Via west may june 2014

May- June 2014 Via West

Volkswagen Club of Western Australia (Inc) 1955 - 2015...our 60th Anniversary is coming!



PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY (Incl. Memberships)

TREASURER

Jamie Barrett

0408 183 396 [email protected]

Graham Tibbs

0412 002 738

Ray Willis


Justin Bayley


EDITOR CONCESSION LICENCE

EVENT COORDINATOR

PROPERTY & MERCHANDISE

Ray Willis


Dave Moore


Jamie Barrett


Graham Tibbs


COUNCIL OF MOTORING CLUBS

WEB ADMINISTRATOR

MEMBERSHIPS (Assistant)

SOUTH WEST

Paul Kuah 0431 621 561

[email protected]

Jamie Barrett


Andy Macey

(08) 9332 6919 [email protected]

Kim Muste


GENERAL COMMITTEE...

Patrick Spiteri

Gary Bull

Harry Hay

Bruce Cooper



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Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc)

Mail: PO Box 175

Victoria Park

Western Australia 6979

ABN: 31 610 140 537

Telephone: (08) 9342 8703

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.vwclubwa.com

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at John Hughes Volkswagen in Victoria Park, starting at 6:30pm. Committee meetings are open to all members and invited guests.

IN THIS ISSUE page NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND BIRTHDAYS

The Committee ......................... 4

Club Page ................................. 5

Club Event Calendar ............... 7

President’s Spot ....................... 8

Merchandise ............................. 9

CMC Quiz Nite ..........................10

Fairbridge Festival ....................11

60th Anniversary .......................12

York Motor Show ......................13

Boddington Music Festival ........12

South West News .....................14

Classic Car Show 2014 ............17

Munster Cruise 2 ......................18

2014 Victorian Bug-In ...............20

Spotted .....................................27

Volkswagen News

Golf Gti Performance .........28

Golf Award .........................28

Amarok Canyon .................29

Golf R .................................30

Volkswagen Motorsport

FIA Rally news ...................32

...around the world .............35

Front Page:

VW Club WA VW Club WA members at members at the 2014 Bugthe 2014 Bug--In Show n In Show n ShineShine

We now have 185 active

memberships in the club

Katelyn Brandenburg

Paul Markham

Martika Pinker

Corey Mill

Mark Brooks

Philip Loader

Barry Nie

Gerhard Theron

Gavin Baker

June 27

Welcome to our new members...Welcome to our new members...

Alexander Beckley

Allie Lafferty

Amanda Whittle

Ayden Sage

Breanna Muste

Charlie Sage

Darren Stoney

Eliza McKenzie

Ella Simpson

Eric Matz

Iain Benwood

James Crisp

John Agostino

John Barr

Kate Nie

Ken Johnsen

Kim Shurman

Kris Feddersen

Michelle Dufall

Murray McPherson

Natalie Morris

Nick Wallis

Nicole Rossenrode

Rebecca Rossenrode

Robert Gardiner

Shelly-Ann Markham

Sophie Glasfurd

Stephen Sage

Stephen Rossenrode

Steve Hart

Timothy Avice Du Buisson

Zahra Stoney

Happy Birthday for June...Happy Birthday for June...



Roderick McSwain

Stuart Rundle

Neil Annison

Geoffrey King

Chris Faulkner

Bryce McPherson

Colin de Grussa

Matthias Heyne

Sonya Bateman

David Beckley

Steven Taylor

Justin Bayley

Graeme Butler

Sean Jones

Andrew Dawson

Benn Achilles

Johnathan Ward

Laurene Bailey

Iris Heyne

Apologies

...once again from me, your Editor as I missed some of your birthdays for April and May. I know its now late, but I hope you all had HAPPY BIRTHDAYS! The Editor

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday for April...for April...

Message from the Editor / Membership Officer...Message from the Editor / Membership Officer... I am back from attending the 2014 National Bug-In in Victoria over the Easter weekend, and the events ‘Road Trip’ through to Anzac Day. This was part of my 5-6 week trip across the Nullabor, camping in my 1983 Kombi and enjoying the life on the road.

Unfortunately that has meant the May magazine being amalgamated with Junes for this May-June magazine and it being a little late as I get back into my routine with club matters. This also affected our new members, which I have contacted individually. I am catching up with your applications, processing payments and getting your “new member-ship packages” out.

Thank you everybody for your patience.

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday for May...for May...



This month... June 2014

# indicates a club run

Wednesday 4th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD

7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford

Saturday 7th # YORK ROAD TRIP (CLUB RUN) Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396

Has been held

Sunday 8th SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

Has been held

Wednesday 11th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396

6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park

Wednesday 25th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


July 2014 Wednesday 2nd ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD


Sunday 6th YORK MOTOR SHOW (Veteran Car Club Of W.A. (Inc) Contact: Ray Willis 0407347340

See page 13 for information



Friday 11th # CMC QUIZ NITE Contact: Ray Willis 0407347340

See page 10 for information

Wednesday 23rd EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


August 2014

Wednesday 6th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD




Saturday 23rd # DWELLINGUP CAMPOVER Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396

Details in the next magazine - book the date

Wednesday 27th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


Notes:

The Council of Motoring Clubs ‘2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS’ has been included inside the back cover.

The SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERINGS IN BUSSELTON are ’on hold’ until the summer months.

The Council of Motoring Clubs ‘2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS’ has been included inside the back cover.



Dear Members, as the financial year comes to an end us committee members start to get

busy. Memberships are due with renewals to go out, the Annual General Meeting is only around

the corner and plans for this year’s Day of the Volkswagen are beginning. Also, year next year is our club’s

60th Anniversary. The following year is our turn to host the National Bug In. On top of that we have monthly

runs planned not just for this year but dates are being locked in for next year too. I say it a lot and I’ll contin-

ue to – it is so rewarding when you turn up to these events. I personally love meeting and chatting to new

people especially those with a shared interest.

Alfreds was huge this month. If you don’t know what I am talking about when I say Alfreds, we have been

meeting there (Alfreds Kitchen, Guildford road in Guildford) on the evening of the first Wednesday of every

month for nearly 5 years and each and every month we have a great crowd.

Fairbridge Festival this year was massive too, a huge thanks to Kim and Woody Shurman for allowing us the

privilege of having “Volksville” special camping area near to all the action of the festival. The club tent really

was a focal point especially sheltering from the rain.

