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The show itself wil boast a 3 have come to know and love, from show friendly armasphere. of threehou oe ofthe ish scene 2's no doubt you'l aready know all about Dutshed, the stow held at ngs Hall in Belfast every year. But if nt, wel, naw is your chance learn about it its fourth birthday on the 54 Ani on the x. ts open to all things VAG, both ax and w ooled, and wit lots of are around bath indoors and outdoors Page 114 for our 2014 Show Diary Show Special 23‘24 Performance VW SUN 6th APRIL at SANTA POD RACEWAY Wellingborough, Northants. NN29 7XA. (J14/J15/J16 M1) FULL SHOW & SHINE EVENTS WITH CLASSES COVERING EVERY VAG MODEL SPRINTS/RWYB ON THE WORLD FAMOUS SANTA POD 1/4 MILE!* * GIRLZ N DUBZ DIZZY RASCALS * TRADE STALLS e AUTOJUMBLE * CLUB DISPLAYS and more The GTI SPRING FESTIVAL has now become the ‘season opener’, it is THE one day show for all enthusiasts of all VAG marques. SEAT, Skoda, Audi and of course Volkswagen - including T4 and T5 vans as well. All clubs are invited to display during the day, and the earliest club bookings get ‘pride of place’ along the trackside - we expect to see a huge number of clubs and registers represented, so get in early! ‘ONLY £15 PER PERSON FOR A FULL DAY - FULL SHOW - rae in Facebool SNM Be ei} SS eg MAJOR MULTI GLASS CONCOURS & SHOW & SHINE TRADE STANDS AUTOJUMBLE CLUB DISPLAYS SWAPMEET CARS FOR SALE AREA PUA A ee eae a TICKETS £10 PER PERSON (ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE GATE) 10-16 (Accompanied by parent) - Half Price * UNDER 10s (Accompanied by parent) - Free Deen oe ee aoe Be ee ei eas Ean Lg Sees eR LUM en Dnt eae eee eer emaPVW: So, we guess we ought to start wih the eee ah Pr eer ee tod Pere Eerie Weipa eet pena eee corey ae eee yt eet Pier en Ce eae ed eet na PYW: Peco always ask ws how they shoud get Poe he Te Ml Pee eat a arto tie eat] pee eee Seen eee artes ee erent rd poetere saree rare Pee rl cee ener aera eae ES are ee ey terior erry Ae aed ed Pe oi tient rte oa beeen insane feta perth ry Phun Rc to Coe eae ear cd Pee he Re Mad Panett ea Pree Sd Cee ert ed you worked forin the past and peseai?™ iemeeOR Uae! photographer Mark ORNs oe anole Ce ‘or even tons of experience to shoot cover cars for PVW,, just a keen eye for a killer shot and a no BS approach. ; ~ , Bass has proven you don't Sax . i tate eked aes PPro on ere aero dr) eat Ae pat eteliberenitvay tpi hay A ee real aren] emer te neni are ren inet aa eed cere ial Men De forean Tos Mos. cowrng Pest ere ain eee et) Pre eretpee arrears ee Tone rn pera meetin Stet a arena reat to work hard and play hard, too, although Rated eto) Peed Ce ee erie rad Parrett ey Poem ata ee ar mie ee ree) Peden reacts) fore gs ee deg Phin ete Pa ey Se ed Bieber ti Rea Oren ater Pear rer Pa ate tinted aay Pesan letra PIM: What was it that ot you in to modified PU re Ce ee Pa ero ee en) Peo tiene ene eee eee earns oh es Porte et Ee ey cr amg Pe ca LCI Pee ees Poteet d (pact alu ace etd ieee et eee ered peer nosey na ed erica I: ts tury because as you grow up and take on ne Pe te agent otal eed Ser tan etary ‘Some of the young lads ard to bald the cars Pee tans Petr ac Pebocr eee ee etree en Tere Pod tke Sab tpl rtd Cet nee ed ay ‘he magaznel. 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Pus there's always one milion suga high chidren running around the decks, ‘excited to begin some French exchange programme that their parents signed them Upto, f you like the ferry, then far play, but its not for me (somebody say elebity? ~ All. The Eurotunnel fast, flexible andlowcar friendly minutes and it over halfan‘our to go under the English Channel to France where you ean roll My cely of preparation, and other make sure you book yaur hi this event m particular, the premeet a the hotels as enportant 25 the show tse. The gathering for MLLV.W isa the local NH Hote andit often brings some very cool metal for you to feast your eyes on and effectively makes this almost a twoday event This year Gareth Spiller, our Canon ig: New exon hat nthe oc was abou ncrede nd areal raat seting fr some ‘oa pos. adds ance gue ‘heme Re Son's ld wa 32 Performance WW wielding snapper, headed to the hotel to ‘check out the meet. Cars from the UK, mee, Poland, Belgium ae Geemsey ‘rrwed and thes respective owners detaled tei creations inthe car park ove acold Ato gt Oo tong yur er. There was alo an ational olay ce yw or ee Yr ’ wae peer Grant ir ‘2729 inside the hotel ths year which gave the ‘event a totaly unique feel to it, especialy with the DJ spining in the lobby. This is aways a cool place to hang out ‘and extehup with old fends, and make some new anes, too, The ve over to {tend at woe coment ee on ata apecseas smart iow 60 rset on cnt Seng wlth they Seweetwnors thing ‘Show Special 33Pat Onaga MLW pore a cy pest ia 39 \Wiclewnta've ances wih Bt ete Ue bast ear uo tering fr oe Hae aw ay 34 Performance WW MLV. often means that there's always to chat about with felow showgoers et there, although this tne | actualy fel askeep inthe Latham Papsorth’s BS Audi RSA Avant, so was kind of chauflewed to the event... ut [im pretty sure was a good ctive over! Senously though, the acventure to the 2 great experience. omething Super cool about riang i cfferent counties and # you'r rong with assenger seat of tri is more fun f you ae lucky enough to be ina big convoy with your fiends then get lle takes they abways everyting mare entertaing and you save ‘money on mobie phone bil So what was the show ike? Busy, very, very busy! MUL.V.W was a big success w ‘awesome weather, a very eclectic maxture of Cars {peabably one ofthe best youl ever see in any ane place at the same time) and the event had an excellent vibe. There were alot of incredible cars, many of which fd ‘W12 powered Fda has been a ‘nosin ogress foray years 2 ‘deat ey ‘Rereshemte wagon nae, eps Mate seks lc Sr ditional teaeng oo seen before but that stil blew me