive line. Who has been your biggest critic of this project? Friends. What do your family and friends say about this car? Everyone likes it. People think the rally car is too nice to be a race car. What is your most memorable/humorous/embarrassing moment with this car? Pulling a 17’ Bayliner Capri boat to Chesapeake Bay, putting it in the water and pulling it out! And winning the 2WD points championship at the Buck Motorsports Park in 2007. Have these cars competed in any events? Results? [The] white one, autocross. And the green one, rallycross and tuff truck events. Entered 19 events in 2007; 8 1sts, 4 2nds, 3 3rds, 1 4th, 1 7th, 1 9th and a dnf due to a broken distributor. What is your favorite place to drive these cars? Everywhere! And the rally car, Shartlesville or Susquehanna Speedway.
What is your ideal day with these cars? Warm sunny day, all cleaned up and just cruisin’ around. [In the] green rally [car], winning whatever race I’m at! Who gets to drive these cars? Me. If your cars had a motto, what would it be? The little engine that could. What was your previous project? 1987 GTI 16v with a 4-fogger nitrous system. What one word best describes your cars? Capable.
Anything else you’d like to share? I drive and race VWs because I believe in the cars and what they can do. Owner Information: Name: Rick Roeske VWvortex username: nitrous16v Occupation: Inside sales Club Affiliations: None Vehicle Information: Year: Both 1991 Make: VW Model: GTI 16v, GTI 8v Mileage: 200K and 140K Original Color: Alpine White, Montana Green Current Color: Alpine White, Montana Green Engine: Built 2.0L 16v, 2.0L 8v Engine Modifications: White car: 83mm JE pistons, ARP hardware, balanced, ported and polished 16v head, Supertech valves, Techtonics ABF street cams, 50mm intake runners, K&N filter, Techtonics chip Engine Modifications: Green car: Stock 2.0L bottom end with Digifant 8v head, Techtonics cam, AMS chip, Techtonics knock sensor bushing Exhaust Modifications: White car: Supersprint header and full exhaust Exhaust Modifications: Green car: 8v Techtonics race header and center pipe Transmission Modifications: White car: Standard AGB with Quaife LSD, Neuspeed clutch, Missing Linkz solid shift linkage, Neuspeed short shift kit Transmission Modifications: Green car: Standard AGB with Kaaz LSD and Neuspeed clutch, Missing Linkz solid shift linkage, Neuspeed short shift kit Suspension Modifications: White car: Bilstein Rally Race, revalved and shortened, with H&R World Touring Group 400 lb front springs and 255 lb rears, VR5 strut bearings, Techtonics A-arm bushings, custom ball joint spacers to prevent bump steer Suspension Modifications: Green car: Bilstein HD revalved with Shine Racing 250 lb front springs and VR6 rear, Techtonics A-arm bushings, VR6 strut bearings with custom spacers Brake Modifications: White car: RPI/Wilwood 13” big brake kit, Wilwood 4-piston calipers in the rear with custom brackets Brake Modifications: Green car: Repco metal master pads and stock rotors Wheels and Tires: White car: 17” BBS RC with 205/40/17 Nitto Neogens (summer); BBS RZ with 195/55/15 Blizzaks (winter) Wheels and Tires: Green car: 15” rally wheels with Silverstone s525 rally tires 185/65/15 or 14” mesh wheels with Kumho r700 185/65/14 Exterior/Body Modifications: White car: Single round badgeless grille, Audi Xenon headlights, clear turn signals, clear sidemarkers, smoked/red taillights, MKIII door handles, DTM mirrors Exterior/Body Modifications: Green car: 8v custom 7” picture headlights, badgeless single round grille, green tail lights, white mirrors, custom fabricated skid plate Interior Modifications: White car: Electric 16v Recaros, MOMO race steering wheel, MKIII VR6 leather shift knob and boot Interior Modifications: Green car: Custom 10-point roll cage, MOMO carbon Kevlar Nascar race seat, TRW Sabelt 3” cam lock harness, MOMO race steering wheel, VW Motorsport shift knob Audio/Video/I.C.E.: White car: Eclipse sound system Audio/Video/I.C.E.: Green car: Race exhaust! Thanks/Props: Rich’s Body Shop, Jltech, Stahleys Automotive, APTuning, Techtonics Tuning, Bilstein, Shine Racing, Bonalle Auto Sales, Yeingst Fabrication, Kercher Machine Shop, Central Penn Pump, Mease Motors, Gainer Signs, Das Distributors, Lebanon Gasket and Seal, Dundee and eBay
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