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Wow! Big Bang, what a weekend!

There were a few unfortunate breakages but I think it's fair to say we all had a blast, we hope you did too!

Well done to Lucy and Russ in VW Sportsman and Colin and James in VW Pro, huge congratulations to Rich Merriman for winning the RNJ Motorsport Car of the Meeting award

VW Pro

Winner - Colin Jardine

Runner up - James Hodson

VW Sportsman

Winner - Lucy Matthews

Runner up - Russ Weir

RNJ Motorsport Car of the Meeting - Rich Merriman

Just a quick note to say a massive congratulations to Richard Merriman and Russ Weir for their victories at the 2009 Autotrader Easter Thunderball!

A special congratulations must also go to Lucy Matthews who won the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award in the first round of eliminations at her first event!

I think it's fair to say we all had a fantastic weekend, despite some pretty shocking weather, and after a bit of a rest we'll bring you a better review!

The Volksworld Show, which took place last weekend at Sandown Racecourse, is renowned for its displays of outstanding ‘Air-Cooled’ Volkswagens, attracting vehicles and visitors from all across Europe. It is considered THE show to debut your Beetle, Bus, Ghia etc..

Phil Norman VW PRO 32 from Brickfield Autos is no exception. In just a few short months since the car was last seen on the drag strip, Phil has managed to give the car a 2" roof chop, some lightening work, install a new cage, cover the pick-up area and give the whole car a new custom paint job - purple with candy flames.

Not just a pretty face, the car will be back out on track in less than two weeks at the Easter Thunderball event at Santa Pod, where Phil, who was the runner up in the Pro Championship last year will be trying to go one better this year, and prize the title from James Hodson’s grasp.

This Sunday (29th March) sees the VWDRC at Santa pod for the GTi Spring Festival. NAS Events have kindly invited the club to put on a display of racecars in the show. The weekend will also present the opportunity to get out on track and put in a few test passes which will be invaluable preparation with Easter Thunderball, the first round of the championship just a few short weeks away!

GTi Spring Festival will also give a chance for some of this year’s rookie racers to get together with some of the more established VWDRCers to make sure they are ready for the season ahead. Among the rookies will be Michael Outhwaite in his Mk1 Jetta GL and Alex Hill and Stuart Hodgson in their respective Beetles to name but a few.

For More information on GTi Spring festival check out the website http://www.vwaction.com
Look forward to seeing you there

Well, it's the start of another fantastic season of enthusiast events!

The 9th March saw “Ultimate Dubs 2009” at the Telford International Centre. It was a fantastic event, with some of the finest watercooled VW’s from the UK and Europe on show.
The VWDRC had a 5 car stand in one of the show halls. On display were Luke Stevenson’s space framed 20vT Mk2 Golf, Dan Smith’s Mk 1 Golf 16v, James Hodson’s 10 Second VW PRO Championship winning Mk 2 Golf 20vT, Abi Tether with her Mk3 Golf VR6 Highline and Jacob Bailey debuting his new car, an R32 powered Mk2 Jetta Coupe (a rare sight in this country).

The club were received well by the visiting public, and the magazines took an interest too, with three members being offered features on their cars, and the club also being offered a feature. We will keep you updated with any news!

Associate member Darren Walsh was on hand with his camera and managed to get a good selection of the cars on show, which are available here: Retro-Motoring Photo Stream