away, especially on closer inspecbon, There were ne felt Kew, have only view ", though, despite the ng. photos these cars look far better in the metal. Im talking about the high prclle metal a east, although personally t's often reakstc stuff that the red B3 Passat wagon on jal wheels, wtich everybody was talking about. These cars are vey affordable to;purchase now and with afew choice ‘Show Special 35Power to the public.RALICOURT GRAND, FRANCE 8/0613 Oh a Days... = own pla torlacate, The show itsel is very we‘Docket ave Baty eon ‘ate cODm cee G8 ME? worked {er ut bg ine, tagped Box, ‘wa Dave cra have wo, tod Bet cot ad the te est Wt Me on aking one ft a ovtegs = signposted, with signals to the airfield where the event is held posted a good three mie allround the permeter. Having caught the maring fery we arrived in Sant Quentin for midday. The local Supermarket is short ce from our hotel $0 food and drinks were bought in industria quantities, The hate basic wth scenes evocative ofthe famous Werthersee event taking place within site car park. As we settled in with & cheese and wine, European show re ‘ang PV favourite Gino “Yon Monster" was mer to etl i an attempt to far his arches and sit 2 ite ‘more comfortably round his new 16" RSs. This was no show drop mind as Gio h aready covered nearty 1000 miles on this trip alone in his GTD Jetta Coupe. The evening on F ra As the show itself doesnt officially open until the Saturday morning i's down tothe early arrivals to entertan themselves in loca 40. Performance VW ea ‘coco trom aoe Everyone ves ig pa BS Aa at i ome te To easton eon. Fram ‘alt Fence va fh Brie onderson sure comet was ust oad, 5 was iow ‘ofthe area of Paris where all but one ofthe ‘hen this tothe Worthersee cle. As the sun went dowr Dre-party continued on into the right we an early night, anticipating the verted Ewrobange ating dawn on Saturday morning it was tv tive event. The most staggering thing about ow i that this year marked Hosted by Chub Gol IDF in ership wit the boys at Ferdinand the show has 2 friendly laidback atmosphere Once within the gr large main stage which tr ds youlre met by the ‘ows that have taken place throughout onducted dunn the ‘weekend in set ves Eestion 38 show, Dost worry about the language barrier, though, if you have plans to take your own pide and joy onto the re platform 95 ntenvews are bath French and Engl ‘by a pint for the fest Bait to go on age and hold ther ow We asked show organiser lice for his ws on how the weekend went massive ste which played host ing 4000 cars and over 6000 Deaple. Camping is avaiable which és absolute must for anyone wishing to get ree different DJs mi ‘and trying to make t ‘ur big screen with footage which is realy ‘actualy. We hed two magicians nthe S&S ‘€15 with a weekend ticket availabe at ust €25. Created in 1996, IF stands fore de France’ hi ‘Show Special 4142 Performance WW tela beg narvewed ot stage abt is stung Wt, Famine bape Sersecsrackeg Luly pale Rats, eo Mid lokod sweet on old erred nals ik seas were pk Back ‘Shep olga St aoe as ood aay, eo fhe cles eeaes fe ween bak ees area making everyone laugh ~ especialy the tothe scale ofthe carnage. Bris. The party on Saturday night was huge Sunday sees the event come into its own this year with close toa thousand people ® proper with hardaned show goers down on front ofthe stage; it as ef allfours making perte ts imagne the wonderfuly laibback Players predominantly a w, with Vokksaagens, show being held in industrial Saint Quest Taking centre stage, although that’s nt to ‘ver two days with camping and a party and Say our attention wasn't caught by more: OUT have a pretty good idea af what to than just afew nice BMWs, notably those expect at WW Days, Speaking of partes from the good guys over at Gong Clb ‘anyone up for a good ald fashioned European Whatever those boys seem to tum ther ‘ave should oak no futher than the Saturday hands to ends up being an exercise in right blow out that occurs infront of the main understated class with slammed E30s a ge onthe Saturday night, Heavy heads plenty within thesr midst. Garage Michight and diserunted faces in the shower eve the was in attendance with its ex-PUW MKS GTt folowing mocning are a decent barometer as wich contiwes to pack a seriaus punch Kern soc ete ae Adal on Chr anc sort OP ett on Wk ors ae was ont nr even Tovrea tno? since leaving our Dave's hands. Boasting 430089 with the help of a lary GT30 turbo, Forge cooler and 356 Forge sixpots, AST suspension and Motordrive seats, the ibe black hatchback has propeled itself into forefront of tuned MASS The business end of the event, the show i shee awards, are handed out on Sunday sfternaon in front of a packed crowd. Ths does Folow the standard format howe 20 cars allreceve recognition in the for oF a trophy and bottle of something nice For their troubles, Its 2 refeshing take on prize hing. Amongst the winners were Seene Media's Ben Chandler with his aired So, just fr fn, we picked what we Considered tobe the 12 best cars ofthe show. There se no ones = stick cars that lan Henderson /Rotform Mint green 964 Jamie McTotrige / Payers Mkt Ge Talia on Huizer / W Fanatics WAL cn len / Puch A indy Vk / Stl Static eth Spier / Venton Stove Denton / E38 ik? Got Greg Howell / Mei Got TOL Ralf Kurtasch /Wk2 VR US Rec MIC] (Wil Srith kd green Color Concept from the UK toa (s0 fresh Show Special 43ae www.autofinesse.co.ukCe tet AED renelonorael ieetey Daangt Aan fed wast surat anybody a Eatin 36 woul he is ScTeont eso Beet when we "avin em acer eta Tne ‘ae Show bop be picked uP say oenae, wale you 37 ole buy and sell parts see. Ate al, they aren't geting any Westsider Saquib Ahmed debuted his freshly ‘onvoy threads younger, 80 to se more out and kook bit MAI 16 (PYW 10/13), John brought are started and, even after 13 years in an was ajoy forthe oldskool crowd. Speaking the car outlast year to rave responses with ple stil get of Mk, we enjoyed