Then there was the recent York trip with 35 people camping over (full report in next month’s mag).

So members thank you for making this a rewarding position that I have held now for a few years. Please

come along to the AGM to have your vote, maybe put your hand up for one of the roles on the committee or

just come for the tea and biscuits and listen to the reports.

The forum is there for you to have your say and give direct feedback or simply to see what everyone is up to.

There are build threads, event chat and reports, a classified section, spotted, and plenty of pictures of mem-

ber’s rides or projects.

Have fun be safe on the roads.

Jamie Barrett

Club President

Your Volkswagen Club of WA has

embarked on supporting charities

or appeals either directly from the

club funds or by assisting the

charity or appeal in their goal to

publicise their fundraising.

In the past, the Club has support-

ed the Kids Cancer Support

Group, from ward 3b at Princess

Margaret Hospital and also the

Toodyay Bushfire Appeal.

In 2012/13 it was Telethon and in

the coming year it will be the

DuchenneFoundation Australia.

Duchenne Foundation's MISSION

Using National and international

collaboration to improve the qual-

ity and quantity of life for those

living with Duchenne and Becker

muscular dystrophy and their

families, through research, edu-

cation and advocacy.

Visit their website for more infor-

mation.

How you can help:

Organise a DuchenneFounda-

tion fundraiser

Make a donation

Buy DuchenneFoundation mer-

chandise

Support DuchenneFoundation

events

Contribute to the VW Club’s

fundraising efforts

So if you see a club member rat-

tling a tin or two in the next

twelve months at any of our

events please drop in your loose

change...it all goes to a very good

cause.

The Committee

VW Club of WA VW Club of WA -- Annual Charity for 2013/14Annual Charity for 2013/14 DuchenneDuchenneFoundationFoundation AustraliaAustralia

Website: www.duchennefoundation.org.au



ITEM DESCRIPTION PRICE

Car Badge - Club Logo (with tongue) $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm

Car Badge - Club Logo (no tongue) $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm

Pin Badge - Club Logo $3.00 ea Blue and chrome 22mm

Key Ring - Bottle Opener Club Logo $5.00 ea Blue and chrome

Hoodies - Club 3D logo on front with stripes $40.00 ea Black with white design

T-shirt #2 - Club 3D logo on front with stripes $25.00 ea Red or White with black design

V-neck Polo - Club Logo embroidered - ladies & girls $30.00 ea A name can be added for another $5.00

Polo Shirt - Club Logo embroidered - men & boys $30.00 ea A pocket is an extra $5.00; A name can be added for another $5.00

T-shirt #1 - large 3D logo - back & small 3D logo - front with stripes $25.00 ea Blue with white design

VW Club stickers $2.00 ea Official club logo; 3D club logo; or “I’M A VW CLUB MEMBER”

VW Club cloth badge $5.00 ea Traditional club logo

Day of the Volkswagen - various cloth badge & annual stickers $2.00 ea Collectors items (limited numbers)

VW Club peak Cap - Club Logo $15.00 ea Adjustable velcro band at the rear

Car Badge 2011 Toodyay Bug-In (no tongue) $20.00 ea Black and Yellow - 42nd National Bug-In Metal car badge (limited number)

AVAILABLE AT CLUB

EVENTS including ALFRED’S every month!

You can also con-tact the Committee

to arrange the purchase of the

now extensive list of club

merchandise!

Can be posted

for an extra charge.



The Club is bookingThe Club is booking 2 tables of 82 tables of 8 To reserve a spot on a table please contact To reserve a spot on a table please contact

Ray Willis with your numbers & details by...Ray Willis with your numbers & details by...4th Jul4th Julyy

Text to Mobile: 0407347340Text to Mobile: 0407347340

Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

You need to pay your $10 & get your ticket at the door on the nightYou need to pay your $10 & get your ticket at the door on the night

QUIZ NIGHTQUIZ NIGHTQUIZ NIGHT



Fairbridge: 27th April 2014

Back on deck and wow what a weekend...or

should I say week ,for me.

Warm sunny days to do the set up, a bit of rain

to settle the dust, some awesome entertain-

ment, happy punters and a great VW crew.

A huge thanks goes out to Tina, Dave, Jamie

and Graham for your fantastic effort with the

Monday bump out and pack down, in record

time. We really value and greatly appreciate

your time and hard yakka.

Numbers were good, no idiots and everything

worked as we had planned, with no major dra-

mas....

you know how it goes at good music festivals,

heat and dust or puddle jumping!

If you couldn't make it this year, we'd love to

see you next year, in the new Volksville area.

10-12th April 2015

Kim Shurman

PS: Plenty of pics including the VW Club on

Facebook/FairbridgeFestival

The Editor

FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL Visit www.fairbridgefestival.com.au for all the info you will need.



60 60 60 ththth AnniversaryAnniversaryAnniversary 1955 1955 1955 --- 201520152015

1955 was a milestone for Volkswagen in more ways than one. It was the year that the millionth VW

Beetle was produced and it coincided with the formation of our Volkswagen Club of Western Aus-

tralia (Inc). Next year will see the club celebrate it’s 60th year, making it one of the oldest “name” car

clubs in Australia.

Your club committee has commenced making preparations for the year of celebrations and to include

you, our members, we start with running a LOGO competition and we are looking for your ideas/

suggestions (e.g. events, merchandise etc) to help make the 60th year a memorable one.

The committee is looking for a LOGO to identify and acknowledge THE CLUB and also the 60 YEARS.

Sometimes the simplest is the best...you can produce a complete logo or provide a sketch or even just a

concept.

The winning logo design/concept will be decided by the club committee and become the property of the

club. The winner will receive a $60 voucher to spend on club merchandise...this can be used on current

stock or maybe on new 60th Anniversary items.

Entries can be sent to our PO BOX addressed as “60 Years Logo” or emailed here to

[email protected] with a subject matter of “60 Years Logo”...entries close last mail

received on 18th July 2014.

At the top of the page is the club’s official logo...below are the current 3D logo, the 50th Anniversary of

VW in Australia (2003) and the club’s 50th Anniversary logo (2005)...these may help you with an idea.

