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<x-charset iso-8859-1> > Finally, time to comment on my Hillclimb experience! > > I took the Notch to the Mt Equinox hillclimb this year... Its put on by the VSCCA but Im part of the > radio crew and time the cars so I have a chance to drive up the course just before racing begins. > 5.3mi, about 3200' change in elevation with all kinds of hairpin turns and such. > > I could never quite break 10mins with the Square, always about 10:20 but with the Notch and its low > compression Berg 1679 motor :) It made 8:55. > I wasnt going all out yet with the yongue motor and I still have those lousy foam air cleaners on it > so I know it can do a little better next year. > Having the light early body style matched to the late IRS chassis and the Squareback rear torsion > bars and front stabilizer was the cats Meow! > it didnt squeel the front tires at all into the turns like the Square would... stuck like glue and > there was very little body roll and you all know that Im not lowered a bit. The Notch also was not > losing grip of its inside rear wheel coming out of the hairpins like the square did.. the Square > always layed about 20-30 feet of rubber till I backed off the throttle but the Notch stuck fast... > and both are running the same Kelley Springfeild tires. > > I was very happy with it, not quite the exilirating 6:30 that my RX7 will do it but were talking a > totally different animal. I cant wait to try it again next year! And OH... one guy saw the Notch there and mentioned that he had seen it on I 87 about 100 miles away!.... I was driving back from Norwalk :) > > Keith > > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>