the company of 2 its R32 lump nested in a perectly smoothed lever changing scene, pe Seriously excited about the E38 event. And certain Mr Danny Alen on our stand with his ay, Recaro CS buckets and aweinspiring with good reason. The show is the UK's legendary orange Mic Gol, Now we're paintwork and carbon details. He then took it premier water-cooled bash. And even though betting there's a far few readers out there of the road over the last year to rebuld ‘ur show weekend is always mosty spent who wort know of Me Alen's Gil or what it repaint and retweak vitualy everything for chained to cur traler husting subserintons achieved bsck in the day so, not, get this year’s event. And boy, wast worth i and magazines, we get ust as excited about yourself online and do a tte digging. There were 2 number of top drawer Mk2s the event as the mast festMaced Dubbers Danny's car graced aur cover back in July of out, too, but for once t seemed like they out there, And for us to get excited about an 2002 and pretty much rewrate the ra book were outrumbered by the Mil. When was event these days, boy, you kaw fs go ‘sto what a MA shauid look tke with its the last ime that happeneg? Tim Vincent bea good one! ‘smoothed ay, a beautful carbed 16y picked up a me elldeserved fr Ayway, enough waning on, what was the engine and flawless chrome and bodyaork. place in the second gen class wath Fis event the ths year? Ina word, awesome! But Ard after a seven year absence from the fies, and we do mean faves, ‘an Sigs up ha crowd rn we're guessing you probably want a little ‘show scene, Danny brought his Mik] out bumper 20v. pray mah et wertend Berta te, more detallthan tat. Fine, let's have We again tohead aur stand with afresh stance Alo the categories were close fought ray aeeaen na eae ont how we say every year but the qulty of anda few uprated detais and tok ted ue tothe igh quay of metal ond ‘gh ease ram Be at re Cars mattendance fis year was ofthe place nthe Mkl category = prety good for and wih so many aman cars al in one took There seemed io be e greater number 2 car vrtualy untouched from 2002! First place we noticed a number of frends across of MikL.s dotted around the stawfed than in place int Drevious years, something we always ike to Hincheitfe =e omy MI class went to John the ciferent classes, nd his incredible Mik] R32 and The Miké category seemed to still be Lae West ove ts Mi Cay ‘twat parka tes fa ‘mainstage all weakand The eve ot ‘Blain dt a a get ae to he cart, ts ‘rh esr Bch atl 48 Performance WW ‘Show Special 49‘sore: Ales Wighs Mi as boon inseontart sat atone ‘dove ut he's eal sapped he 50. Performance VW git: Team Pv in ect Ur stan. Tasks io te peop ‘tata wp an sai they ved thea. reas aa OH were lla tat love cl ae! huge carbon rough the Jimmy Vs i al the siverware were absent which meant that a new crop of cars were in There were a number of Newer wite a chance attendance, too, ow favourite bes The MK5 and MK6 crowds seamed to be write example spit 50/50 bet static and bagged Bentley Contin " camps. Not Dtel which were also big fans ofthe green I was which at first glance, though, a the (the previous modet: confsed? ~ trend for tucking tyre and incredibly low ride _colourcoded F heights on rawave metal we f strioped interior and Recare buckets tha emt Ws parked nest to our stand, way, belped no end by the kes Speaking of our stand, is about tine we and its trick H&R mentioned the eclectic mix of from the Austran epic metal we had on display n front of our White's homebult UKin of Sti 238 was the huge traler. From H and Nis Sport Quattro (veut ater is recent rob running huge OEM brake conversions rom over to Am des, and more often t bon itha ot inducing @ ON ese Rn ro-f stage was as ‘meses pop veal ‘weekend win o shortage people ‘antng pt up eto ‘Soman fax tough hes cr wah to:say the car about o now al the ins and build that he, along with ends Br and Richie Cor You might not 2 fan ofthe water: suggested he bring his ereation along to head our stand at this year's £38, he coulda believe i “D nk people wil he i he asker people say?" Wel dang that surrounded the ear throu we think t went doan very well inde seeing as the spent a Pug tof ie pouring over its every detal before handing tthe covete ‘Show Special 61PAA el ee AE > LIVE DJS Pe eS ORS be > LICENSED BARCine pom tm (eg acre eee) 54 Performance VW ‘Aor gta srw hema ts sn tothe Ou oes the? ‘ove: Pats don get much ~~ more at han bis shat of Wt ut basing us Bost 8 ey Lf Bead le BS wp 2 selon Bete Conti wheel okt the besten, Betey ‘wel cones anne? We cant say we ama fan! eg aw eye get nay Wartrge SUK ows i? Tolga ral ‘without the internet Fm not $05 suffice to say in more re ‘of high-esolution pictures and awesome they/d discovered something. Kinda ike a pa oye olde prospectors. who'd been sent ut into the desert with 2 ropey map for 20 We sent an intrepid to Poland, W reporting say intrepid, but The tana far tO tally actual buried treasure, yet returned with a sack ful Vimeo shorts have opened our eyes. Not onty (mas ie at ese song we (who doesrit care much fot of sparkling je boys debviefed the guys in land fans of the es prove, Loks a a ravelng), longsufferng snapper Bass (who anyone wh'd Isten about the Poksh modified they are producing some jaw-dropping Coes dot whichis er Rare veel tery ate tp ab om being a remote part of vowels, we y ns the next big thing in Eurolook motors, and what whole affair was ‘only realy likes trips to paces he's seen on MTV, and a sultease ful of notepad, camera jeer and clean underwesr. twas more c Dt than crack shot. A the was a gamble, [ean tell you it certainly raised ng the norm, as treshenup proceed 2 few eyebrows in the office: Poland? people folowing, The pic tp unlikely machinery. exclaimed at thew Dothey realy the clam, and a few years down the ine now — mgjrty of the cool cars weve have acar scene over there? — andi'mnot it's easy fo understand where the lads