1985 world rally

[IdahoDoug]

That's a remote for the camera he's clicking, circa 1987 when they were the size of an iPhone....
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1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1993 Toyota LandCruiser, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader

[CHARLIE-DONT-SURF]

Oh , i see now!!

(You sure the kids not giving you dirty looks as you appear to have his baggy containing his weed in your hand!)

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[Jedi]

Yah I know. I just don't get the lack of communication between Seikel and customers. I have sent many emails and phone calls with no return contact?They do not even offer anything to to customers in USA
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1961 Westfalia SO23 Mango Green/Seagull grey
1961 Westfalia SO34 T/BW
1961 Westfalia SO34 SWR
1964 Westfalia SO33 pearl white
1965 Westfalia SO42 Velvet green
1986 Syncro Wolfram grey with black int GL
1986 Syncro Doka
1987 Syncro Sevana beige Adventurewagen
1987 syncro Sevana beige GL
1973 Pumpkin orange Thing
2 1963 Rag top bug's
1965 Manx
1970 Single cab
1971 combi
1990 Vanagon GL
2007 Audi A4 3.2L quattro

[JED THE SPREAD]

[quote="loogy"]

Does anybody know what engine, or any spec on this van? I have contacted Seikel directly in the past about the development of their springs through this van but got no feed back.

jed
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[CHARLIE-DONT-SURF]

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I completely agree about the brands. The WRC was decimated when they lost half of the manufacturers.

I'm not much of a Block fan. IMO he's better at goofy drifting videos to market himself and X-Games than he is at real driving, but that's just me.
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[Jedi]

I just want more brands to compete in WRC and have some USA WRC westcoast events. Wow it seems like Ken Block is dropping the ball on the driving skills the past 2 races. They all so released some new WRC cars at paris motor show too.
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1961 Westfalia SO23 Mango Green/Seagull grey
1961 Westfalia SO34 T/BW
1961 Westfalia SO34 SWR
1964 Westfalia SO33 pearl white
1965 Westfalia SO42 Velvet green
1986 Syncro Wolfram grey with black int GL
1986 Syncro Doka
1987 Syncro Sevana beige Adventurewagen
1987 syncro Sevana beige GL
1973 Pumpkin orange Thing
2 1963 Rag top bug's
1965 Manx
1970 Single cab
1971 combi
1990 Vanagon GL
2007 Audi A4 3.2L quattro

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[Jedi]

I am pumped about DTM. I voted for that on facebook!
Now if we could get real WRC in the us and go back to 4wd and Audi/VW are #1 again--- I was started to remember the past. Man WRC is fun to watch but you really can see that they need more brands and 4WD rally to come back Did you guys see the new Amarock as a support rig's for the Dakar rally . And the Taureg has been kicking ass and taking names in the Dakar rally for years now. GO VW/Audi
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1961 Westfalia SO23 Mango Green/Seagull grey
1961 Westfalia SO34 T/BW
1961 Westfalia SO34 SWR
1964 Westfalia SO33 pearl white
1965 Westfalia SO42 Velvet green
1986 Syncro Wolfram grey with black int GL
1986 Syncro Doka
1987 Syncro Sevana beige Adventurewagen
1987 syncro Sevana beige GL
1973 Pumpkin orange Thing
2 1963 Rag top bug's
1965 Manx
1970 Single cab
1971 combi
1990 Vanagon GL
2007 Audi A4 3.2L quattro

[spaeth]

You guys might already know this, but if you go to hulu.com and scroll over channels and then click on Automotive, you can scroll down to find the WRC channel. It has a bunch of current WRC footage. It is very cool.

Craig

[Zeitgeist 13]

I recently read that they're looking into bringing DTM to the US in 2013.

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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[taigagreen]

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88 Westfalia Club Joker syncro AAZ i/c
99 Transporter syncro 2.5 TDi

[buspor63]

I remember in the early 80's I went to the Chimney Rock hillclimb in Chimney Rock, NC. Buffum was there to attempt FTD and course record with a Quattro. He was still beat by the specials, big tires, wings and rotary powered.

Two memories that I keep still are, the "chirping" the Quattro tires made in the corners and the deafening sound an unmuffled 13B makes on the rev limiter at launch!
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Imagine that, theres not an "h" in either Westfalia or Syncro?

