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Volkswagen Club of Western Australia (Inc) 1955 - 2015...ideas for 60th Anniversary in Twenty15
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Volkswagen Club of Western Australia (Inc) 1955 - 2015...ideas for 60th Anniversary in Twenty15
PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY (Incl. Memberships)
TREASURER
Jamie Barrett
0408 183 396 [email protected]
Graham Tibbs
0412 002 738
Ray Willis
0407 347 340 [email protected]
Justin Bayley
0438 819 443 [email protected]
EDITOR CONCESSION LICENCE
EVENT COORDINATOR
PROPERTY & MERCHANDISE
Ray Willis
0407 347 340 [email protected]
Dave Moore
0402 607 552 [email protected]
Jamie Barrett
0408 183 396 [email protected]
Graham Tibbs
0412 002 738 [email protected]
COUNCIL OF MOTORING CLUBS
WEB ADMINISTRATOR
MEMBERSHIPS (Assistant)
SOUTH WEST
Paul Kuah 0431 621 561
Jamie Barrett
0408 183 396 [email protected]
Andy Macey
(08) 9332 6919 [email protected]
Kim Muste
0408 914 400 [email protected]
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 ............... 6
President’s Spot ....................... 7
Fairbridge Festival .................... 8
Member Profile ......................... 9
Club Merchandise .....................11
South West News .....................12
White Xmas & a Black Golf ......14
January Club Run .....................16
February Club Run ...................19
Buying a VW in Singapore ........20
2014 Victorian Bug-In ...............22
Volkswagen News
Wheels Car of the Year .....24
9.7 million cars built ...........25
Business Van of the Year ..26
Beetle Dune .......................27
Volkswagen Motorsport
Monte Carlo Rally ..............28
Front Page:
The Coogee Beach stopover on the re-cent Coastal Cruise to Yanchep.
We now have 164 active
members in the club
Katherine Mitchell
Dean Smith
Donald Farrell
February 21
Welcome to our new Welcome to our new members...members...
Karen Fyfe
Geoff Feddersen
Stefan Galamaga
Brad Gardner
Lachie Glasfurd
Robin Gurnett
Adam Hallsworth
Joshua Hallsworth
Sheley Hallsworth
Cameron Hibberd
Sharon Hinchliffe
Morris Holder
Casey Keenan
Zac Laking
Sasha Lewin
Judith Marquis
Emelia McKenzie
Kerry Muste
Emily Radich
Robert Rudd
Claire Rundle
Lara Rundle
Tania Spiteri
Josh Spriggs
Jasmin
Summerfield
Kelli Summerfield
Trish Summerfield
Claire Taylor
Erin Taylor
Alison Van Corler
Arnold Van Son
Harrison Wallis
David Watkins
Susan Webster
Connor Whittle
Caylah Williams
Happy Birthday for Happy Birthday for February...February...
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This month... February 2014
# indicates a club run Wednesday 5th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD
7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Saturday 8th # Club Run : 2014 BREWERY AND BUSSO to include Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
Sunday 9th the SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING Contact: Kim 0408 914 400
See page 19 for information
Wednesday 12th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Wednesday 26th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
March 2014
Wednesday 5th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD
7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Sunday 9th SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON Contact: Kim 0408 914 400
See page 12 for information
Wednesday 12th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Saturday 22nd # Club Run : MUNSTER CRUISE Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
See webpage/forum (information shortly) and next ViaWest for information
Wednesday 26th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
April 2014 Wednesday 2nd ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD
7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Sunday 13th SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON Contact: Kim 0408 914 400
See page 12 for information
Wednesday 16th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
18th - 21st 45TH NATIONAL BUG-IN - GEELONG VICTORIA Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
22nd - 25th 45TH NATIONAL BUG-IN - ROAD TRIP
See page 22 for information
25th-27th FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
See page 8 for information
Sunday 27th # CMC CLASSIC CAR SHOW (Whiteman Park) Contact: Paul Kuah 0431 621 561
See webpage/forum (information shortly) and next ViaWest for information
Wednesday 26th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
The Council of Motoring Clubs ‘2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS’ has been included inside the back cover.
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Hi...
An exciting year ahead! We now have a great team of committee members spreading the
load of work, we are all motivated and planning away with an almost full calendar of events for 2014.
The latest addition to the events is a York Camping trip and cruise in June. Be sure to keep your eye on
the events calendar on our website. Any questions can be asked by using our forum and please try to
post up if you are interested this helps us plan and often spurs more to join the fun.
On a personal note I have parted ways with my Split kombi – good news is “she” is staying within the
club. The new bus is on the forum. I have a build thread on the go in the Your Projects section along
with 2 other members split screen kombis.
We have added a Water-Cooled thread to the
forum too. Paul “pkuaso” is the moderator. He
has a wealth of Technical knowledge – when I
say wealth, what he knows is unbelievable!
See Paul’s post “Christmas Break 2013 Project
Passat”...
He has many contacts too so jump on and say hi
and show us your rides and what upgrades you
have done.
Have a great year, we hope to see you at an
event or 12.
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
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“Members, this is a great family event and we are privileged to get the op-
portunity to have a "Volksville area" right in the thick of things.
“Been the last 4 years and we’d love
to have your company for this great club event” Jamie Barrett
NOTE: Those who want to camp in the "VOLKSVILLE" area as per previ-
ous years, please DO NOT buy your tickets online at Moshtix.
Instead PHONE THE FESTIVAL OF-
FICE on 92463311 between 10am and 5pm.