were out of Poland seem to be wearing going repeat what the pubisher ning from. Unlikely as it may sound to us Volkswagen and Auci badges, but what these ‘Avweek or so later the boys retumed, and stuck-n-hemud Englishmen, the Polsh realy guys are doing to some ofthe other marque: aside from moaning, only ture, and it worships available to ther? Now thats interesting Ike McDonalds you able to 100k ¢ ‘ust lke on hanve sol the best place to wd and faidly see al this acton is atthe shows, and Poland ‘Show Special 55We eapeciaty te the ama ot ‘aration an sag up ot-b-bax king 0 apy tBu wheter was te se, exer ir atetchaces on diay nity. One ofthe best weve heard Dub lt ~ a show bled as a Tu far round 150 ng sh event as the name suggests, Dub! covers bt al makes and models aed sos home toa of refreshing mix of motors, al modified inthe th way we ike best. The event takes place a setof modem exhibition halls in a place en called Targ)Miece, inthe south ofthe because we're not country (between Warsaw and Kr ly. And it seeming ‘domination... Well, actualy that intense, whatit really reaen of modified cat cure rom the kind of matory. Poland and further afeld throughout Europe, turn promt the show organ ow reputation to owe: Samed a etd Poche Cayenne? Dat ire wet Bonet ‘ff show-sance wa NCE le who hash bal ere 3 caer ot? These cortany ox Ou ra. 56 Performance WW ehicles appear ny, pre-selected tram appxox om beng solely a VAG applications. Now, preselection jen tous Bs, but 3s. What it esse draws in the ight kind of visitors, itkind of reputation. In the inch ofits le, but these guys are also Passats, the stat di regulabons we ive by certainiy mores ytburgs (give taste te show, with some very cool cas | ough the various you a minute to Google tha ommon, in some respects di ‘cars, yet they're wearing BBS heels, lowered beyond belie and they stk the event and decide if erwise) on expensive wheels and rocking style, but | think it’s imped focus on the unique ca the Show arena. It tt, but whe you've gat ited exhibiton space and a ld, it can certanly nd make sense. What i ulin eks to dois draw in ensure that every cain your show is ex ‘some cool Hondas, Mercs and Bhi play. but for us ts the we fitered its way down other unikely mod ven the VW scene is ofthe ture, and this ean only be 3 g0 lerment ofthis event was. covering al bases is an understatement, e, with row upon row of We may like to presume that coursies ‘machinery. But ouside such as he UK and US have al od omnes to water-cooled Dubs, but i's clear are seme up and caring nations who'd have something to ‘These there was more. Drifting demonstrations le, passenger rides provided an element of and gave punters t yt rate racing too. And tke us, you thought there was nothing going ere wes some on in Poland then you might wart to take @ sis thatthe fierce competion for prizes back nse, The moment, peruse these p oe the something Whee!Whores crew sponsored ‘Best Wheels’ vehicles presented to have a really vent (and there were plenty of hard rethak, The ent real question for us is Poland's car contenders), while there was also the chance this: where isthe next undiscovered country ting. 3t shop with specialist traders or the We can pack our intend reporting team off he Cayennes, to try your hand a radko controled car to? Because the Poksh scene doesrit need tleyeimimed ng, T anymore help from u tov tenons gave the crud an ‘eat it wha aap on wm ‘ne crs on spay sagt the ay Fig: Tec eaged ae BOS mont ‘woe shod Loo mas ely pao it ad ‘Show Special 87With sludge green paint, a Bora.front-end, TDimetor.and aJDM- inspired interior, Marty McConnellogue’s Mk4 may sound like a car wreck, but in reality this rule-bending Golf couldn't be closer to Performance VW perfection if it tried. Words: Eliott Roberts Photos: Steve McCanny=) 7X! | Te gh Tle > ADVANI a ae Ld alals ANF NG YOKOHAMA ceil a. 72/221 cement eeraed ee Sere eee at Slee good old day Sat UT ith a Volkswagen event 7 place practically ‘every weekend somewhere up and down the county uring the sumer publication ow, twas the big one that question it was, fed VW ary, one that has n hundreds of cases. ed ine yen scene s0 amples i ational gave UK Dubbers an cutet for ns but also managed to fue mn at the same te, too. I you've only been ito VAG motors for ashort period, we guess to what Northam has dove forthe scene in mexe modem times, Infact Umate Dubs, MIVW in Holand and the aforementioned E38 bash have all taken over this mane today & seems, bu Inters pioneered the effect back i the day. A show to take your car to, yea, but also a show to build 8 car for, The Inters legacy has longevity wachever way wer the past ten years GT! International has suffered atthe hands of rival diary dates, locaton jugging and even poor weather ut a hardcore eement of the WW Scene supported it throughout regardess. They were safe in the knowledge that penadically seems to go though ths imetamerphve resiverton ‘always comes out the other side all the watershed moment for the show. Have been based at Bruntngthorpe Prowng Grounds in Leicestershire for @ good few the event suffered a freak accident on errs, 72 Peetormance Viv 18 ngeeing xt on a gre day ‘uu wi Kor ke fos mine ‘Blow 2 Jets Coupe ang ‘rire eige Laos ameg fo oer $b wis eng ue Aer nae eg se its temporary auartermie drag stip. A car went off, people were ured (thank not too badly) and the organisers put ther hes in thei hands. Some elements ofthe scene Avestioned whether there was stl a place for iternatanal on the calendar, Bul guess what? came back fighting fis year, pst Ike it always does, so for its 25th year looking stronger than ever. ‘An a-new location for 2013 was a good (0 pul the Brunters days to bed. Shakespeare Country Raceway near Stratfondupor von has been hosting car events since the early 1980s, and infact there has been racing on the site since the 1970s, albet when the venue ran une diferent monikers (Long Marstan