LOGOLOGOLOGO competition...win a competition...win a competition...win a $60$60$60 vouchervouchervoucher

IDEAS,IDEAS,IDEAS, suggestions...suggestions...suggestions...events, merchandise etc.events, merchandise etc.events, merchandise etc. What EVENTS would you like to

see...some suggestions listed?

Camping w/e

Family Day BBQ

Formal Dinner

Special Cruise

Road Trip

Country based event

What MERCHANDISE would you

like to see...some suggestions

listed?

Polo/Tee Shirt

Jacket

Stubbie Holder

Cap/Hat

Pen

Car badge/sticker

Do you…

have an idea or two to help

celebrate 60 years?

want to be involved in the

organisation for the year?

This is your club, so the commit-

tee is keen to hear from you, our

members.

Your Ideas and Suggestions can be sent to our PO BOX addressed as “60 Years of Ideas” or

emailed here to [email protected] with a subject matter of “60 Years of Ideas”...the

sooner you get your idea/suggestion in, the quicker it will be considered.



10:00am to 3:00pm

VW Club of WA MembersVW Club of WA Members We need to know if you are coming so we can reserve car spaces...please contact Ray Willis

with your details by... 27th June

Text to Mobile: 0407347340Text to Mobile: 0407347340 Email: viawestEmail: viawest@@vwclubwa.com.auvwclubwa.com.au



South West

Committee

member and

event organ-

iser…

Kim

Muste

Sunday 12th April...

Busso meet on Sunday was a

good one including a couple of

new local folks with an early type

3 wagon (this one was in the

movie Drift).

There was a pink early beetle

soon to have some resto work

done and also visiting was a Perth

VW engine and gearbox builder

who delivered a rebuilt motor to

one of the gang.

Sunday 11th May…

The May meet on Sunday the

11th just happened to be on

Mothers Day...again...I couldn't

make it along.

Sunday 8th June…

June meet saw 3 regulars turn up

and a local driving past in a bay

camper who stopped to join in.

The great thing was that they on-

ly bought the camper yesterday.

Gatherings

in Recess… Well the SW meets will be put on

hold over the winter so the one

on 8th June was the last until the

weather fines up.

They should start again either Oc-

tober or November. Remember

that the drive in weekend or simi-

lar will be on again at the end of

October/start of November, keep

on eye on the magazine and the

forum.

Thank you to everybody that has

attended this years meets and in

the meantime hope to see you on

the streets in and around the

South West...keep on dubbing.

...Kim



Location: Watch this space for when they recommence later in 2014.

When: Gatherings in Recess…

Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

VW 1975

Bay Window Dual Cab

Shell - $700 Sandblasted &

Primer painted

Contact :

Alan Avice Du Buisson

Mobile: 0419907697

Email: [email protected]

FOR SALE

More photos are available upon request.



Formula Vee Assoc. of Western Australia

T o contact us on Race Days you can find

us in the Formula Vee Car Ports at Barbagal-

lo Raceway. We will be more than happy to talk

and answer your questions...David Campbell -

Club President - Red Car No# 58 and Rod Lisson

- Club Vice President - Silver Car No# 71

C orrespondence can be addressed to the

Vice President (Rod Lisson) 16 McGregor St

Embleton WA 6062

P hone enquiries can be made to Rod on

Mobile 0419 479 257 or the President

(David Campbell) Mobile 0408 942 437

O nline enquiries can be made via the form

on our website www.fvawa.org.au

K eep an eye on the Via West for more news

and stories from the Formula Vees...

Member Profiles

WANTED The last edition is the first Member Profile to show

you for a while, so we need more of you to send

yours in.

Members get to know each other a little by con-

tributing their profile, cars and faces.

Just use the bold subject matters (see below) as

prompts and send in one, two or lots of photos.

Name: Forum User Name:

Current Vehicle(s):

First VW:

Earliest VW Memory:

Best club event you attended:

VW Club:

You are welcome to add more freehand comments

as well.

Send to: [email protected]



Whiteman Park: 27th April

Well the day started off bad, I

got up an hour earlier than I

needed, half way to the park I

realized I'd forgotten my cam-

era, surely it couldn't get much

worse.

I met some great vee-dub

guys, talked the talk.

Our small but great stand was

VERY busy, even though we

were tucked out of the way.

Some of the Mini guys even

came over and said they

missed us!

The weather wasn't brilliant, we

did get wet, but we still smiled.

We enjoyed a really good day

of chatting and cars!

...thanks Jon

Auto One Classic Car Auto One Classic Car Show Show 2014 2014 by Jon Hornby



22nd March 2014

Commentary from those who at-

tended...

A BIG thanks to Bernie and his

family for hosting this event

again.

Some of us camped the night and

stayed up pretty late (early)

some didn't….

The live music was awesome!

Such an awesome event. And

how good was the live entertain-

ment!

Thanks to all who organised, and

special thanks to Bernie and An-

nalea for hosting the event.

An awesome cruise, a great day

out and the nightlife!

Great cruise and great night,

thanks Bernie and Annalea for

hosting the show, great location.

And thanks very much to the VW

club for the music.

Big thanks to our host Bernie and

Annalea for putting up with us

again and staging some great

entertainment and a hangover

breakfast and the members of

the club that tied it all together.

Thanks to Bernie and his family

and to all who arranged and at-

tended.

See you all for Munster #3 next

year...



1977 Kombi

Icecream Van Business

$55,000 to

$65,000 As seen at the VW Club Day

of the Volkswagen.

Contact : John Agostino

Phone: (08) 9456 4294

FOR SALE



BUG-IN 2014 GEELONG, VICTORIA

There were five West Aussies at-

tending this year, Ray Willis and

Merrick and Karla Paget, who

drove over, and Pete and Trish

Summerfield, who flew over.

Trish and I arrived in Geelong on

Thursday afternoon with fellow

Bugginners, Wayne and Elaine

Ferguson from Brisbane. We were

unable to book into the Bug-In

caravan park, so we booked into

a park not far away. As the Bug-

In didn’t start until three o/clock

on Friday afternoon, we decided

to go on a sightseeing trip down

the coast along the Great Ocean

Road to Lorne. A very pleasant

drive.

We arrived back at our cabin to

the arrival of another Bugginner

who was staying with us, Mal

Dodd from South Australia. He

had driven over with a few oth-

ers. It was great to catch up with

him again.

