Paul Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Sunday July 29th 2006 Image courtesy of RedRobin Full 6 minute track video of the crash Thanks to Caney on TT-forum.co.uk for finding this video. Christ that Golf can go! (did go!) The red A4 is reported to be a "450bhp A4 quattro " Anyone know what happened? brakes lights seemed to be on, with not alot happening? Certainly one hard stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Driver was okay . Mechanical failure of some sort IIRC. [btw, thanks for crediting my images] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Apparently brake failure. He was obviously moving well so perhaps he cooked them? He did well not to take anyone else out, although I thought his line was a little questionable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 " Its the final count down" nice sound track editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 I noticed that too - shame the music is the crazy fecking frog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 I hate the crazy frog. But strangely this track seems to go well in a dancy way. The frogs not to intrusive, more a hint of. Could have been alot worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Done some digging, you only have to google "Maurice Reeves mk1 golf" to find posts all over the VW forums. internet suggest [ QUOTE ] Quote: Bizarrely we saw Trevor appear to turn right off the track approaching Camp, which turned out to be intentional due to total brake failure (suspected boiled fluid) in an attempt to lengthen the corner and scrub speed off. Just relief all round that the ensuing prang hadn't occured at Tower. Estimates put the run to Camp at 120 - 130 mph, reduced by more than half before the impact [/ QUOTE ] the driver got up and walked out of it. Love this picture really capures the great sparing and fun these two cars were having prior. Source mad20v ~ Clubgti.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Wonder if the car will get fixed? Lucky to have escaped very serious injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Stunning pic . It really captures it. That A4 was unbelievably quick and left everyone else for dead later in the day. See....Evidence of red GTIs being extremely fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 On a previous VW/Audi Driver, there was a chap who won the Audi V8 with gas conversion from Audi Driver mag, and he crashed it ino tthe tyre wall. Having won the competition, he knew nothing about 4wd handling, and promptly went fast, skidded and did not know how to stop and/or correct a 4wd car skidding (as in, apply power!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 That mk 1 was flying !! wonder what he had under the bonnet? looked a little like a 1.8T...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4_sat Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Was it a green one with wide arches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 nope the red one in the photo above. Both the MK1 and the A4 are running highly modified big turbo 1.8T's The A4 circa 450 bhp The MK1 less so, but less weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4_sat Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I see. tha green one i was thinking of has full quattro 20v running gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneborn Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I see. tha green one i was thinking of has full quattro 20v running gear. [/ QUOTE ] You're thinking of the Dubsport monster, it does have full quattro running gear (hence the wide arches) and a highly tuned 20v Turbo plus NOS for good measure. For the last few years at GTi international it has competed for sprint honours against the Dialynx sport quattro, another 5 pot 20v turbo, and Big Dub, a mk3 golf with a turbo charger VR6 from a corrado in the front and another turbocharged VR6 from a golf in the back. Keith Murray, whose red A4 is shown above, usually got the best times, all three are awesome cars. I think Maurices' car, which uses and Audi A4 engine as well, was running close to 350hp from memory, with a secret suspension set up,ATB front diff, six speed dog box and drum brakes at the rear. Maurice, who must be in his eighties by now and is a hell of a chap, reckoned that rear disc conversions overbraked the rear end. My favourite story was of an all comers track day where one Tiff Needel in an M5 was rather irritated by a battered little red golf passing him all day long and rather spoiling his image.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 was very sad to see the Mk1 Golf hit the tyre wall at around 60-70 mph - really ruined the front-left corner of the car. I recall vividly the slow-motion effect of the car skating on its slicks across the grass, then trying to brake as it crossed the tarmac, then bang. also worth pointing out that the 2 of them (Golf/Audi) were driving like loons at one point - and were not all that courteous to other (novice) trackday drivers. I believe the stewards were thinking of hauling them off at one point because of this. Was very relieved to get my own car off-track in one piece - and to see the driver walk away from the Mk1 incident. He didn't seem that annoyed when I spoke to him later on - I would have been furious having totalled what looked like the fastest car on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32Ash Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I see. tha green one i was thinking of has full quattro 20v running gear. [/ QUOTE ] You're thinking of the Dubsport monster, it does have full quattro running gear (hence the wide arches) and a highly tuned 20v Turbo plus NOS for good measure. [/ QUOTE ] I know we're now off topic here, but the green ex-Dubsport MK1 Golf has 2 x 2ltr 16v engines in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 And the 20v's not a 5 pot either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 It could be ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneborn Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 D'oh! My bad, the one I am thinking of is a Dubweiser car, and it is a 5 pot, the Dubsport car is dual engined. http://www.dubweiser.co.uk/golf1.htm Steve Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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