and Avon Park Raceway). Today the ex WW boasts a beautful quarter-mile drag strip wth a purpose bult 3000 s alongside together wih cos facies, making it the perfect cation for a weekend of Vakswagen fun and trols, Both static and action, Thanks to this new locabon ra, the event was safer than lever before for thase spectating and those ‘competing. was cheaper, too, with tickets ‘costing £15 (mn advance) wit ferther reduced rates for camping, How many other ‘events have lowered prices in recent years? with the weather 5 fr afl day o£ weekend), which meant there selecton of speciaist traders on hand, there ‘was also the chance to spend money wisely ‘on car pats, and it was great to see the new venue beng embraced by these key businesses. Indeed some of the UK's top ‘splay from the Revo STaSIS Group, Forge Motorsport did things ste as always, and relative newcomer Michight Garage brought a spin he pets say al rs was back rf for 2013 Camping on stow ear sip actin te sore lectuang is erry Seg aboem tray’ $00-0hp Di: ‘sa 0 ne cha He ‘ole den amy a es ny ae aro our tes hs would Delt ers 10, 00apn apparent along ts recent revamped MAS Golf GTL (resplendent in a bright green wrap) to steal the limekight, too. ‘way from the track GTI international played ts trump card: the ability to draw in such a wide mix of cars, with varied approaches and unique styles of ‘moaification. Naturaly there was a healthy dose of competitioninspired machinery, and when their owners weren't out on the they were kicking back enjoying the biisteringly hot sunshine. The weeke: blessed with amazing weather, Surrounding the track bias ears was the usual mix of lessismore and moreisenote show cars, from those with wld paint and interiors to rulder daly vers. Bul what we found striking was the great mix of marques here: the grassy areas weren't ust tered with VWs and Audis 2s isthe case at mary # gettogethers, rather there was 2 realy ay contingent of SEATS and Skodas, too. Some had come purely for the day but it seemed tos that most were making 2 weekend out of it, especially as camping on site was such a sraightlarword option (ol ite camping at runters had always. been a ieism in the past. Club parking was something else that inters di well, allowing everyone to park sideby-side in their speeifie groups, which ist abways the case at same of the other VAG events ater inthe year, Suffice to say all the hey cubs had 2 presence at the show. OF course, if youre not racing at Inters youre probably pokshing your car. The event has long been a draw forthe show r'shine crowd, and this year was no different. There's just something prestigious about a trophy with “GT Internationa’ written on i ‘wouldn't you agree? Now while we heard ome rumblings about the fact the show shine cars were ined up on ‘whole this element of the show went down a treat and was wel supported (ful results c be found onine at wa gtinternationalc0.uk) wih 18 separate categories catering for ‘Mic Golfs right through to New Sciroccos ‘and even vans. An overall est of show was. picked on both Saturday and Sunday, Lee Scot's Mk Goff claiming the first day's prize, Sebastien Sawvage's New Beete TDI taking overall hnours on Sunday. A par of Coverall concours winners were aso selecte for each day, a mai victor and» runner, ‘Now whie we've talking about results worth noting thatthe event’ a-ime quarter- imide record was broken ths year, largely the result of having the event held ata fubtime stip such as Shakespeare. Top honours went fo PVW regular Paul Jordan in his AWD 2OVT MAI Scirocco with an ET of 9.61-seconds, but ike the show’ stine there was a wealth of diferent categories where ean you sae et os og Haat had it KT ‘Sono. Shots, tunes Aus SS, ‘suntan ae epi, hat kad ‘anand amo gr ce tan? _acalable to fit everything from the Pola toa category called ‘Extreme Machines! A fll iti available online Believe us there was aiaays a varied and imoressive selection of moto thoughout the weekend We're often bemoaning the lack of support from the major manufacturers in the UK when t comes tothe ‘good to see VV UK making an effort. Both the new M7 Golf GTI and the new Gof Cabriolet were on hand for punters to have 2 nse around. lf buying a new car wasiit ‘uit within your reach then of course there was the popular ‘cas forsale’ section at the shaw again this year, and f that was too much of a franca outlay then you were sae to Find Some juicy pats in the show's famed auto jumble, right? Moving a show to a new verwe is abvays & risk, Wilt loge its atmosphere? Wille st be as mdely supported? But GT leternational has a knack of evolving, taking things in its stride and improving for the better. While there may be a few teething issues requiring the of the important thing is that these are just small problems, and onthe whole the consensus seemed to be that GTI International is back in ful effec: Reinvented once more, Inter is ready to see out another 25 years on the scene. ‘Show Special 75BSCRIBE FOR $99 Exclusive offer for readers in the USA Ahighiy-compeiive 12 round series fo: Volkswagen Audi Group cars, incorporating the Mia Gol! TOIGT Chattene 12 rounds of extremely cose, law-cost racing for 8& 16:valve M2 Goll GTis So if you want to see close, value-for-money racing in VAG cars, ‘then put a date in your diary, 23 March, Quiton Par Eraeapa Danton Pak : . 