After catching up with all the

news, we headed off to Geelong

Wharf area to the evenings ven-

ue. It was a seafood restaurant

over the water, looking out over

the bay. A great location! We

registered on arrival, and met up

with Ray, Merrick and Karla, and

the rest of the Bugginners. It was

great catching up with everyone,

and hearing all their news. It is

amazing how quickly time goes

when you are

having fun! In

what seemed

no time, food

was served,

and everyone

agreed, the

seafood dishes

were superb.

What a great

venue; great

location, great

views, great

food, and

great people!

You couldn’t

ask for more.

After we had finished eating,

Gary and Lesley Collis, our hosts,

welcomed us, and gave us the

itinerary for the weekend. There

were several selections over the

weekend, which would hopefully

keep everyone happy. All too

soon the evening came to a

close, and everyone made their

way home.

Saturday was overcast and

windy, but, dry, which was good

for the car show. It was being

held on a grassed area at the wa-

ter front, again a picturesque

venue. It also had cafes and eat-

eries next door, and for the la-

dies, the shops and the main

streets were within walking dis-

tance. There were the usual Bug-

In entrants in the car show, and

some unusual local entrants.

There were about twenty five en-

trants, and all were well present-

ed, including Ray’s and Merrick

and Karla’s Kombi’s.

(Continued on page 24)

Ray Willis, Pete and Trish Summerfield, Karla and Merrick Paget

Ray’s Wedge and Karla and Merrick’s Big Bird at Eucla on the way to the Bug-in.

Venue for the Friday Night’s Welcome Dinner and get together.

Wedge & Big Bird at the Show-n-Shine



A selection from the

Show-n-Shine



After lunch, the choice was a boat

trip on the bay, or a go-cart ses-

sion. Most went on the sedate

boat trip, however the revheads

opted for the go-carts. Karla

came to the go-carts as an ob-

server, while Merrick, Mal,

Wayne, Gary, and I, all went for a

ride.

It is amazing how aggressive you

get when you get behind the

wheel of a go-cart. I knew Mal,

Gary and Wayne were forces to

be reckoned with. But, not having

seen Merrick drive in competition,

he really has got the killer in-

stinct, and boy, watch out if you

are in his way!!

There were some good tussles in

the twenty five laps, with Wayne

and Gary very close. Merrick and

I had a few altercations as who

had right of way, as we all did,

but all came away with big smiles

on our faces. A great afternoon!

The boat trip was successful, and

all who went on the cruise were

pleased with what they saw.

Once we were all back, a quick

clean up, and it was off to the

local RSL Club nearby to enjoy a

nice meal, and brag about the

activities during the day; car

show verses go-carts.

The camaraderie within the Bug-

ginners is second to none, and

the banter and jokes just flowed

all night. A great night was had

by all.

Sunday was an early start for the

motorkhana participants, and

again Geelong put on a very

pleasant sunny day with a light

wind. Perfect conditions for a mo-

torkhana. We proceeded to the

Geelong Motorsport Complex,

(which is next door to the Avalon

Airport), booked in and filled in all

the paper work. Then with ten

entrants, we started. We were all

a bit tentative to start with as the

surface was very smooth and a

little slippery. However, the more

events we completed the more

confident we became and the

quicker we got. We competed in

six events and we all had a good

fun. Some hit flags and went the

wrong way, but in the end we all

had big smiles on our faces.

A bbq lunch was served, thanks

to Gary Collis, and then it was the

start of the autocross. There were

seven entrants in this event in

three cars. Mal, Wayne and I

used Mal’s Beetle, so the poor car

didn’t stop all day! As soon as

one of us finished a run, the next

one would jump in and do a cir-

(Continued from page 20)


The Boat Trip...

The Go-Karts…

The RSL Club night...



cuit. More smiley faces at the

end, and the consensus was eve-

ryone had a great day. Thanks to

Henny Southam of the S.A. Club

for organising a great event.

Sorry no Motorkhana photos

when this went to press…

While we were enjoying ourselves

on the track, the others went on

a steam train ride, and a sight-

seeing tour around Geelong.

Trish, Ray, Merrick and Karla en-

joyed this part of the Bug-In.

So it was back to the caravan

park to get cleaned up ready for

the presentation dinner held at a

German restaurant.

Beersteins, and umpapa music

created the mood for a great

night full hilarity and merriment.

And that is exactly what hap-

pened. Everyone joined in, and

the place was full of laughter,

singing and dancing.



Day tour and train trip to Queenscliffe...

Presentation Dinner at a German restaurant...



After a beautiful meal of soups,

suckling pig and roast vegetables,

followed by sweets, it was time to

present trophies.

South Australia won the tro-

phy for the club with the

“Best Bug-In Spirit”; Wayne

Ferguson (Qld) fastest go-

cart, Maris (SA) best in Car

Show; and the motorkhana,

1st Mal Dodd (SA), 2nd Pete

Summerfield (WA), 3rd Tim

Hosie (Vic), 4th Henny

Southam (SA).

The final official part of the night

was the ‘hand over’ of the Bug-In

flag to next year’s host - Queens-

land. This was accepted by

Wayne Ferguson on behalf of

the Volkswagen Drivers Club

of Queensland

The following day was time to say

goodbyes to most and this was at

a BBQ breakfast held in the cara-

van park. Some of us were going

home while others were going

onto the Bug-In Road Trip for an-

other 4 days.

A huge thankyou to

Gary and Lesley Collis for putting a great

Bug-In together almost single handed, and ap-

plaud their effort.

A job well done!

The camaraderie shown at Bug-

In’s is infectious, and is some-

thing you go back for year after

year. As usual, we all enjoyed

ourselves and are looking forward

to next year when the Bug-In is

in Brisbane.

Pete Summerfield

Footnote:

The 47th National Bug-In is com-

ing to WA in 2016. The 2011

Toodyay Bug-In was an outstand-

ing success. Book your calendars

now for Easter 2016...25th to

29th March 2016, and there will

be a road trip afterwards...




Lost Beetles and Squarebacks.

We came across these on our travels in Wales,

when we toured the canals in a narrow boat.

Alan Grover

Member



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Golf GTI’s impressive list of per-

formance and comfort-based fea-

tures, the Golf GTI Perfor-

mance comes standard with

unique visual and technical

equipment, setting it apart from

the standard version.

Extended performance features.

