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This year was a blast. Made it to some of the bigger shows, made some new friends, and got some seat time in at the track. Stoked on the coverage it got. Kind of bummed I had to cut the season a bit short due to a PS rack issue but at least it gives me more wrench time going into next season.

Now for the whoring

Last wash of the season before I put it up on the jack stands.
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Sowo
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Shortly after sowo Mr. Dobbins was passing through Ohio
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Euro Hangar was a blast. Beyond stoked that Mike(tattoo24v) choose my car for the Top 15! Was not expecting that at all.
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The CAE shifter:D after waiting forever. Interior almost where I want it.
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Cant wait to get back to the track
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Last local gtg of the year. Hidden behind my buddies Insta-famous E30
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Thanks guys:beer:

JrJanowski said:
gonna miss seeing pics of this for the next few months
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Clean PG said:
loved seeing this car pop up on the front page as often as it did this year, can't wait to see what comes after winter :beer:
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It will be around. My build thread will pop up from time to time over the next couple months:beer:


Dameon said:
Nice meeting you at eurohanger briefly. Your car makes me want to set my car up for track use. Definitely a favorite of mine. :thumbup:
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You too:beer: I plan on attending again next year for sure:thumbup:


all_individual said:
This car is legit. Is it still NA? I like your Motorsport theme but seems as if it should have some extra beef under the hood. Of course, I'm only going by what I can see in these pics.
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Thanks. Yes its staying NA. For track purposes a BT would be a waste. If it was a drag car it would be one thing but at my local road course I dont even use 5th gear. Common misconception with track cars is that have to have some crazy horse power. Are they out there, sure. Would it be awesome, yes:laugh: but any one thats been around a race track for any amount of time will tell you to put the $ into the suspension and thats exactly what Im doing. I dont have a whole lot right now, mainly bushings and mounts but the last track day I did I was lapping a few Porsches. Eventually I plan on putting more into the motor. That was the one bad thing when I did my VR swap. I had a decent amount of motor work done to the TDI that was in it and was starting over with the vr motor. Compared to a normal GTI/Golf is a whole lot lighter. There isnt really much more I can take out of it:laugh: Plus Im still a novice when it comes to the track. Would like the car to evolve as I evolve as a driver:beer:
 
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baun said:
Thanks. Yes its staying NA. For track purposes a BT would be a waste. If it was a drag car it would be one thing but at my local road course I dont even use 5th gear. Common misconception with track cars is that have to have some crazy horse power. Are they out there, sure. Would it be awesome, yes:laugh: but any one thats been around a race track for any amount of time will tell you to put the $ into the suspension and thats exactly what Im doing. I dont have a whole lot right now, mainly bushings and mounts but the last track day I did I was lapping a few Porsches. Eventually I plan on putting more into the motor. That was the one bad thing when I did my VR swap. I had a decent amount of motor work done to the TDI that was in it and was starting over with the vr motor. Compared to a normal GTI/Golf is a whole lot lighter. There isnt really much more I can take out of it:laugh: Plus Im still a novice when it comes to the track. Would like the car to evolve as I evolve as a driver:beer:
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:thumbup::thumbup:
 
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baun said:
Thanks. Yes its staying NA. For track purposes a BT would be a waste. If it was a drag car it would be one thing but at my local road course I dont even use 5th gear. Common misconception with track cars is that have to have some crazy horse power. Are they out there, sure. Would it be awesome, yes:laugh: but any one thats been around a race track for any amount of time will tell you to put the $ into the suspension and thats exactly what Im doing. I dont have a whole lot right now, mainly bushings and mounts but the last track day I did I was lapping a few Porsches. Eventually I plan on putting more into the motor. That was the one bad thing when I did my VR swap. I had a decent amount of motor work done to the TDI that was in it and was starting over with the vr motor. Compared to a normal GTI/Golf is a whole lot lighter. There isnt really much more I can take out of it:laugh: Plus Im still a novice when it comes to the track. Would like the car to evolve as I evolve as a driver:beer:
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Great response :thumbup: makes sense
 
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really hoping i see this beast next show season
 
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