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World's Largest Collection of VW Horsepower! October 4th, 2007 will go down in history as the date of inaugural Dyno Session in the Desert, which was presented by CB Performance. This first time German-Pride.com promotion, was a huge success! Spectators came from all over the USA including Hawaii, and countries such as, Australia, France, and the UK just to get a shot at seeing what kind of horsepower these legends of quarter mile have pushing them down the track. The numbers put down by the competitors made everyone within an ear shot stand up and take notice!  The event took place in the shadow of The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where most of these participants would be racing on the coming Sunday. A few die-hards pulled into the parking lot the night before and spent the night in their motor homes and couldn't wait to get their shot at testing their VWs on the Dynojet 248c dynamometer. Although we had a number of competitors not make it in the Naturally Aspirated class, all but one competitor in the Forced Induction class made the trip. These cars were all competing for cash and prizes valued at $2200, as well as top bragging rights for their class. On top of the titles, cash and prizes, the top dog in each class took home some bitchin' one off trophies that were based upon VW flywheels which were cut with a CNC Flowjet with the title of the event and the title the competitor earned.
 The Naturally Aspirated class, sponsored by So Cal Imports, went to Steve Dalton of Garden Grove, California. Steve's grubby looking 69 Beetle with its tired paint is the ultimate sleeper car! Most drivers on the road wouldn't give this homely beetle a second look. However, his IDA'ed beast made 198.35 HP and 188.03 lbs/Tq on his official run, which made everyone take notice! Regardless, knowing that he could better those numbers, Steve changed his jets and bettered his first pull with a staggering 204.60 HP and 189.01 lbs/Tq! Wow! Great Motor Steve!
 In the Beetle Barn, Forced Induction, class there was no hiding who I was pulling for. Those of you that have known me have probably heard me say, "In all my years of being around Volkswagens, Mike Scott's 55 Oval is the one that does it for me." His car is simply beautiful! With all the stock trim and unmodified body, Mike's understated looks only hints as to what lays beneath that "W" decklid. The lowered stance, the 17" Porsche 993 rims, and a tail pipe in a peculiar location are the only outside clues that something is up with this car. That is until Mike starts the car and brings the 2789cc Autocraft, methanol guzzling, turbo, EFI engine to life. The car is a total sensory experience. The sight, the sound, the rumble in your chest, and the smell of methanol leaves no question that this car is one not to be messed with! This 10 second car, with 9 second potential, is licensed and driven on the street!
With my bias pushed aside I was very pleased with the turn out for the Forced Induction class. There was only 1 competitor who could not make the event. The crowds grew larger as the participants took their turns on the dyno. However, it was Mike Scott's pewter 55 Oval that spun the rollers to an unbelievable 515.84 HP and 504.22 lbs/Tq. It was absolutely insane!  When the dust had settled from the morning street car session, it was now time for the heavy weights to lace up the gloves and throw down. It was now time for the "Great 8" "exhibition only" class sponsored by Rancho Performance Transaxles. Someone should have reminded these guys that it was an "exhibition only" class because friendly grudge matches developed in the months preceding the event. We should have known that the driver's competitive natures would have gotten the best of them! With the garage to dyno shop packed with spectators, and Kris Lauffer behind the wheel of Eric Madson's Pro Mod ghia from Grand Junction, Colorado, Madson's power plant pulled off 753 Horsepower and 639 Foot pounds of torque! The effort earned Madson the "World's Most Power Volkswagen Award" for 2007.
A big "Thank You" goes out to all our sponsors: CB Performance, Rancho Performance Transaxles, Beetle Barn, So Cal Imports, InRangeC2, Bugorama Promotions, Bugpack, Kawell Racing Engines, BMD Pulleys, AC Industries, Web Cams, Clyde Berg Heads, VW Paradise, Rimco, VWTurbokits.com, Old Speed, Ron Lumus Racing, DPR Machine Shop, BlimpVW, Engle Camshafts, Weddle Industries, SRM Performance, & Hot VWs Magazine. We would also like to thank everyone that came out to participate or spectate. Because of all of you, our event was a great success! As Madson holds top honors of 753 HP and World's Most Powerful Volkswagen, he'll have to keep one eye over his shoulder as others have already vowed to strip him of his title in 2008! We'll see you next year in Las Vegas for Dyno Session in the Desert 2008! Scott Faivre Please see the image gallery for the Dyno Session. Registered members who are logged in may now view the official video in the VIDEOS section. |
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With the company founded by "Deutsche Arbeitsfront", the National Socialists instrumentalized the vision of a "Volkswagen" (people’s car) which had fascinated automobile engineers and the public since the turn of the century. Ferdinand Porsche was commissioned by the German automobile industry association to design such a car in 1934 and together with his team of Karl Rabe, Franz Xaver Reimspieß and Ferry Porsche developed a standard production vehicle in 1938 with an inimitable silhouette which was to write automobile history a million times over.