On its exterior, the Golf GTI Per-

formance differs from the stand-

ard GTI by its GTI logo on the

front brake calipers. The brake

package for the GTI Performance

has been upgraded along with

the increased engine output

(169kW), the ventilated brakes

discs are 28mm larger at

340mm, while the rear discs are

now also ventilated and 10mm

larger at 310mm in diameter.

Technical features of the Golf GTI

Performance also include a newly

developed front differential lock.

Front differential lock. A newly

engineered electronically con-

trolled mechanical front differen-

tial lock is being used exclusively

in the Golf GTI Performance. To

date, Volkswagen is the only car-

maker to utilize an electronically

controlled differential lock in a

front-wheel drive production

model. Compared to purely me-

chanical locks, the front differen-

tial lock integrated in the Golf

GTI Performance has a variable

degree of locking and compre-

hensive interfaces to ESP, EDL

and XDL functions. This makes it

possible to avoid negative effects

on steering handling or steering

precision that otherwise occurs

with mechanical locks. As a re-

sult, the system realises the full

potential and maximum perfor-

mance of a differential lock with

regard to vehicle dynamics, en-

suring comfort is not impaired.

Additional standard features.

Adding a higher level of specifica-

tion above the standard Golf GTI,

the GTI Performance comes ex-

clusively with a six-speed DSG

transmission, and is instantly

recognizable with a range of lux-

ury and convenience features as

standard. Bi-Xenon headlights,

dark tinted LED tail lights, tinted

glass and 19-inch “Santiago” al-

loy wheels give the GTI Perfor-

mance’s exterior a sporty look,

while the GTI Performance’s inte-

rior receives sports seats featur-

ing the newly designed “Clark”

tartan, with the addition of race-

style Alcantara trim on the head

rest and side bolsters, completing

the nod to over 35 years of GTI

history.

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Commenting on the award, editor

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Amarok

Canyon

Special

Edition Volkswagen Commercial Vehi-

cles Australia has expanded

its award-winning Amarok

range to include the new Can-

yon Special Edition.

The Special Edition Amarok Can-

yon comes standard with an ar-

ray of functional and visual fea-

tures setting the model above

other Amaroks in the range.

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and TDI420 Highline models, the

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bar of standard equipment to a

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exterior of the exclusive Amarok

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tyres, impact and UV-resistant

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tion and reversing camera and

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VW’s Fourth

Generation

Golf R Arrives in Australia

High-performance Golf with

DSG blasts 0 – 100km/h

sprint in 5.0 seconds Golf R

makes its debut with a new

4MOTION all-wheel drive sys-

tem and progressive steering

Volkswagen Australia completes

its market introduction of the new

Golf range with the fastest Golf

ever. The fourth generation Golf R

arrives in Australia with greater

performance, more innovative

technology and a higher level of

standard equipment than ever

before.

206kW TSI engine

Like the current Golf GTI, the Golf

R is powered by further advanced

engine design of the four-cylinder

EA888 series, which in this latest

iteration, receives modifications

to enhance power output and fuel

economy, similar to a develop-

ment programme of a motorsport

engine.

Compared to the 162kW GTI en-

gine, the following components of

the 206 kW engine were modified

or completely redesigned: the cyl-

inder head (together with exhaust

valves, valve seats and springs),

pistons, high-pressure injection

valves as well as the turbo-

charger. These modifications,

coupled with a host of advanced

driving technologies, lifts the Golf

R to new levels of excitement.

4MOTION all-wheel drive

Now a legendary feature in the

Golf R, the latest generation 4MO-

TION system is coupled with a six

-speed gearbox that has a rein-

forced clutch and short-travel

shifting. Further perfected by en-

hancements such as the Haldex 5

coupling, activated even before

any wheel starts to slip, eliminat-

ing nearly all traction loss. When

operating under a relatively low

load or when coasting, forward

propulsion comes primarily from

the front axle, and the rear axle is

decoupled. This basic drive layout

saves fuel. However, the rear axle

of the Golf R can be variably en-

gaged in fractions of a second

whenever necessary. This is done

via a Haldex coupling, which is

activated by an electro-hydraulic

oil pump.

XDL makes tracking in bends

more precise

The Golf R is equipped with XDL

at the front and rear axles. This

extended attribute, part of the

electronic differential lock, brakes

the wheels on the inside of a bend

during fast driving through bends,

optimising steering behaviour. In

the latest version of this technolo-

gy, known as XDL, this functional-

ity is applied to a larger range of

dynamic performance – making

the vehicle more agile even when

the car is not in accelerating.

When the car is being driven fast,

as soon as the electronics detect

excessively light loads on wheels

on the inside of a bend, the hy-

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Program (ESP) apply brake pres-

sure to this wheel to restore opti-

mal traction.

Driving Profi le Selector with Race

mode

The Driving Profile Selector is a

new feature of the Golf R, a

standard component of the adap-

tive chassis control fitted to the

hot Golf. Five programmes are

available: “Eco”, “Normal”,

“Individual”, “Comfort” and the

special “Race” mode especially

tailored to the Golf R. In “Race

mode”, damping is increased and

engine response and shift points

of the (optional) DSG are config-

ured to be even more dynamic.

ESP Sport

In keeping with the Golf R’s per-

formance heritage, the new Golf R

is equipped with the “ESP Sport”

function as standard. The system

is activated by a

two-stage

switch on the

centre console.

When the driver

presses this

switch brief ly,

Electronic Stabi-

lisation Program

(ESP) switches

to the “ESP

Sport” mode. In

very fast driving

with lots of

bends – such as

on a race track – the ESP system

reacts with a delay, which enables

even more agile handling proper-

ties. When the ESP button is

pressed for longer than three sec-

onds, the system is fully deac-

tivated for professional driving on

a race track – this deactivation is

only available in the Golf R and

not in any other models of the

Golf series.

Golf R makes a statement

On top of its enhanced perfor-

mance, as the flagship model in

the Golf range, the Golf R is dis-

tinguished by multiple visual de-

sign cues. From the matte chrome

mirrors to the motorsport-inspired

19-inch ‘Cadiz’ wheels on the

car’s muscular exterior, to the

customised sports seats with ‘R’

badging and pedals in brushed

aluminium, the Golf R sets new

standards for not only the Golf

range, but for other performance

cars, too.