To save you time on the phone PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A VW CLUB MEMBER and Woody or Louise will organise everything for
you. This helps me with numbers so I can plan the area size for your enjoy-ment.
If you haven't been before or are un-able to stay over, the festival makes a great day trip.
We'd love to see you all to celebrate
our 22nd year.
Kim Shurman
FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL Visit www.fairbridgefestival.com.au for all the info you will need.
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Name:
Gary bull Forum User Name: Blue 72
Current Vehicle(s): 1972 Low-
light Kombi Doormobile Camper
First VW: Current Bus. I bought
it in Narrogin from a car yard to
do some camping 21 years ago.
It’s a work in progress (mustn't
hurry).
Earliest VW Memory: Pamplo-
na 1989. Backpacking in Spain I
was staying in a campground,
about 2kms away upon a hill was
another camp with about 80-100
Kombis, Bays and Splitties that
had come for the running of the
bulls...it was an awesome sight!
Best club event you attended:
Dwellingup. Hanging out with
other like minded VW folk, bike
riding and discussing all manner
of things around the fire with a
beer / vino.
VW Club: Since the AGM last
year I have become an active
committee member.
I have been on a number of club
runs including Dwellingup last
year...yes that’s me the ‘axeman’
in the photo to the right.
See you out and about at the
club events...come on up and say
hello...that’s what the club is all
about.
Member
Profiles
WANTED
This 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 contributing their pro-
file, cars and faces.
Just use the bold subject matters
(see above) and send in one, two
or lots of photos.
You can even add freehand com-
ments as well.
Send to: [email protected]
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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...
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Space
The club is always looking for ad-vertisers to help offset the cost of
this Club magazine...the ViaWest.
Advertising rates are very reasona-ble with 1/4 page being in portrait and 1/2 pages normally in land-scape...full pages are A4 in size.
Annual and monthly rates are available and adverts with Club
Member discounts are looked upon favourably.
Enquiries can be made by email to [email protected]
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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.
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Hi Folks,
The South West VW meets in
Busselton have been running eve-
ry month for over 18th months
and although they have been a
great success, the best turnouts
are in the warmer months when a
cruise or lunch has been organ-
ised.
Therefore with the idea to focus
on more cruises, lunches etc.,
during the warmer months, the
SW monthly meets will now
only run from January through
to June.
However, even with this change
keep an eye out here in ViaWest
or on the Club events page or fo-
rum for other ‘one-off’ VW events
in the South West.
Such an event has been the popu-
lar Vee Dubs@Busselton Drive-in
that has run for the last two
years. A major event will be on
again so put the first weekend in
November in your calendar… Fri-
day 31st Oct, Saturday 1st and
Sunday 2nd November 2014.
Meelup cruise
and BBQ The South West Monthly Gathering @ Busso held
on Sunday 12th January.
It was definitely hot in Busso
when 6 peeps turned up. Meelup
was busy so we had to park where
we could...some scored beach
front spots, a couple of others
drove direct to Meelup. Some had
a BBQ and others had a swim.
Anyway a couple of the pics for
you...
Kim 0408 914 400
2014 Brewery
and Busso... The South West Monthly
Gathering @ Busso on Sunday 9th February
will be combined with the Old
Coast Rd Brewery run on the
Saturday 8th (see information
elsewhere in the magazine)
The Old Coast Rd Brewery run will
be on Saturday 8th Febru-
ary...lunch will be at 12:00 noon.
(Continued on page 13)
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To book your SATURDAY
LUNCH, please text or email your
name, mobile number and num-
ber of adults & children by 31st
January.
Ray Willis: 04073473403
Email: [email protected]
For South West vee-dubbers, a
cruise will be organised up to the
Old Coast Road Brewery.
If you want to join a CRUISE UP
FROM THE SW, please text or
email your name, meeting point,
vehicle (rego) and mobile num-
ber. Meeting points are Busselton
and Bunbury. Meeting times and
exact location to be provided to
those on the cruise up from the
South West.
Kim Muste: 0408 914 400
Email: [email protected]
From the Brewery, all will head
south to Busselton for an over-
night stay and to attend the VW
gathering on the Sunday.
To combine the both, a camp over
will be held in Busselton on the
Saturday Night…
Well vee dub folks CAMPING has
been organised at Four Seasons
Holiday Park Busselton 585 Caves
Rd, roughly half way between
Busselton and Dunsborough for
Saturday night.
All you need to do is ring 9755
4082, say "VW Club" and book
and pay for a reserved powered
camp sites or ask about cabins if
needed.
15 powered camp sites have been
reserved in a group and can be
booked for a discounted priced of
$27 for 2 adults.
They also have cabins for $125 or
ones for $99 where you need to
bring linen. No cabins have been
reserved so if you need one....ring
soon!
Woof...the park is dog friendly!
If you need more details check
out the Four Seasons web site.
The plan for SUNDAY and SW
MEET is to get together at
Centennial Park, foreshore car-
park at the end of Dun Bay Rd,
Dunsborough at 11am to catch
up with the Busso SW meet crew,
have a BBQ using the free beach
BBQs or buy some lunch from the
nearby shops and bakery. Then
join in a cruise east/north to have
a look at the Port Geographe Ma-
rina and beyond.
Vee-dubbers based north of
Busselton (e.g. Perth) can contin-
ue on their journey home. Kim
(Continued from page 12)
Change of For February - meet at Centennial Park, fore-Location: shore carpark at the end of Dun Bay Road, Dunsborough from 11:00am for lunch (BBQs).