113 May Calnat Fa Free first class postage and packaging, aie — Hat ocabe Seto 303 sent directly from the publishers a {oe champlonripe wa be fecured Sm Motes TY Get your copy within seven days of Performance VW going on sale in the UK Never miss an issue vw DON’T MISS OUT! Suppotea by Subscribe online or by phone eS mmm secre SI) ot y pertc eVWInat.Col 11732 748000 wy o Go to www.performancevwmag.com or call 01732 748006 TARVOX Mojo aslove subtle stuff but think what 160 seveums subtle...” Having been passionate about Vomswagens for decades, Advian d's words Camry acertain qualfied gravitas. Far from being your typical air cooled hot redder, Adr sed and calculated ian of experience, 1s years of admiring not just the ae-cooled VW but the water-cooled side ofthe cain, too, have afforded him a broad ‘pectrum of influences, a personal melting pot of automotive ideas, a frst class appreciation for quality workmanstip and an eyefordetal the envy of at you can ert afer 2 few years messing around with wheels and suspension on VAG machinery; it has been honed and developed through pracboe andl patience, But he ist tng to flaunt thes Breadth of experence. h admittedly made mistakes wih his cars inthe past thaver't weal; wh doing now, though, is putting it 2 nt projects. any master craftsman, Adrian's mindset srt one 3¢ 30 years," Adrian explained, “My rst car was 62 Beetle ragtop — Ive always driven VAG. only preserve, hes owned and water-cooled WW you could care to mention, from Mk Gols igh up toa bals-out Aud TT and his current daly drive ut Td pane dian's addin st wath 8 hot Its tough to pinpoint whe 1303 Beetle street machine featured inthe pages of PVWin the early days could be something todo with it. Having purchased thes very publication ‘once day one back in '96 (when the mag covered a regular mix of ai- and water-cooled motors each mort), Adrian has always kept an eye on both scenes, afoot in eac iy, an open mand. Perhaps itis this receptive ree is today as Adan takes influence from everything, even the most unthely of s arcitecture, wntage motorbikes and old race cars...” he says. TH even stop at a motorway service station and see a door handle mechanism on the tolet door and tink thats nice, where can use Not a man to chum out cars yearn, year-out, Adi to take his 3 bulking up his projects to an eye watering standaed and then keep hold of them far, wel, quite same tine, He bait @ Karmann Ghia back i ‘99 - all white, 48 DA motor, bilet alo en @. won the co ‘Best Of Show at the Volksworid bash, then it subsequent sat for ten years, His next major project would have alot to live Up to, Through his involvement with te air-cooled scene, and in particu Voksworld magazine, N taken 2 shine to one ofthe mag's old Drojec ¥ Gonzo thamed after Hunter S. Thompson, not the muppet! ult by staffers Mike Pye and Steve Gosing. “loved from the outset. | particularly iked the houette ofthe Car,” Adrian recalled. "My Ghia was a Tip ca’ youd fond t ver t was a 100 point car, everthing was perfect underneath but you never saw any of it With the Voksrod everything was visble, there was, ere 10 hide and | ied that ne up for sale Aévian contacted Mike immediately, who expressed some trepidation about a perfectionist ke Adrian baying 8 nt, ut Adrian put his ming at est and ad ian had his own plans for Dr Gonzo, With his ria buldfmiy inthe back of his mind, Adrian set out to construct his finest ad he stated by ripping the ear to pieces! The body acd floorpan were are metalles and » plan for is future was sketched out. This was some six years ago nav. Esventily Adrian fancied a erack at balding an aterafinapieed WW, with ‘croft grade components and aeroplane-styieFatures and fitings. Yet having always been passionate about penod racing cars, Adria wanted to uliise one of his other influences, and decided the car would Predominantly take tts cues from 1950s and 1960s Indkanapots single seater race cars. Adrian took the unusual move of contacting renowned hot rod artist Chris Frogget, whose caricature work youl ely have see without realising, and got him to draw up his vision for the old Bug i his unique cartoon-ike style. The rendition would act as a kind of map for the1.541.388.1202 bahnbrenner.comhe Belgian show car probably the mast We al nds to be atleast know. You only need to had lowered on wheels, clean and frished not 911 “daily for peoot of & 86 Performance VW ‘Show Special 87E lA CAS‘oa » Lat: ate rot of Ye. hs ‘aft. Consume ac everaDes. Sve arouse. bi reas Deneararsiet Gate, raze very mh hed Anybody? candinavia has become ‘synonymous: eth eyeswaterngy Powertul modtied cars. You probably wor't need us to tel you about the famous Gatebil events in Norway, which see record crowds and car builds so foony even the Norwegians are often shocked by them, Huge turbos, massive brake horsepower figures and wi parties to match is becorne legendary Parctes ad ihn, turbos aod es. ating goes OF Let Vi-wered semoace- framed Fat 126 ened oar ad then we Spot the UK plate! 90 Performance WW ‘wee. Granaiand suff over the past ten years, all rom a part af the world where people spend most of their days locked away n garages dung the dark months puttng project cars together. When they do come cut of hibernation in the ‘summer these guys seemingly Bonu. Now, Gateblis quite a distance from UK borders but some 300 miles closers a part of neghbourng country Denmark tht has boecorne home tothe county’ largest car ‘ore: wakes mobaty scooter ook ‘gan bashing tenet ee. ‘Sty GT-R sed menacing Tty ‘Yao urbos ares a popu Le Signe itr, tna oma ie yes is 2 (vee game 227 sty ‘Aton st ved ad Sip ely age seks ad egos mits show: DMB. Roughly vansated ts "Denmark's Fastest Car’, so you've probably ‘aleady got the est of what this one sl 2b from the te, right? hs organised by Danish magazine Vinax which is kind of he Max ‘Power was over here back inthe day, and ‘draws out the majority of Denmark's modified cr scene... the wider part, you understand Admittedly the show is stl qute a trek the UK, almost 800 mies and a fl ‘Show Special 97Fata tte Force ed sz powered ae eared i enormous ato ea low av fo ae erty ane we days cing (and then some), sa visting it by car isnt forthe fainthearted, Suxsequertly the only UK folk we've realy sen paying it a vist have been some hardcore classic Ford ‘ners, oh and those guys withthe drag racng Fat 126s you" often spot at Santa Pod. But away fram the Escorts, Capris an Fiats sporting UK plates, the majeity takes place at an afield pretty much