Date:         Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:57:24 -0400
Reply-To:     Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wanted aircooled vanagon for "crash to pass"!
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David Marshall (vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG) said on the date of 4/24/99 12:31
AM

>From past experiences with the races the car always dies because you smash
>into someone and break the rad causing the enine to overheat or someone
>smashed into you and damages the engine in some way (lack of oil etc etc).
>My theory on the air-cooled Vanagon is there is no rad to break - the van
>is biger and taller than most cars that are in the race and with a decent
>steel bumper like I have on my Syncro - noone is going to touch the engine.
> I figure it would be more than likely I would place in the top three...


     So, would the Proz2 bull bars be legal?

     My only concern with an air-cooled engine would be losing your tin.
I'd also try to rig the exhaust to fall away, as it would be the most
easily dammaged engine component.

     I'd *love* to see the videos.

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Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
vanagon@columbus.rr.com
85GL with basic Westy interior
74 Bus (Dad's)
72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid