Possible ACVW on Pinks....

I'm sure some of you are familiar with the TV show Pinks. It is a reality show based on street racing. Participents race each other with the final winner owning both cars (racin for pinks). Well, Lo-Cash John had an idea for the VW community to donate parts to build a car, and if we won to sell both cars for charity. He emailed the shows producer and got a very favorable response. The response at the cal-look forumn has been great so far and we have allready had some heavy hitters in the VW drag racing scene offering up parts and expertise. Here is a link to the thread. Its still in the early planning stages, but I think this is a great idea the will really draw attention to our hobby. And it will be damned nice if we manage to pull a win, spank a V8 or ricer on national TV AND contribuite to a worthy cause.

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Update on the Pinks Drag car. From Lo-cash John.

BIG NEWS!!!

I just got off the phone with Rick Tomlinson at CB Performance and he has offered to supply all the major parts for the short block. These items include:

aluminum case stroker crank flywheel rods

Other major news is Mendeola Transaxle has offered to provide the parts for one of thier drag race transmissions! Kevin from KCR Transmissions will sort out the details and work on the gearset options since I'm not a trans guy by any means.

Tiger from A-1 Muffler has agreed to supply parts for the header or even build it to our specs if we need.

I have now set up a paypal account so that anyone who wants to contribute to the build can do so.

snipped-for-privacy@LoCashRacing.Org is the PAYPAL account for the build. To those who wish to contribute, BE SURE to email me with your FULL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, ADDRESS, and DOLLAR AMOUNT. I want to make sure anyone who contributes gets the recognition they deserve.

I'd like to point out out that while a number of major sponsors are helping out with hard-parts and what not, plenty of small items like plumbing parts, hardware, etc will need to be purchased. As most of you know, the little things can really add up.

Last but not least, Ray Iddings from VolksBash Radio wants to cover the project on his internet radio show tomorrow night. VolksBash Radio provides news coverage of the VW drag racing scene in the northern midwest and beyond. I'm scheduled for an on air phone interview around

8:15 Central Standard Time. Here's a link...

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I think that about covers it for the moment. I'd like to offer a big "THANK YOU" to all the people and shops that are making this project possible. Remember to support those who support us.

Lo Cash John

Also from an earlier post:

Also I spoke with the show's producer a couple of days ago and we now have a DEADLINE!!

He wants to film the car in January in Phoenix, AZ. This means the car needs to be on the track and dialed in sometime in December. Lots needs to happen.

...ltest sponser on board is BMD pulleys to provide a custom serpentine system for the car. Jason Lauffer will be building the engine. This car should be pretty damn badass and a great opportunity for more recognition to the ACVW community.