Racing Golf GTI Mk1.

Hi,

I will be racing my Mk1 GTI in the V.A.G. Trophy this year and, as a long time Mk1 enthusiast (I originally raced a Mk1 GTI in the Slick 50 Championship in 1995 !), thought some on this forum might be interested.

I've owned the car (originally a 1.6) since 1999 and in that time it's had various incarnations and has been a 1.8, 2.0 and now a 1.9 ! (all 8V). The brief spec is as follows :

Engine - balanced and decked 1.9 bottom end with KS pistons, race specification head running a 300 degree cam via Cosworth buckets - 11:1 CR. Twin Weber 45 carburettors. Custom inlet manifold and 4 into 1 exhauist manold, Tony Law exhaust.

Suspension / wheels - Poly bushed with re-valved AVO coilovers - uprated (very!) springs and geometry. 15 inch OZ wheels with Toyo 888 tyres.

Brakes - 280 mm front disc conversion / rear discs, 16V Mk2 servo, Goodrich hoses etc.

Overall interior stripped, weld in 6 point cage and all the usual race accessories.

I'm just starting to prepare it for the 2010 season (only 4 weeks to go !) and will post a few shots ' as is' if someone can tell me how  :redfaced:  - I keep getting an error message.

I'll let you know how I get on over the coming weeks too.

Regards,

John.

Hello, welcome to the club / region .    i would be very interested in seeing you race if you could let me know dates / venues ect ….maybe get some of the other derbyshire mk1 owners along to offer you support , or maybe  if you need a hand on race days would be great to help out …..cheers jim

Hi Jim,

Many thanks for your offer - I may well take you up on it !.

I'm also involved in organising the race series and it would be great to see some more Mk1s out there (there have been approaches from some ex Slick 50 cars - does anyone know where they all are ?. I'd be particularly keen to learn the fate of DJO 931 Y my old racer).

I'm Castle Donington based and will certainly come along to one of the regional meetings - I've a very early Mk1 GTI too, which will be a rolling restoration I'll bring along.

The race dates are :

May 23rd Brands Hatch GP.
June 19th Castle Combe.
August 21st Cadwell Park.
September 11th Oulton Park.
October 1st Silverstone GP.
August 30th Snetterton.

Regards,

John.

Welcome John, about time too

here is a few pics of the car from last year at Brands.





will hopefully see you at brands on the 23rd May.

Hiya mate welcome along  :wink:
Im interested in takeing my golf to some venues like this when its completed its a shame your so far away would've liked to come along for a look. Do you have a in car camera by any chance? would be nice to get a drivers view of what its like lol.

Aiming to be done and track ready in for spring next year. Fundings is what'll slow the progress down and 12 hours a day six days a week(work)

What the rules of compatition? Like class's, car modifacation saftey equip, etc
I know there will be a massive amount of information to answer So i would settle for a link, etc?
Cheers in advance

Here you go
http://www.vagtrophyracing.co.uk/

The car looks great. I bet its a lot of fun.
I am just interested to know what you think of the tony law exhaust? Im thinking about getting one.

Hi,

Many thanks for the responses. comments follows :

mk1jim : please let me know when (and where) the Derbyshire meet is - I'd be happy to attend and possibly provide free passes to some of the members.

James_W : sorry for the delay -I tend to work stupid hours on the day job sadly. can you help with starting a database of ex- Slick 50 racers ?; there were (in my estimation) around 50 Mk1 GTIs converted and who knows where they are now ?. My opinion (again) is that you are very good at research……excellent !.

ebo - sounds like you are developing a car which could be quick - PM me if you need more information on how to go racing.

Kind regards,

John.

John the best person to ask about ex slick 50 cars is going to be Chris Eyre, I bet he will know where a lot of them are.

Hi Crazynick,

The Tony Law exhaust seems to work well, but was pretty expensive (around £800 for manifold and system a few years ago).

There are a few other options for power - BTB and Saxon Motorsport do systems which work very well on Mk2 GTIs, they may be worth contacting on the Mk1 too.

Regards,

John.

John_H said

I'm also involved in organising the race series and it would be great to see some more Mk1s out there (there have been approaches from some ex Slick 50 cars - does anyone know where they all are ?. I'd be particularly keen to learn the fate of DJO 931 Y my old racer).

John.

It's still alive

DVLA said

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for DJO 931Y are:

Date of Liability    01 12 2010
Date of First Registration    26 01 1983
Year of Manufacture    1983
Cylinder Capacity (cc)    1780CC
CO2 Emissions    Not Available
Fuel Type    Petrol
Export Marker    Not Applicable
Vehicle Status    SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour    WHITE

Hi James,

Excellent work - great to hear that it's still around !.

We developed it from a £600 auction car into a top 6 car in the Slick 50 and I actually lead the last race I did in it @ Mallory until being knocked off into the barriers by the guy in second place on the penultimate lap. Not too much damage thankfully !.

The car was repaired and sold to a chap called Shoesmith from Mayfield in 1998 I think.

It's probably incredibly cheeky, but could you check another couple of my old Mk1s :

DTV 474 T - my first Mk1 and one of the very first RHD cars imported.
LGT 386 Y - Oettinger 2000E conversion from new, with all the right bits but standard looking except 15 inch Pirelli 'P' wheels - why did I sell it ?!!.

If there's a cost involved please let me know and I'll reimburse you.

Regards,

John.

John

It will cost you 2 tickets to Brands    Only joking its free DVLA's site

The vehicle details for DTV 474T are:

Date of Liability    01 04 1996
Date of First Registration    04 07 1979
Year of Manufacture    1979
Cylinder Capacity (cc)    1630CC
CO2 Emissions    Not Available
Fuel Type    Petrol
Export Marker    Not Applicable
Vehicle Status    Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour    RED


The vehicle details for LGT 386Y are:

Date of Liability    01 11 1996
Date of First Registration    03 11 1982
Year of Manufacture    1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc)    1998CC
CO2 Emissions    Not Available
Fuel Type    Petrol
Export Marker    Export
Vehicle Status    Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour    WHITE

Hi James,

Many thanks again !.

Does this mean that both are officially dead ?!.

Regards,

John.

yep! lol

Not really someone might have one in a private collection or one might be a barn find waiting to happen.

Odds are that they are both gone but there is always hope that they might be found somewhere.

John_H said

Hi James,

Many thanks again !.

Does this mean that both are officially dead ?!.

Regards,

John.

I read that if a result comes up after typing in the details then its not scrapped even if the date of liability is 89 or something. Its only when the car isnt recognised by the system it means its dead. Dont quote me on it though…even though I just quoted the person who said this

Thanks for all the responses !.

I'll look into this issue in more detail and post up the 'official' version from the DVLA - probably useful to quite a few on this forum.

Kind regards,

John.

LGT 386 Y

looks like this gem was exported..

The vehicle details for LGT 386Y are:
Date of Liability   12 11 1996
Date of First Registration   03 11 1982
Year of Manufacture   1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc)   1998cc
CO2 Emissions   Not Available
Fuel Type   PETROL
Export Marker   Y
Vehicle Status   Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour   WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval   Not Available