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>From past experiences with the races the car always dies because you smash
>into someone and break the rad causing the enine to overheat or someone
>smashed into you and damages the engine in some way (lack of oil etc etc).
>My theory on the air-cooled Vanagon is there is no rad to break - the van
>is biger and taller than most cars that are in the race and with a decent
>steel bumper like I have on my Syncro - noone is going to touch the engine.
> I figure it would be more than likely I would place in the top three...
>

        That sounds awesome!  I'm claiming co-pilot position right now!

H K