The Itty Bitty NOVA VW Committee

[Senor_Taylor]

Mileage: 800 lol

Wow. This car is fast.

Took the VEE DUUBZ to Dominion for their first TrackCross event and had a blast. I was wary to turn off the traction and stability control since I've only driven underpowered cars like Miatas and E30s, but this car inspires enough confidence that I realized that was a silly thought after my first run. The car excels at the "point and shoot" style, which I expected. What I didn't expect was just how much grip this car has on turn in, and how the mechanical LSD literally CLAWS its way out of turns. I expected to be SEVERELY disappointed by driving FWD, but the changes to my driving style were only noticeable after the long hairpin as the car would struggle at full throttle with the wheel turned 90 degrees. This was solved by going a tad wider on the exit to let both tires propel me to warp speed. I was running similar times to a Type R that was there and I'm certain I would have blown them out of the water with summer tires. Overall, I'm excited to get back in a slower car to hone my driving skills more, but this thing is an absolute blast to drive. I've got quite a few autocross/trackcross events marked on my calendar for this summer and you can expect to see me out there.

If anyone is curious, this is 64 seconds flat, which is <3 seconds slower than Ryan in his Miata, which makes me feel good. I had a setting wrong on my GoPro which is why the video is washed out. Check out the speedo as I cross the finish.