When: Next Gathering is on Sunday - 9th February Followed by Sunday - 9th March
Contact: Kim 0408 914 400
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For a change, we thought we
would have a "White Christmas"
and so we travelled to the USA
and Europe over the break.
While in America, we managed to
hire a new Ford Escape 2.0 Eco-
boost, which I think is equivalent
to the Kuga in Asia-Pacific speak.
It turned out to be a competent
car with AWD and ABS that
worked well on the slippery roads
while experiencing the "ice-
storm" in Maine and New Hamp-
shire.
We tried to hire another AWD ve-
hicle for our time in Europe but
finally settled on a Golf 2.0TDI as
the SUVs were premium-priced
rentals that exceeded our budget.
So it was with some trepidation
that we picked up our black front
-wheel drive Golf VII at the
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof for our
driving trip that took us through
Germany, Switzerland and a bit
of France over some slippery,
high altitude roads, but we need
not have worried.
The effective traction and braking
systems kept the Golf in control
even on the steep and narrow icy
alpine roads. We weren't pushing
hard, being novices at driving in
snow and ice, yet there were still
times when the safety systems on
the car intervened effectively but
unobtrusively on the slippery sur-
faces.
Driving on the German autobahns
was also a revelation for us -
even as we were travelling at 160
to 170 km/h (easily accomplished
with the reasonably punchy
2.0TDI engine), there were other
cars passing us as if we were sta-
tionary! Still, the in-built sat-nav
and heating systems (this was
the first time I could appreciate
heated seats!) worked well to
provide us with fuss-free, com-
fortable motoring. We wondered,
however, if the centre console
could have been narrowed down
a little to give more knee and foot
-well space.
Whilst based in Geneva, we drove
into Chamonix, France, in an at-
tempt to visit Mont Blanc but the
weather was so bad the cable car
sections that were to take us up
there were closed. Instead, we
took a punt on an alternative ca-
ble car to try to view the glacier
at Montenvers. It was pelting
down with snow but we were for-
tunate that the Montenvers funic-
ular train and cable car were op-
erational for a few hours that
day, just enough time for us to
literally get inside the glacier and
visit the museum.
However, when we got back to
the car, it was covered in inches
of snow and ice, which we re-
moved using the scraper provided
by the car hire company.
Snow on Golf - this was after we
cleared some of the white stuff
off! Chamonix, France
Particularly harrowing were the
drives up and down the Valaisien
Swiss Alps around the towns of
Sierre, Crans Montana, Leuk, Ver-
corin and Zermatt but somehow,
the Golf made the drives serene,
(Continued on page 15)
White Christmas White Christmas andand aa
Black GolfBlack Golf By Matthew Ngui
A view of Matterhorn, Switzerland
Snow on our Black Golf VII
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even pleasurable. The generally
feel-some steering and good
compromise between ride and
handling kept the driver in touch
with the road and therefore
awake and interested.
As we didn't get to see Mont
Blanc, we made extra effort at
Zermatt to get
close to the Mat-
terhorn (yes, the
mountain-logo on
the Toblerone
bars) and it was
well worth it. We
had to take no less
than 3 different
modes of transport
to get there! We
spent all day doing
this and even as
we were a little
weary, the drive
back to the hotel
at night was once
again seemingly made pleasant in
the Golf, especially when we were
still driving up icy roads with sin-
gle-lane hairpins and tunnels in
darkness. Those adaptive/
cornering headlamps would have
been handy and perhaps, brighter
reversing lamps - it was discon-
certing backing into a dark hair-
pin corner to allow another car to
get past!
The incredible scenery aside, the
highlight of the trip for me was
being able to see a couple of ex-
amples of our members' cars in
museums - Andrew Scogings's
1952 Beetle at the Porsche Muse-
um in Stuttgart and Robin Bai-
ley's DKW at the Sinsheim Tech-
nical Museum in Sinsheim, Ger-
many. The Porsche Museum as
expected was elegantly designed
and laid out, with the cars
and information chrono-
logically arranged in an
upward spiral. The Sins-
heim Technical Museum in
contrast, was a potpourri
of many things technical,
showcasing numerous
types of internal combus-
tion engines used in trans-
portation in an amongst
cars, mechanised organs
and squeeze boxes, huge
trains and even a Con-
corde jet.
It was a great trip, notably made
more enjoyable by the torquey,
reliable diesel VW Golf. Even if
the electric parking brake, auto
stop-start and sat-nav instruc-
tions took a bit of getting used to
for technological wood ducks like
us, we "bonded" with the car, al-
ways looking forward to a drive in
it no matter the time or weath-
er...and this says a lot about a
car.
(Continued from page 14)
Matthew with the 1952 Beetle on display at the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
1957 DKW at the Sinsheim Technical Museum, Sinsheim, Germany
Mathew at the Sinsheim Technical Museum
alongside a Mercedes Benz 600
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YANCHEPYANCHEPYANCHEP
Cruise & CampingCruise & CampingCruise & Camping
January Club Run -
Saturday 18th
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YANCHEPYANCHEPYANCHEP
Cruise & CampingCruise & CampingCruise & Camping
January Club Run -
Saturday 18th
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YANCHEPYANCHEPYANCHEP
Cruise & CampingCruise & CampingCruise & Camping
January Club Run -
Saturday 18th
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Saturday 8th FebruarySaturday 8th February
For those interested the Old Coast Rd Brewery run on the Saturday 8th can again For those interested the Old Coast Rd Brewery run on the Saturday 8th can again be combined with the South West Monthly Gathering @ Busso on Sunday 9th. be combined with the South West Monthly Gathering @ Busso on Sunday 9th.