World World

Championship Championship

lead extended lead extended

–– Ogier wins Ogier wins

in Portugal for in Portugal for

VolkswagenVolkswagen

06 April 2014

Volkswagen claimed a hard-

fought win at the toughest rally of

the year. In difficult, variable con-

ditions, defending champions

Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia

(F/F) secured the fourth victory of

the 2014 FIA World Rally Champi-

onship for the Polo R WRC – the

eighth in a row for Volkswagen

including the events at the end of

last season. The duo’s 19th tri-

umph was far from a walk in the

park – the Rally Portugal featured

three different manufacturers on

the podium, duels that came

down to tenths of a second, and

three different leaders over the

course of the rally. The

Volkswagen pairing of Andreas

Mikkelsen/Mikko Markkula (N/

FIN) ended the rally fourth over-

all. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka

Anttila (FIN/FIN) fought back af-

ter a crash on Friday. In doing so,

they picked up valuable points in

the Manufacturers’ Championship

and finished runner-up behind

Sébastien Ogier on the closing

Power Stage, on which bonus

points were up for grabs for the

fastest three drivers.

“The Rally Portugal was just as

we expected – difficult for the

team and drivers, but ultimately

successful,” said a delighted Dr.

Heinz-Jakob Neußer, Volkswagen

Board Member for Technical De-

velopment. “Our duo of Ogier/

Ingrassia once again showed their

class in difficult conditions. But

the team also did another fantas-

tic job. The way they managed to

get Jari-Matti Latvala’s back up

and running within the allotted

time after his crash was mighty

impressive. Another reason this

trip to Portugal has been so

worthwhile for me is that it is

great to experience the enthusi-

asm of the many fans lining the

route and cheering our drivers on

so magnificently.”

From Australia to Portugal – a

winning run to go down in WRC

history.

Victory for Sébastien Ogier/Julien

Ingrassia marked the eighth con-

secutive triumph for the Polo R

WRC. This sees Volkswagen equal

the longest winning run in the

history of the World Rally Cham-

pionship. The team won in Aus-

tralia, France, Spain and Great

Britain in 2013, and has since

added victories in Monte Carlo,

Sweden, Mexico and Portugal this

season. The record was previous-

ly held by WRC rival Citroën, who

achieved the same feat in 2011.

After just 17 outings for the Polo

R WRC in the FIA World Rally

Championship (WRC), the World




Rally Car from Wolfsburg has now

equalled that record.

Anniversaries and celebratory ari-

as: the numbers behind the victo-

ry in Portugal

Volkswagen celebrated another

milestone in the history of the Po-

lo R WRC at the Rally Portugal.

The 315-hp four wheel-drive pow-

erhouse contested its 300th spe-

cial stage on Friday. Just as it had

on its previous anniversaries –

50, 100, 150 and 250 – the Polo

R WRC celebrated its latest

achievement with another stage

win. Seven special stages later it

had brought up another mile-

stone: the 200th stage win since

making its debut in 2013. By the

end of the Rally Portugal,

Volkswagen had won 204 of the

312 special stages it has contest-

ed since the start of last season –

a success rate of 65 per cent. Of

850 possible top-three times, 459

have gone to the Polo R WRC.

Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia’s

victory marked the 24th podium

and 14th win in 17 rallies since

2013 for Volkswagen.

Tango

Argentino – one-two

victory for Volkswagen in

the World Rally Championship

11 May 2014

First, second and fourth – Latvala,

Ogier and Mikkelsen triumph in

Argentina

Outstanding result: Volkswagen’s

best team finish in the World Ral-

ly Championship

Record-breaking run continues:

ninth WRC win in a row for

Volkswagen

Top three places in the champion-

ship occupied by Volkswagen:

Ogier leads ahead of Latvala and

Mikkelsen

It was nothing less than

Volkswagen’s greatest single vic-

tory in the history of the FIA

World Rally Championship (WRC).

In extremely difficult external

conditions, Jari-Matti Latvala/

Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) and

Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia

(F/F) celebrated a hard-fought

one-two victory in the Polo R WRC

at the Rally Argentina. Andreas

Mikkelsen/Mikko Markkula (N/

FIN) completed the German facto-

ry team’s triumph by claiming

fourth place. Crowds of enthusias-

tic fans lined the route of SS 14,

holding their breath as Latvala

and Ogier repeatedly fought it out

to win the fifth round of the sea-

son. Mikkelsen also helped to

make the event a resounding suc-

cess for Volkswagen by doggedly

working his way up the leader

board. Taking first and second

place further extends

Volkswagen’s lead in the Manu-

facturers’ Championship. Follow-

ing the Rally Argentina, the three

Volkswagen duos are now also at

the top of the table in the Drivers’

and Co-Drivers’ Championship.

The event marked Jari-Matti Lat-

vala’s tenth win in the World Rally

Championship and his third in

Volkswagen’s colours.

Latvala vs. Ogier, Ogier vs. Lat-

vala – a duel to win the rally, a

duel for the WRC crown

Right from the word go, specta-

tors were treated to a thrilling du-

el for first place in Argentina –

despite punishing external condi-

tions. The current World Champi-

ons, Sébastien Ogier and Julien

Ingrassia, got off to the better

start, claiming the first two Spe-

cial Stages. Then Jari-Matti Lat-

vala and Miikka Anttila launched

their counterattack during the

rally’s longest stage. The pair

took the overall lead by putting in

the best time on the “Ascochinga–

Agua de Oro” section, which is

almost 52 kilometres long. Before

the first day’s rallying had fin-

ished, first place changed hands

twice more between Latvala and

Ogier. Latvala dominated on Sat-

urday and Sunday, gaining the

upper hand in the duel with eight

wins to Ogier’s one over the two

days. Following five of the sea-

son’s 13 rallies, the battle be-

tween Ogier and Latvala is also

dominating the battle for the WRC

title. With his win, Latvala closed





the gap in the World Champion-

ship standings to 24 points.

The backbone of the team:

Volkswagen’s service mechanics

are the key to success

The Rally Argentina is not just a

WRC classic – it also has a repu-

tation for being the toughest test

of both man and machine. In

2014, heavy rain and storms in

the weeks leading up to the event

meant the tracks were badly

eroded and very rough. Countless

cross-ditches and deep potholes

put all of the teams’ World Rally

Cars to the test. However, the

Volkswagen drivers’ equipment

remained in great shape through-

out the competition, thanks to the

team’s service crews.