slap tagged ‘Team Man’, andi is here that all sors seem to make a beeline for the drag inthe middle of the eourtry and has manner of wild things go on, from burnout strip andi’s here where they are abe to test know to attract people from all around competitions to dancing show girls, wet the cars they've spent the winter months Europe to its spectacle. Given that this is Tshirt competitions and DJ sessions to working on. Everything tr high power dominantly an action based event, the straight, unadvterated crnking. You name it, ‘American hot rods to rejvanated jalopies y's layout leans n that drecton, As a it probably goes down here at night (and ‘rom days gone by are pitched aganst each resul a vast area is roped off for dag LUroughout the dayne for that mater). The other, with burning cut sheks and glowing racing, which proves 1 be an increcbly Danes realy know how to let ther hair down, turbos being, the order of the day. The cars. here are wearing Danish cigits, and as you popular pastime aver the course ofthe ttree and ths is where they doit. are arranged in class order, and there's @ might imagne theyre largely ovety balsy day weekend, while another zone caters As you can imagine the atmosphere is category for everything ~ from ‘street ‘creations. Having been estabished for strictly forthe cites, The rest is given over palpable across the aiid throughout the ‘machine’ to ‘outlaw’ and there’ even a 15 years the show itself has developed a big tocamping space and the Testival element weekend but away from the partying there is ‘united’ cass, too. ln a similar way, the reputation that ithapply trades off the back of the show it's not strictly about the cars the serious business of ragging fast dedicated drifting arena aso runs cars in of to keep punters coming back for more. there you see, One huge areasot the show is automobiles to be getting on with. Most classes ~ ‘rookie for the unintiated, ‘street arcing ots, mid outed J al ck Soa vn, corn ton wages x turner. You's aw go . long way fond 2 ore mad loco teas and acts a cy sant 92 Performance WW for the milder motors, and pro more expenenced drivers in wider machinery. The criting arena is. a hugely popula element ofthe show, too, and gives punters (who pack in special erected irandstands) the chance to see cars be drwven beyond the limits of adhesion. Naturaly the majority ofthese rearteet dre numbers. are Japanese. but DHE does also manage to draw some VAG mators through its gates: Chief amongst the VAG contingent who visit this event are the Bianz Society guys. Made up of abunch of Danish VW fanatics ring ‘aun ‘too st vey ch are ad ‘ck err whe weve ‘seen some quesanabie eters hea pr gt op mar ‘tr be dt ok at ese east everyting trom Mkl. Gals to nuwave SEATS, we've come across the guys inthe past and lke what they do. For starters theyre always in atteedn Worthersee Treffen and [NevW in Holland, and have Been together for the best pat ofa decade now, so ulimately they know what they're doing. though there ‘are parts ofthe Danish VW scene that are ‘ite fr behind the rest of Eurape, sowere told, cars wearng the Blanz Society name are ‘always top dram, wth some timeless touches, ‘and cutting edge modifications blended together beautfuly. These guys are one of the reasans wy we Sent snapper Si a ‘Show Special 93(hay, 50 king at ese potas ‘makes us rey want go tak io in the right direction, wih ‘of locals taking time to get t ferlorry cool as wel a show tke it wal and ind of ingenuity we tke! Blanz crew are amongst the leading ights performance th ne Danish VW" scene, and with typical air In terms. of the VW scene acton, itis one where you down & The Danis taketh cars and ayes ey soa They a0 font yemng ake a pate ‘srt Bo and frends ors Water Rots Yo Dost 94 Performance VW CTRL ee DAT el) IRELAND’S LARGEST CAR SHOW RETURNS FOR ITS 5TH YEAR era 5TH & 6TH AP eS HALL Naar SEE HUNDREDS OF CLASSIC & MODIFIED CARS, TRADE STANDS & KIDS ACTIVITIES FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY. £100 PERSON (Kids under 12 tree) SPECTATORS & EXHIBITORS SATURDAY - 5TH 2.30PM ( PREVIEW DAY ) SUNDAY - 6TH 12PM ( GENERAL PUBLIC ) GATES OPEN. 8AM TO OUTDOOR ENTRIES STRICTLY VAG CARS ONLY OTHER MAKES BY INVITE ONLY INDOOR ENTRIES ONLY ACCEPTED USING OUR ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM OUTDOOR ENTRIES ACCEPTED BOTH DAYS AT GATEcw, we know we dont speak for ‘everyone, but you ask us, the nest shows are always the ones with the best atrmasphere ab them. Sure, te quality of cars important too, after al, not attend 's going to event where there ist any goo to get your eyes round, but d pecple arent having fun showing ther off or walking aroand looking at them, then what's the point? You S86, for us, and we suspect & whale lot of ethers too, ts the atmosphere of the show that Keens people coming back yess afer year tan lay claim to having one ot nospheres around is witout a doubt Cul Classic in Coopersburg, Pennsyfvan, Cult Classic isthe brainchild of 4o aus, the man behind renowned fast coast tuning frm Nothing Leaves Stock But dont think for a second that Cult Classic is a onemanband affair, Jash ropes i his, family and @ whole bunch of friends to help ut wit the running ofthe event too. And it ye ask us, eg aevsabonsl team that rely makes Cult Classic what itis — real family afar Jost’s mum usualy takes her place on the msi ting everyone as ee ‘et Guay Yodan ty (atoy, we erent ‘Rt cold ear was ‘anesome in so many ways, ‘ipeclay tat toed SBURG, NNS\ they a dad points people inthe Tight direction on the showteld and his brother takes charge of the food stand, with fends and other family members donning ‘erew shirts forthe day to. W's the real famdy vibe that gets people ‘coming back every year. Cult Classic is less of 8 show and more of 3 ga ‘and Veedub family from ail over Pennsyvaria ‘and across the surrounding states too. Eight y fest Cul Classi atracted suring saw an impressive 495 