Camping arrangements for the Saturday night are detailed below.Camping arrangements for the Saturday night are detailed below.
for Lunch at 12:00pm for Lunch at 12:00pm for Lunch at 12:00pm
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A. Lunch Details
To book your lunch,
please text or email your
name, mobile number
and number of adults &
children.
B. Cruise down from
Perth
If you want to join a
cruise down from Perth,
please text or email your
name, meeting point,
vehicle (rego) and
mobile number.
Meeting points are:
Armadale
Byford
Pinjarra
Meeting times to be
provided to those on the
cruise.
A. Lunch see opposite
B. Cruise up from SW
If you want to join a
cruise up from the SW,
please text or email your
name, meeting point, ve-
hicle (rego) and mobile
number.
Meeting points are:
Busselton
Bunbury
Contact: Ray Willis
Mobile: 0407347340
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Kim Muste
Mobile: 0408 914 400
Email: [email protected]
Do Not Do Not
Drink Drink
and Driveand Drive
Saturday Night Camp-
ing @ Busselton
Camping is at Four Sea-
sons Holiday Park Caves
Rd, Busselton… the park
is dog friendly!
Phone 9755 4082 and
say "VW Club" to book &
pay for a reserved pow-
ered camp site…discount
price of $27 for 2 adults.
More details on the SW
News pages in ViaWest
or on the VW Club web-
site and forum.
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Extract from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Entitlement The Certificate of Entitlement or COE is the quota license received from a successful winning bid in a open bid uni-form price auction which grants the legal right of the holder to register, own and use a vehicle in Singapore for a period of 10 years e.g to own a category B vehicle (1601cc and above) for 10 years costs approx SG$70,000 and the same again if you want to keep it another 10 years.
For more information please see reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Entitlement
These 2 pages are a copy of the VW brochure for the price list in Singapore (circa September 2013)
provided by Club Commit-tee Member Paul Kuah. Thanks Paul...
I have carried out some research to provide you with additional information that may help understand the brochure. The conversion rate at the time of this brochure was AUD1=SGD1.19. To calculate, divide the $ prices in this brochure by 1.19 to get Australian Dollars...e.g. SG$119,000 = A$100,000.
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Extract from http://www.volkswagen.com.sg/en/technology/cevs.html The government announced that the new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) will apply to all new cars from 1 January 2013. The CEVS evaluates carbon emissions and fuel efficiency to encourage consumers to shift to low emission models. All new cars registered with low carbon emissions will qualify for significant rebates between $5,000 and $20,000. Cars with high carbon emissions will incur a corresponding registration surcharge (penalty) of
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4 5th National
Bug-In (2014)
Itinerary (subject to change)
F riday 18th April
3:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Arrival and registration at Gee-
long Boat House, Western Fore-
shore Rd, Western Beach. Oppo-
site Deakin University Waterfront
Campus. Dinner choice of fish or
chicken with salad or hamburger.
Cost $20
S aturday 19th April
9:00 AM Convoy departs
from park opposite River Glen
Caravan Park 75 Barrabool Rd
Belmont to waterfront car show
9:15 AM to 2:00 PM car show
Steampacket Gardens Eastern
Beach. (overflow to Transvaal
Square and customs house yard)
Monty Love trophy event.
Entry $10
Other on site attractions:
Helicopter scenic flights Cost
$85
Historic 1892 steam driven car-
rousel from $3.70
Thomas the Tank children’s
rides Return $5
Giant Sky Wheel (largest mo-
bile ferris wheel in southern
hemisphere) Cost $8
Enterprize 1835 tall ship 1 hour
sailing cruises Cost $30
National Wool Museum
Customs House tours...and
many others
2:30 PM Go cart racing at NAS
Karts shed 12 / 35 Mackey St Nth
Geelong. Trophy event
Cost $45
2:30 PM Alternative Hygeia III
bay tour including finger food
Cost $30
Saturday evening...free
Groups encouraged to try the
many restaurants in town
S unday 20th April
9:00 AM Convoy departs
from park opposite River Glen
Caravan Park 75 Barrabool Rd
Belmont to Avalon.
10:00 AM Motorkahana and
Khana-cross time trial competi-
tion at Geelong Motor Sports
Complex Avalon (at exit to Avalon
Airport) Trophy event Organized
by VW Club of South Australia
Cost $25
Alternative event
9:30 AM Convoy departs from
park opposite River Glen Caravan
Park 75 Barrabool Rd Belmont to
Port Arlington
10:15 AM arrive at Port Arlington
historic Mill. 11 Turner Crt. Port
Arlington
11:15 AM depart Port Arlington
drive to Drysdale station
12:00 PM ride Bellarine rail train
to Queenscliff
Return $30
1:00 PM arrive Queenscliff inves-
tigate shops and eating places
2:45 PM depart Queenscliff sta-
tion train back to Drysdale
3:30 PM Arrive Drysdale, return
to Geelong
Sunday evening...
6:00 PM Dinner & presentation
night at Rheingold Cellar Restau-
rant 9 Moolap St Geelong. 3
course meal & traditional German
band. Guest speakers:
Arthur Bartlett; motor sports
chaplain V8 supercars
Alfred Hickey; sales & marketing
Volkswagen of Afghanistan in
1960’s tells of his adventures in a
VW Beetle driving throughout Eu-
rope, Russia, Middle East and In-
dia at that time.