Volkswagen’s experienced me-

chanics used the three services

on each day of the rally – one in

the morning (15 minutes), one at

lunchtime (30 minutes) and one

in the evening (45 minutes) – to

make sure the three Polo R WRCs

were always ready to face the

forthcoming stages.

Team successes, winning streaks

and milestones: facts and figures

from Argentina

By claiming first, second and

fourth place in Argentina,

Volkswagen celebrated its great-

est success to date in a single

round of the WRC. This win there-

by replaces the team’s previous

milestone at the Rally Great Brit-

ain in November 2013, when the

three Volkswagen pairings se-

cured first, second and fifth place.

As well as claiming impressive

positions, the team did it in style.

The Rally Argentina is made up of

14 Special Stages covering a total

of 405.10 kilometres. Ogier, Lat-

vala and Mikkelsen set the best

time on ten of them, finished sec-

ond eleven times, and took third

place on ten stages. This meant

that Volkswagen claimed 31 of

the 42 possible top three times.

With this performance, Argentina

remains the most successful mo-

torsport host country for

Volkswagen. In 2005, Volkswagen

bagged its first overall victory for

the Volkswagen Race Touareg at

the Rallye por las Pampas. Then

in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the

make celebrated three marathon

wins at the legendary Dakar Rally

with Giniel de Villiers, Carlos

Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah at the

wheel.

Jari-Matti Latvala’s victory at the

Rally Argentina in 2014 also saw

the team continue a winning

streak in the FIA World Rally

Championship (WRC) which start-

ed last season: Volkswagen has

now taken the top spot nine times

in a row. The marque finished the

2013 season with wins in Austral-

ia, France, Spain and the UK. It

has followed this with success in

Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico,

Portugal and Argentina so far in

2014.

This means that Volkswagen re-

mains unbeaten to date in 2014

and is celebrating its third double

victory in the space of five rallies

and its fifth overall.

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Communications [email protected] www.volkswagen-motorsport.com




FIA Formula 3 European Championship

Win number three of the season: Blomqvist triumphs in Budapest Tom Blomqvist (GB) claimed his third victory of the season on the fourth race weekend of the FIA Formula 3 Europe-an Championship at the Hungaroring (H). The son of former World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist got off to a flyer in race one and led from start to finish. The young Brit, who is “powered by Volkswagen”, also finished in the top ten in the remaining two races of the weekend to strengthen his grip on second place in the overall standings in the Formula 3 European Champion-ship. Max Verstappen (NL) narrowly missed out on a podium, coming home fourth in race three, which was brought to an early close due to the onset of rain. A further six Volkswagen drivers claimed top-ten finishes in Hungary: Jordan King (GB), Jules Szymkowiak (NL), Sean Gelæl (RI), Antonio Gio-vinazzi (I), Gustavo Menez (USA) and Jake Dennis (GB).

Volkswagen Polo-Cup India

Matharoo wins season-opener in Coimbatore Angad Singh Matharoo (IND) took an early overall lead in this year’s Volkswagen Polo-Cup India. The 25-year-old from Chandigarh (IND) won the opening race at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore (IND) and finished runner-up behind Bonnie Thomas (IND) in race two. Matharoo, who finished third overall in last sea-son’s Volkswagen Polo-Cup, benefit-ted from a breach of the rules in race one by would-be winner Karminder Pal Singh (IND), who was adjudged to have overtaken during a yellow flag phase on lap ten of an eventful race and was subsequently handed a 30-second penalty by the stewards. Sev-eral collisions occurred shortly after the start, resulting in the race being inter-rupted. In race two, rookie Thomas was the man to beat. This was the first victory in the Volkswagen Polo-Cup for the 33-year-old rally driver. Thomas is currently second in the overall stand-ings with 43 points, behind Matharoo (54).

Volkswagen Racing Cup Great Britain

Fulbrook and Mason win at the Grand Prix circuit in Silverstone Team-mates Joe Fulbrook (GB) and Aaron Mason (GB), both driving for the AWM/Warranty Direct team, shared a victory apiece on the third race week-end of the Volkswagen Racing Cup at the Grand Prix circuit in Silverstone (GB). Scirocco driver Mason would have bagged a brace of wins, had he not dropped back on the final lap of race one, allowing Fulbrook to claim his first victory of the season. This was also the first triumph by a Golf GTI this year. Rookie Lucas Orrock (GB) fin-ished runner-up, ahead of the young-est driver in the series Sam Morgan (GB). In the second race, it took Ma-son just four laps to storm from elev-enth on the grid to the front of the field. This time he held on to his lead, cross-ing the finish line first ahead of Jack Walker-Tulley (GB) and Stefan Di Res-ta (GB). After six of 14 races, James Greenway (GB) leads the champion-ship, 16 points ahead of Mason.

Volkswagen Polo-Cup Russia

Ignatov completes hat-trick of victo-ries Third race, third win for Alexey Ignatov and Alina Kondratyeva: the Russian duo was once again the pair to beat at




the Taman Rally in the Volkswagen Polo-Cup. The first day of the rally, on which the 11 teams were faced with 81 kilometres against clock spread over six special stages, was dominated by a thrilling duel between Ignatov and Arkadiy Bogomolov (RUS). However, Bogomolov, who led at the halfway point, skidded off the road on day two to leave the way free for Ignatov. Va-dim Leluh (RUS) was second, while Vladimir Melnikov (RUS) completed the podium in third place.

Fun-Cup France

Ferté and Dupassagr win in Val de Vienne They were second after the “three-hour sprint” which opened the second race weekend in the Fun-Cup, but they were unbeatable in Sunday’s main seven-hour race: Alain Ferté and Be-noit Dupassagr of the “Groupe Lem-oine” team won the Fun-Cup race in Val de Vienne (F). Pascal Amand/Julien Menard/Julien Suzanna, win-ners of Saturday’s opening race, ulti-mately had to settle for second place at the end of a race that featured

countless changes of leader and three safety car phases. Patrick Van Impe/Amin Bentchikou/Bernard Dendrifosse were third.

Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China

Liu dominates at the Shanghai Inter-national Circuit Anthony Liu (RC) was unbeatable in races three and four of the season in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup China (24 and 25 May). The local favourite won both races at the 4.602-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit. On Sat-urday, Liu came home ahead of Carlo Piero Mantori (I) and Patrick Boulaud (HK) after eleven laps in 27 degrees and cloudy conditions. On Sunday, with the sun shining and temperatures reaching 28 degrees, the man in the number 21 car finished in front of Bou-laud and William Lok (HK), who had won the first two races of the season at the Zhuhai International Circuit. Lok leads the overall standings with 62 points, ahead of Liu (40), with David Lau (HK, 29 points) third. The Shang-hai Tianma Circuit hosts races five and six of the season on 14 and 15 June.

Global Rallycross

Speed wins at the X Games in Aus-tin – Marklund Motorsport reaches quarter finals Global Rallycross driver Scott Speed (USA) from Andretti Autosport won the gold medal at the X Games 2014 in Austin, Texas (USA). The former For-mula 1 driver won in the 600 hp Volkswagen Polo R Supercar in the deciding final, ahead of Bucky Lasek (USA) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (BR). “Our plan A went perfectly,” said Speed after securing his second X Games victory on the “Circuit of the

Americas”. Team-mate Tanner Foust (USA) reached the quarter finals and won two races along the way. Speed leads the drivers' standings with 54 points, Foust is in eleventh place with four points. The Marklund Motorsport drivers from the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Tomas “Topi” Heik-kinen (FIN) and Anton Marklund (S), also started in Texas. Both of them reached the quarter finals in the Polo RX Supercar. The next Global Rally-cross event will be held on 22 June in Washington.

British Touring Car Championship

Smith secures first victory of the season for Volkswagen in the BTCC Árón Smith (IRL) drove sensationally to win the fourth race of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season in Oulton Park. The 24-year-old won the third race in the late after-noon on Sunday in the newly devel-oped Volkswagen CC belonging to the privateer team Chrome Edition Restart Racing and forced experienced drivers Gordon Shedden (GB/Honda) and Ja-son Plato (GB/MG) into second and third place. Smith finished the first race in twelfth position, just outside the top ten. Eighth place in race two meant that Smith started the third race in pole position. Alain Menu (CH), who was also behind the wheel of a Volkswagen CC in the BTCC finished in positions 14, ten and seven this weekend. The next three races of the BTCC season will take place on 28 and 29 June in Croft.





ATS Formula 3 Cup

Pommer wins twice in Austria – Dontje celebrates his first victory Markus Pommer (D) has helped his title aspirations in the ATS Formula 3 Cup 2014 impressively. On the 4326 kilometres of the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, the German who started for Team Lotus won races one and three. Pommer was only beaten in race two, by his team-mate Indy Dontje (NL). This was the Dutchman's first victory in the “national league” of Formula 3 – and that was with starting from sixth on the grid. Pommer leads the drivers' standings with 173 points, followed by Dontje (119) and Jeffri (105), who also picked up valuable championship points in Styria.

ADAC GT Masters

Volkswagen junior driver van der Linde crowned “mid-season cham-pion” in Spielberg Volkswagen junior driver Kelvin van der Linde (ZA) and his team-mate René Rast (D) were particularly con-vincing in the second ADAC GT Mas-ters race on Sunday. The duo with Van der Linde, who is just 17 years of age and champion of the 2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, secured second place in their Audi R8. After eight of 16 rac-es, Van der Linde/Rast can claim to be the unofficial “mid-season champions” of the ADAC GT Masters after their second place saw the Audi drivers take the lead in the table at the end of the

first half of the season. The high-flyers of the weekend were Oliver Gavin (GB) and Daniel Keilwitz (D) in their Corvette for the Callaway Competition team. They won both races. In the first race the duo even celebrated a flaw-less start-finish victory ahead of Albert von Thurn and Taxis (D) and Tomas Enge (CZ) in the Chevrolet.

ADAC Formula Masters

Jensen wins twice and is mid-season champion The fourth race weekend of the ADAC Formula Masters in Spielberg (A) was all about Mikkel Jensen. The young Dane underlined his championship aspirations with two start-finish victo-ries in three races and heads into the two-month summer break as the new leader of the overall standings. In the first race on the Formula 1 track in Styria, the 20-year-old crossed the finish line ahead of Ralph Boschung (CH) and Joel Eriksson (S). The finish-ing order of the second race was as follows: Jensen, Maximilian Günther (D), Boschung. In the third race on Sunday afternoon Jensen finished sec-ond ahead of Boschung, victory went to Eriksson. The next three races of the ADAC Formula Masters will be held from 8 to 10 August on the Slo-vakiaring (SK).

Volkswagen Castrol Cup

Wins for Kupcikas and Kruger Robertas Kupcikas (LT) and Jeffrey Kruger (ZA) also prevented a first win of a Polish driver this year at the third race weekend of the Volkswagen Castrol Cup Poland. Lithuania's Kup-cikas overtook Jan Kisiel (PL), who started the race in pole position, just after the start during the first race in Poznan, Poland. Kupcikas defended his lead as the entire field were forced

to change to wet tyres after seven laps due to a shower and he clinched his third victory of the season ahead of Kisiel. Gosia Rdest (PL) finished in a strong sixth place as the fastest wom-en in the field. In the second race, the South African Kruger recorded his first victory in the Volkswagen Castrol Cup. He certainly profited from a drive-through penalty given to Kisiel, who once again started the race in pole position, but made a false start. Kup-cikas finished in third place behind Marcus Fluch (S). The Lithuanian driv-er Kupcikas tops the overall classifica-tion with 220 points after six out of fourteen races ahead of Fluch on 194 points. Football legend Jerzy Dudek (PL) now has a total of 61 points fol-lowing his strong eleventh place finish in the first race in Poznan and is sub-sequently in seventeenth place overall.

Fun Cup Belgium

Colson Racing on the podium twice The Colson Racing team secured the most championship points at the Fun Cup Belgium international event in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Drivers Philippe Crosset and Eric Gressens managed to claim podium positions three and two during the Saturday and Sunday races respectively, which both lasted for 210 minutes. Therefore they lead the overall standings in the popu-lar mass sport racing series, where technically identical racing cars with beetle outlines are raced. The top spot in the standings of regular drivers was clinched by Allure Team 2 with Cedric Bollen, Fred Caprasse and Guillaume Mondron in the first race. In the second race the Côté Passion team with Debrus Gilles, Jean Pierre Baudart and Stéphane Charlier finished in first place.

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