Not A Gti To Be Found!!!

**Sharkie** · 09-06-2009, 04:05 PM

Wrong place to post this I suppose, but I've been hearing rumours of a 135i hatch coming in the not to distant future ..... now that would rule the hot hatch class .......

untill such time as my R20T arrives that is ........

Come on VW, hurry up with that R20T so we can get a few out there and competing ... and WINNING !!!!

**Guy_H** · 09-06-2009, 04:41 PM

It will be a weapon -

Just need to put it in it's right place:

6 cylinder twin turbo class for the 135i (maybe it would be up against GT2's?)

4 cylinder single turbo class for the R20 (but then they would handicap it because its AWD as well!)

**Bug_racer** · 15-06-2009, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by [-Polo GTI-]

i was watching it too mate and i agree.....at least throw a modded R32 out there!

The only thing most of you people dont understand is the cost of motorsport .

A 12 hour race would cost a fortune in just fuel and tyre , not to mention brake pads entry fee etc etc .

If enough people were willing to help out or raise money for sponsership Im sure I could persuade VW Australia to release an R32 for Bathurst . But without the financial backing and team player support its never going to happen .

**goodfella** · 15-06-2009, 03:25 PM

I'll donate my services for tyre changes and windscreen washing!

**Mr Messy** · 16-06-2009, 09:24 AM

LOL. Media right here.

R20T would be okay at Bathurst as the 12 hour has a $120k or so price cap.

Current class structure would pit the R20 against Sti and Evo in the performance AWD class. 135i would run against 370Z, FPV F6 , HSV R8 etc in the performance RWD class. If Morris and Searle drove it, game over!

It's a great event to attend. You can drive your car to the top of the mountain, park it against the fence and listen to commentary on the radio while watching the race on super screens.

Plus, the first hour or two has an awesome atmosphere.

Pic of mine from this year's race:

There's a hot hatch class that would suit the GTI, it's for 2WD cars only. 130i owns it.

**Guy_H** · 22-06-2009, 10:17 AM

APR Had another first place on the weekend at Lexington Ohio.

There are no 130 BMW's for them to race against it seems (the 130 never imported into the US?) - but they do compete against 328's & Z4's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZxZr...layer_embedded

**Roscoe** · 24-06-2009, 08:39 PM

I drove a car in last years race. We had manufacturer backing but they still have to justify spending so much money on an event like that. I would love to do it in a VW though.