Cost $40
M onday 21st April
9:00 AM goodbye breakfast
River Glen Caravan Park 75 Bar-
rabool Rd Belmont (for those not
going on the extended tours)
Cost $10
11:00 AM One day Bellarine tour
departs from park opposite River
Glen Caravan Park 75 Barrabool
Rd Belmont via Barwon Heads &
Ocean Grove to Point Lonsdale
foreshore opposite Benito’s Café
for catered lunch
Cost $20
2:00 PM Depart to Fort
Queenscliff.
3:00 PM Guided Tour Cost $12
Monday evening...
Evening free to investigate
Queenscliff township. Groups en-
couraged to check out local eating
places.
Highly recommended:
Fawlty Towers dinner and show at
Grand Veue Hotel (if on at that
time, early bookings essential)
Approx. $130
E xtended tour Tuesday
22nd to Sat 26th April
Great Ocean Road, western
districts and goldfields
Bug-In Bookings: Gary Collis
Ph: 0419 370 310
email: [email protected]
Competition Events: Rob Bussel-
man
Ph: 03 9481 7002
Email: [email protected]
C ruise to the 2014 Bug-In
If there is anybody thinking about
driving to the Bug-In in Victoria at
Easter 2014, I will be travelling
across in my Kombi Camper.
I will be leaving Perth on 9th or
10th April, arriving in Adelaide on
13th April...this is a 3 night stop.
I will be leaving Adelaide on the
16th April to arrive in Geelong on
Thursday 17th April in time for
the Bug-In.
Ray Willis…
Mob: 0407347340 or
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Volkswagen’s seventh gener-
ation Golf has been named
2013 Wheels Car of the Year
at a gala event in Melbourne.
The multi-award-winning Golf
outclassed a field of 51 eligible
vehicles to collect what is widely
regarded as one of Australia’s
most prestigious automotive
awards.
To receive this honour, the all-
new Golf impressed Wheels’
highly respected panel of seven
expert judges throughout a rigor-
ous week of testing.
Wheels magazine editor, Glenn
Butler, lauded the Golf’s con-
sistency in all of the criteria; “The
Golf VII is satisfying to drive, se-
rene to ride in and superbly user-
friendly.
“Volkswagen seems almost to
have set out to create a car to
excel in every one of the five
Wheels Car of the Year criteria.
And, quite simply, the Golf has
aced it,” he said.
Veteran judge John Carey
summed up the Golf’s achieve-
ments; “The wonder-workers of
Wolfsburg have created a Golf
that’s better in every way that
can be measured. And the incre-
ments are anything but
miniscule.”
“From the smallest, thoughtful
details to the biggest basics, this
is a car that never falters. Its
breadth of talent, it’s almost an-
noyingly persistent perfectionism
and its unrelenting satisfaction
make it something truly rare… a
car for all reasons.
“This is one of the most worthy
Wheels Car of the Year winners
ever,” he wrote.
Receiving the award on behalf of
Volkswagen Group Australia,
Managing Director, John White,
commented on the win: “It is a
great pleasure and honour to re-
ceive this award on behalf of so
many in the Volkswagen family.”
“The Wheels Car of the Year
award caps-off a stellar year for
the all-new Golf; which has also
received Carsguide’s Car of the
Year Award locally; as well inter-
national acclaim as the 2013
World, European, Japanese, Scot-
tish and New Zealand Car of the
Year.”
“As Australia’s first, and the
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Volkswagen Golf is 2013 Volkswagen Golf is 2013
Wheels Car of the YearWheels Car of the Year
This is the third time the Volkswagen Golf has taken out Wheels magazine’s top honour. The Mark 1 Golf was This is the third time the Volkswagen Golf has taken out Wheels magazine’s top honour. The Mark 1 Golf was
awarded the 1976 Wheels Car of the Year and the Mark VI Golf was named 2009 Wheels Car of the Year.awarded the 1976 Wheels Car of the Year and the Mark VI Golf was named 2009 Wheels Car of the Year.
Volkswagen has received five Wheels Car of the Year awards over the years, including in 1974 for the Volkswagen has received five Wheels Car of the Year awards over the years, including in 1974 for the
Volkswagen Passat and more recently in 2010 for the Volkswagen Polo.Volkswagen Passat and more recently in 2010 for the Volkswagen Polo.
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world’s longest-running Car of
the Year award, this is testament
to the quality, refinement and
performance of the Golf.”
Locally, the new Golf has also
claimed victory in Wheels maga-
zine’s Gold Star Value award for
the 90TSI, and Motor-
ing.com.au’s Family Car of the
Year Under $30k.
Group Board Member for
Sales Christian Klingler:
"Renewed increase in deliver-
ies is very good achievement
by all brands. Market develop-
ments in 2014 expected to be
similar to 2013."
The Volkswagen Group reported
yet another strong increase in
worldwide deliveries for the full
year 2013, topping the record set
in 2012. "In total, our Group de-
livered over 9.7 million vehicles
to customers last year, ranging
from small city cars to heavy
trucks – more than ever before",
Group Board Member for Sales
Christian Klingler said, comment-
ing on the overall delivery figures
which also include estimates for
the MAN and Scania brands.