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O, guys would you stop it

I envy your experiences, I had my own but not that good.
I rode with my race instructor the GP course of Monza and then tried it my self for a couple days
Well his Audi RS2 Avant went a bit better then my Opel Vectra 2000
the best thing I was allowed to handle was a (Opel)Lotus Omega.
377hp / 0-60 in 5.3s / 0-100 in 11.5s.
I drove it for all of 15min and sweated through a T-shirt (even thow the ac was on )
Ok at the same time I had tickets for the DTM race (including Pit lane) in Hockenheim for 2 years in a row. And did not pay a dime for them
For stuff like we're talking about you got to have connections

Michael
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1986 Vanagon GL Syncro

[IdahoDoug]

Nice experience - there is quite literally nothing else like getting a ride with a professional driver like that. It matters not how good a driver you are (or think you are). When you see how a pro does it, dancing back and forth over the line that separates controlled and out of control constantly then you get an inkling of what a race is like. Awesome. Did your neck hurt the next day (usually helmet weight and unused muscles getting cranked on for a few minutes will do it)?

Here's another random Audi experience. We were testing various AWD vehicles in an area we called Black Lake at the GM proving grounds. A large rectangle of Jennite(sp?) had been prepared (artificial ice). At the end of the day, I wondered if I could get the Audi 200 to do a full 360 down the length of it (perhaps 400m long) and gather it up straight again before running off the slick back to regular dry black tarmac. So, I did a big loop on the dry and came into it at a slight angle at 80mph plus annnnndddddddddd......totally miscalculated or the Quattro hooked up or some combo. I merely got it perfectly sideways and then exited the ice out the other side. Excellent German suspension development was my friend as I felt the chassis bang down onto the bump stops and majestically slid perfectly sideways to a complete stop with the entire interior filled with rubber smoke (all windows were down). I drove around and did another halfhearted attempt kind of hoping onlookers might be fooled into thinking that wasn't as stupid as it looked, and kinda because I was so shaken it was all I could think of to get a few minutes to get myself composed.

To this day there is a nice new starched shirt in the closet with black rubber dots melted into it here and there. My "Audi" shirt, a momento to trying stuff..
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1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1993 Toyota LandCruiser, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader

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This would indeed be the thread, and I hate you. What a great memory that must be! The sound must have been tremendous. The closest thing I've ever done to that was to get a ride in the factory Ford Focus WRC rally car in 2000 with Thomas Radstrom driving. It was on a controlled tarmac test track, but it was still something I'll never forget.
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[IdahoDoug]

So, I guess this would be the thread to mention that I spent a weekend with Ms Mouton's backup Group B vehicle on the streets of Detroit? Unbelievable. I was a Product Planner at GM for Sporty and Prestige Luxury vehicles (cough, yeah I know) in the mid 80s. The keys ended up on my desk and it was Friday about noon. Pontiac sent it over to get interest in AWD. I went to see what they'd left in the garage for me and immediately left with it and did not come back.

On the passenger seat was a binder with EPA, DOT, and NHTSA waivers so I could drive it on the street. There was also a printed card "What to do in an emergency" with the home numbers of GM's legal staff. Had to use that once on a RHD Toyota MR2 with a supercharger but that's another story.

I spent the weekend hunting Vettes, hotted up muscle cars and exotics. Actually sweated so much I got dehydrated at one point and had to stop somewhere and drink water - that thing was work. One memory I have is launching it from rest with all 4 tires slipping and there was no tire screech. The rubber was so soft apparently it wouldn't make the sound. Kind of unnerving when cornering at the limit as well - dead silent. Not that I would have heard much over the rest of the racket. Did I mention it was freakin' scary?

A once in a hundred million lifetimes opportunity and I made the most of it.

I'm also a former Quattro owner and so it feels like home to recently re-enter the VAG world with the Syncro. To top it all off, I'm in MC's zip code!! That's one sweet SynQuat he's got.

DougM
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1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1993 Toyota LandCruiser, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader

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Not the best video, but recent footage of Walter behind the wheel nonetheless.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/video-walter-ro...e_autoblog
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