show cars rol trough the nd over 2000 people oat ‘Show Special 97Lf: Pall up ace tj nop ‘Be carson pay. Seems pee 00d way 1 pent acy ove Oi dateet acres ine uth el venue or ive ld chaste Or] 1 Fan Bol VW Fanatics is a Dutch show organi Melo oer] enthusiasts including the likes of eel vis Perc iin Niemeijer. Ne« ian WW FANATICS WATER & AIR DRU CULTUURFABRIEK, ULFT, HOLLAND eo: Ott Aat was ‘aay on of re cralet ‘hrs an play ft Deaats W/Fanatcs is ancther enthusiast’ Fanatics team though. You may remember traveling many kilometres, speaking to 2 fun event thats hosted for love last yee th nan attempt busch of people and having numerous rot money, Seite to MIVW, the sings. Thankfully 8 massive meetings, the team were almost begening to ow is organised by 2 bunch of think it would be impossible to find the Dutch scene's most infuertal ws decided a new verue was somewhere, then they players, inchading two ofthe nicest guys you i, they dont mess about, The new locaton, Drv Could ever want to meet; Olver Verh but then you only need to check out thar Ut, East Holland onthe German border (contvibutor tothe magazine and ouner of cars for prool of that offers Both outside space and more arguably the best MAI Jetta on the planet “we spent days crving around looking for importantly, a ricelysized derelict factory PVW 11/12) and Twan Nemeger (wih the anew verve - somewhere that had cover, unit to house more cars and be a finest Mik. Golf Cabby, featured in PW enough raom to accommodate the should the rain prevall again this year. Not (02/13). What these two don’t know about increasing number of cars and that looked that it realy shox held inthe 100 Performance VW ‘mogified Vis and the seene in general isnt worth knowing, so when & came to organising crowd-pleasing car show, well, let's just say they were onto a winner fom the out Things haverit been al plan saling for the ood,” said Olver, He went on to say that it aso needed to aller good accommodation for people traveling from a far and wanting to make a weekend of ifthe guys also hold a get together on the Saturday right) Ater middle of June, but then Holand has the ‘same sort of weather cycle as the UK, so ‘you never realy can tel what t's going to do. Thankful for 2013 i was dry all day and the show tell atracted a realy high level of Show Special 107ig Tepes Ms totaly aw-doppng. Wat st ive Oath aed Wa? Tce ust be tomeing ne wate La aru Mars Me ick ena tir ob vider bet thanks FOO Cg tbo goal isto host the best show '! shine Miers been doing seme serous miles in his tainly makes up around, s0 ts lmited to just 25 places.” A p R30 turbo MKS. Teamng up with you can imagine, the interest was tigh and 02 turbo is hard meat there acks in nu for m hardcore show me thee fiends from MIVW 0 se making the grade was were more hands on deck ta help with even higher. With 25 cas to finaly ju organisation. The industral setting certainly wast easy ehoasing a winner eather made for better photas than the previous ve main industrial bulking housed the has finshed yp under the hood wi grassy Beldaffae. We're seeing mare and part of 200 cars with even more cn colour coding and swapped the fve-spoke more events being held in old factories and outside. Fanate slike mini ANG mar me better suited such these days and it somehow gives what we dont think the organs ‘may normally be a regular static car sho for saying that. While mere character and iertity, something ofa monster ry was a reasonable €15 perc (allbe & avery trendy one), Fanatics has- 2 9 the Year award in river, with additonal passengers being just far more personal feel ot. you cick Nu Wave German mactines on show, €5. On arrival, there was a stage for cars to you'd almost thik it was inite-orly,t just has including the matte black M5 (see below) drive on to and interiews to take plac that sort of chiled vbe, While the event did with wide arches and centelock wheels, nt lever popular car parts market, a show necessarily showcase too much in terms of tomentio the mother ofall rake setups, and shine area, pus a chidres’s playground and new metal, did gve you the chance to really a whole host of coo.si-cooled Dubs, ous a ‘ar-cooled area. Basicaly the guys take a closer look at some of the big build certain orange 964 911, rues covered cars that you normal have to,rush around at aitle envious but also craving mare, We cas The show 'r shine tse was exclu the larger, more hectic events wat for 2014 to see just what the Ts is what our event isa about. Our man Since we featured itast year, Markus planned for us next ime round @ fight: range 964 mas. the sat crt tread te ny we be ‘Siete fers ore Moby. 102 Performance VW Show Special 103o7o73 I VAG- ABONDS the number of new Rec scon Mo Petre aehinensy fiver for every time fd been asked ‘Sean’ which cover the past year whether I thought twas here, there and everywhere 2 good idea for somebody to hs. As it happens, Seanhasbeena cars, bkes, ga modiied VW scene for many, Iw reeling off many high profie ‘gander at Co een popping up facility was a day out in the past 12 museum featur going to have a orde, check out the Formula readies by now. | can appreciate on the outside looking it certanly appears easy ople he'd folowed over the years. One museum and take 2 look a the ‘miial effort fo nous wonga but. This guy Certainly kn fA but wey inc anks ofthe old Brooklands circuit trust us, = especially wth an akeady organise a show? Was there an ulterioe ‘alone. Were actually ashamed to admit to Having been imvalvedin motive? scheme to make having never visited the place before, and on e modified VW scene for over 15 years money? Well, no, far from it. Of all the people arval we were kicking aur 0 why now Te seen the UK Ive met, Sean is one ofthe least money rot. This place is awesome. In fact its the from a handtl of event motivated. He genuinely wanted to hold an cation for a car show. 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