Klingler continued: "Across the
board, all brands contributed to
these very positive results which
are a very good achievement in
light of the difficult conditions on
markets all over the world. As far
as the current year is concerned,
we expect market developments
on a level similar to 2013. Even
though the situation in Europe
would appear to be stabilizing,
economic uncertainty will contin-
ue and the challenges we will be
facing on markets will remain vir-
tually unchanged."
Excluding the heavy truck brands
of MAN and Scania, the
Volkswagen Group delivered 9.5
(2012: 9.1; +4.8 per cent)* mil-
lion vehicles in 12 months. The
Group finished the month of De-
cember with a 6.3 per cent in-
crease, delivering 833,200
(December 2012: 784,100)*
units.
Developments in the various re-
gions and world markets were
mixed. Group brands delivered
3.65 (3.67; -0.5 per cent) million
vehicles on the overall European
market from January to Decem-
ber, of which 1.85 (1.85; +0.1
per cent) million units were
handed over in Western Europe
(excluding Germany). 1.16
(1.18; -1.4 per cent) million cus-
tomers chose a new model from
the Volkswagen Group in the
home market of Germany. Eu-
rope's largest automaker deliv-
ered 639,500 (644,300; -0.7 per
cent) vehicles in the Central and
Eastern Europe region. 303,200
(317,700; -4.6 per cent) vehicles
were handed over to customers
in the Russian market during the
same period.
Deliveries in the North America
region from January to December
grew 5.6 per cent to 888,800
(841,500) units, of which
611,700 (596,100; +2.6 per
cent) were delivered in the Unit-
ed States.
In the South America region, the
Volkswagen Group handed over
908,000 (1,010,100; -10.1 per
cent) million vehicles to custom-
ers during the same period, of
which 682,200 (780,200; -12.6
per cent) were delivered in Brazil.
The Group recorded very encour-
aging figures in the Asia-Pacific
region, where 3.64 (3.17; +14.7
per cent) million vehicles were
delivered to customers in the pe-
riod to December, of which 3.27
(2.81; +16.2 per cent) million
were handed over to customers
in China (incl. Hong Kong), the
Group's largest single market.
In contrast, deliveries in India
declined to 92,600 (114,100; -
18.9 per cent) units.
Outline of developments at
Group brands…
The Volkswagen Passenger Ve-
hicles brand delivered 5.93
(5.74; +3.4 per cent) million ve-
hicles to customers worldwide
during the full year. The brand
developed well in the Asia-Pacific
region, handing over 2.73 (2.37;
+15.0 per cent) million vehicles
there.
Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles
delivered 1.64 (1.70; -3.7 per
cent) million vehicles to custom-
ers on the overall European mar-
ket, where conditions remained
difficult, of which 560,100
(586,100; -4.4 per cent) units
were handed over in the home
market of Germany.
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Record: Volkswagen
Group Grows Deliveries Almost 5 Per Cent to
Over 9.7 (2012: 9.3) Mil-
lion Vehicles in 2013
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Audi delivered
1.58 (1.46;
+8.3 per cent)
million vehicles
worldwide in 2013. The premium
brand from Ingolstadt developed
particularly well in the Asia-
Pacific region, where customers
took possession of 579,100
(478,900; +20.9 per cent) new
vehicles. Audi delivered 190,300
(168,800) models in the North
America region during the same
period, an increase of 12.7 per
cent.
The sports car
manufacturer
Porsche, which
became a
Volkswagen
Group brand on August 1, 2012,
recorded full-year deliveries to-
taling 162,100 vehicles. Demand
for vehicles built by the Stuttgart
-based carmaker was particularly
high in the Asia-Pacific region,
where 49,700 units were deliv-
ered, and in the North America
region, where 46,700 vehicles
were handed over to customers.
ŠKODA delivered a
total of 920,800
(939,200; -2.0 per
cent) vehicles in
2013.
The Czech automaker grew deliv-
eries for the full year in Western
Europe (excluding Germany),
handing over 233,200 (225,900; +3.2 per cent)
units. The company deliv-ered 251,800 (261,100; -
3.5 per cent) vehicles to customers in the Central
and Eastern Europe region.
SEAT delivered
355,000 (321,000) vehicles worldwide in
2013, an increase of
10.6 per cent.
VWs win
five 2014
Business
Van of the
Year Awards Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
is celebrating a stunning trophy
haul at the inaugural 2014 Busi-
ness Van Awards in the UK. The
brand swept the board on its way
to collecting the sought-after Van
of the Year title for the Trans-
porter.
As well as winning the top hon-
our, Volkswagen Commercial Ve-
hicles claimed five of this year’s
12 categories, including Best
Large Trades Van for Trans-
porter, Best Heavy Van for Craft-
er and Best Utility Pick-Up and
Best Double Cab for the Amarok.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
also scooped the manufacturer
award for Best Service Package.
Announcing the results before an
industry audience, Business Vans’
editorial director, Ralph Morton,
commented:
Van of the Year and Best
Large Trades Van – Transport
‘Congratulations to Volkswagen
and its Transporter model for
winning the inaugural Business
Van of the Year award and Best
Trades Van accolade. The Trans-
porter is the ideal all-rounder for
the trades, offering quality, value
and reliability in equal measure –
exactly what any small business
running a van requires.’
Best Utility Pick-Up and Best
Double Cab – Amarok
‘The Amarok scooped a double
win for delivering high standards
of quality and reliability. Every-
thing you would expect from a
Volkswagen.’
Best Heavy Van – Crafter
'The Crafter impressed the judg-
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The Spanish brand benefited in
particular from a tailwind in Ger-
many, where deliveries grew
20.3 per cent to 76,600 (63,700)
units, as well as in the UK, where
the company delivered 45,700
(39,000; +17.0 per cent) units.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehi-
cles delivered 551,900
(550,200; +0.3 per cent) vehi-
cles to customers last year, of
which 159,400 (161,200; -1.1
per cent) units were handed over
in Western Europe (excluding
Germany). In contrast,
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
grew deliveries in the South
America region by 8.3 per cent,
handing over 160,400 (148,100)
vehicles to customer there.
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es with its ability to surpass op-
erators’ needs while delivering
reduced running costs thanks to
its BlueMotion Technology.’
Best Service Package for Van
Owners – Volkswagen Com-
mercial Vehicles
‘The judges were impressed by
Volkswagen’s service offering and
the back-up provided by the
brand’s dedicated Van Centre
network which features extended
hours, fast emergency repairs
and courtesy vehicles that are
vital for busy small businesses.’
Commenting on the awards suc-
cess, Alex Smith, UK Director of
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles,
added: ‘We’re delighted to re-
ceive these honours from Busi-
ness Van. To get such recognition
demonstrates the strength of the
brand and the quality of our
products. Winning the best ser-
vice package shows that we’re
doing a great job of keeping cus-
tomers happy and on the road,
which is truly gratifying.’
NB: The awards are organised by
Business Vans, The Business Van of the Year Awards judging panel, com-prises experts in the field of commer-cial vehicles and SME sector.
NAIAS
Detroit
2014: World
premiere of Beetle Dune
At the North American Interna-
tional Auto Show (NAIAS), start-
ing today in Detroit, Volkswagen
is giving a world premiere to the
Beetle Dune. The near-production
concept car thrills with its robust
off-road looks, raised body and
19-inch tyres. Volkswagen's ap-
pearance is rounded off with the
US premieres of the all-electric e-
Golf and the new 300-PS Golf R1.
Volkswagen's show highlight in
Detroit is the Beetle Dune. The
car at the show features
'Arizona', yellow/orange metallic
paintwork and flared wheel arch-
es offset in black. Unlike on the
familiar Volkswagen Cross mod-
els, so-called 'blades' (elements
1.5 millimetres thick) are fitted
on top of the matt main sections.
Chrome-plated underbody pro-
tection and side trim strips on top
of the sills, which are based on
the legendary running boards of
the original Beetle, underline the
both classy and sporty overall
impression. The interior - featur-
ing infotainment system and high
-definition 7.7-inch touchscreen -
conveys in addition a high level
of technological fascination. The
Beetle Dune is powered by a 210
PS turbo petrol engine, which
gives the concept car
acceleration of 0 to
100 km/h in 7.3 sec-
onds.
In parallel with
showcasing the Bee-
tle Dune,
Volkswagen is also
showing the new e-
Golf, making its US
premiere. The all-
electric e-Golf im-
presses with best-in-
class qualities from
the off, leading the way with low
power consumption of 12.7
kWh/100 km. By virtue of inno-
vative overall technology, en-
hanced aerodynamics (cW =
0.281) and optimised roll re-
sistance, the e-Golf is 10 per cent
more frugal than the best steel-
built competitor. The practically
silent e-Golf is also very inexpen-
sive to run - with power costs of
just €3.28 per 100 kilometres.
Volkswagen rounds off its best-
seller segment at the upper end
with the new Golf R: this top ver-
sion of the Golf is powered by a
redesigned 300 PS TSI engine
(221 kW)1, which is 30 PS more
powerful and yet up to 18 per
cent more fuel-efficient than its
predecessor. The reconfigured
sport suspension (lowered by 20
millimetres), the new progressive
steering and 'ESC Sport', which
can now be fully deactivated for
racetrack driving, ensure in addi-
tion purist handling.
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“Monte” victory!
Dream start to the WRC for Ogier and
Volkswagen Volkswagen triumphs at opening round
of the WRC in Monte Carlo
Defending champions Ogier/Ingrassia claim second “Monte” win of their
careers
All three Polo R WRCs in the points at
the iconic rally
Triumph at the Rally Monte Carlo – Volkswagen opened the new season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with a dream result. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F) produced an irresistible fightback and an out-standing driving display to secure vic-tory on the first weekend of the 2014
season.
The success at the “Monte” is their 17th victory in the WRC, and their tenth with Volkswagen. The win was the duo’s second at the rally classic, having pre-viously won in 2009 when the event in the Mediterranean principality did not form part of the world championship. Second place went to Ford driver Bryan
Bouffier, who won here in 2011, with Citroën’s Kris Meeke taking third. The competitors at the notorious “Monte”, also known as “The Unpredictable One”, faced extremely difficult weather and road conditions. Rain in the valleys, snow at altitude – as has often been the case in the past, tyre selection was the decisive factor at the “Monte”. Volkswagen ended the classic with all three Polo R WRCs in the points. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) and Andreas Mikkelsen/Mikko Markkula (N/FIN) picked up valuable points in fifth and seventh place respec-tively. Typical “Monte” – tricky tyre selection makes for excitement, weather for cha-
os
The sudden onset of winter in the French Maritime Alps and heavy rain in the val-leys – the start of the Rally Monte Carlo literally caught every-one cold. Based on the weather data available, the Volkswagen drivers opted for virtually tread-free slicks for the first three special stages of the “Monte”. With the shock arrival
of snow in the principality, this made driv-ing a real challenge. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia and their team-mates lost a lot of time in these conditions. The World Champions found themselves back in ninth place. They showed their undoubted class from the fifth stage onwards, however, finishing consistently in the top-three from then on in and winning seven special stag-es. By the midway point of the “Monte” they had moved into the lead and never looked back.
Weather conditions were so extreme that the 14th special stage of the Rally Monte Carlo had to be cancelled. So much snow fell on the notorious Col de Turini between the first and second loop on Saturday that the second run had to be neutralised, with some World Rally Cars stuck in the snow. The comeback kid: Jari-Matti Latvala
and the double fightback
Sébastien Ogier’s team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila twice thrilled fans at the Rally Monte Carlo with a remarkable comeback. On the Friday of the rally, “JML” fought his way back from 18th to seventh place overall. He then climbed another position on Saturday, before a puncture saw him drop back down the field. However, he had battled back from eighth to fifth by the end of the day. Lat-
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vala/Anttila were in the top-three on eight of the special stages at the “Monte”, clocking the fastest time on three occasions. Points reward for “Monte” trainee Mik-
kelsen
Lessons learned, points scored – Andreas Mikkelsen’s first outing in a World Rally Car at the Rally Monte Carlo was rewarded with six World Championship points. Together with co-driver Mikko Markkula, Mikkelsen showed the necessary caution on all 14 special stages. However, even that was not enough on the tenth stage: on slicks at the time, Mikkelsen/Markkula slid slowly off the snow-covered road in a slow corner be-tween Sisteron and Thoard. Despite losing a lot of time they were able to continue, with the help of the fans, and capitalised with a series of top times on the final day. Bonus points for Latvala/Anttila and
Ogier/Ingrassia on the Power Stage
Three extra points for Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila, and two bonus points for Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia – Volkswagen claimed a one-two on the Power Stage. Five of the six bonus points up for grabs on the Power Stage – the final stage of a rally, on which points are award-ed to the top three cars – went the way of the manufacturer from Wolfsburg. Dream start: Ogier/Ingrassia and Volkswagen lead the World Champion-
ship
Victory at the first rally of the year and two bonus points on the Power Stage mean the reigning World Champions lead the WRC after the opening act of 2014. Sébastien
Ogier and Julien In-grassia leave their home rally with 27 points to their name, while Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila are fourth with 13 points, courtesy of their Power Stage victory. Volkswagen also holds an early lead in the Manufacturers’ Cham-pionship: 37 points went to Wolfsburg, 33 to Citroën. Quotes, day three of the Rally Monte Carlo Sébastien Ogier, Volkswagen Polo R WRC #1 “What a perfect start to the season! The team did a fantastic job. I am overjoyed. It is an amazing feeling to win the Rally Mon-te Carlo in these difficult conditions – espe-cially now that the Monte is a round of the World Championship again. For that rea-son, this win obviously ranks above the victory in the IRC in 2009 for Julien and me. Even more so when you consider the last three days: the fightback in extreme rain, and then the snow chaos on the Col de Turini. I really wanted to win my home rally here. I will celebrate the win appropri-ately – with my family, my girlfriend and the entire Volkswagen team.” Jari-Matti Latvala, Volkswagen Polo R WRC #2 “I am really happy with fifth place. That was the goal we had set ourselves right from the word go. I have finally brought an end to my poor run at the Rally Monte Carlo. The conditions out on the route were very, very difficult in places – as was the tyre selection, which we did not get right at the start. The stages in the mountains were hard work, but it was worth it. We scored important points. I am particularly pleased with the extra points from the Power Stage. We now head to the Rally Sweden full of
confidence.” Andreas Mikkel-sen, Volkswagen Polo R WRC #9 “An incredibly strenuous rally for us. There were so many conditions we had never come across before. Like many oth-ers, we found ourselves driving with slicks on snow and spikes
in the rain. The tyre selection was definitely extremely difficult. However, I learned a lot at the Rally Monte Carlo. I am very happy that we finished in the points. That was always our goal, and I am still flabbergast-ed how difficult it was to achieve that goal.” Jost Capito, Volkswagen Motorsport Director “I am very proud of the entire team today. The drivers, co-drivers, engineers and me-chanics all did an outstanding job. Sébas-tien Ogier’s performance was worthy of a champion, while Jari-Matti Latvala and An-dreas Mikkelsen also did a magnificent job. Together with their engineers, and using the information available from the ice spies and weather crews, they always made in-telligent tyre selections – even if they did not always turn out to be perfect. But that is just typical of the ‘Monte’, which is always unpredictable and temperamental. To have all three Polo R WRCs in the points and to have won the iconic ‘Monte’ for the first time as a team is an outstanding success.” And then there was ... ... Nicolas Vouilloz, the ice spy for Sébas-tien Ogier, who is known as the “inventor of tyre crossing”. In unclear and fluctuating weather conditions, rally drivers are in-creasingly opting for a mixed tyre set-up in a cross configuration. For example, slick and wet tyres are used at the same time, with slicks fitted on the front left and rear right, and wets in reverse. “We tried this out years ago at tyre tests with Michelin, and it worked better than having different tyres on the front axle to the rear axle. We were probably the first to use it in competition,” said the 37-year-old from Nice, who has proven to be more than adept at overcom-ing the extreme on two wheels too: Vouilloz was crowned World Downhill Mountain Bike Champion on ten occasions.
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