A59 The stillborn Mk3 Rallye

It's a full four page feature.

Enjoy

 

Nice work Chris

 

Thanks Mike


Just to bring across to this thread from the Lydden Rallycross

This is Karl Heinz Goldstein. FIA Technical Delegate at the World Rallycross Lydden Hill event, back in May. Designer of the Golf A59 transmission system, ex-Toyota Team Europe and later Volkswagen Motorsport.

When I spoke to him, he (like most others) also thought the original Golf A59 - pictured in post 1 above - was long gone. No idea it had survived

 

also on Pistonheads http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=25718

 

Pistonheads look informative (not read it yet) but I'm hoping to have more info from the magazine, when it arrives.

I look forward to it!

 

For those that missed it, the full article is available on Autohaus Konrad Schmidt's website >>here<<

This was the dealership that Hugo and Chris visited to gather some of the information for the article.

Konrad Schmidt

And of course HPRs full low down of the A59 engine >>here<<

 

Thanks Eddie. Missed this first time around.
I must have been in one of my 'gone missing' spells?

 

You know best and call it 'gone missing'. Some say we chased you away. What we do see is you are here and participating in this thread

Also check our HPR's report on the A59 86mm x 86mm engine in the link.

 

Some more pictures

 

What is a Mk3 Golf A59?VW could have become a key player in the early 90s motorsport

See below link to recent article from VW Heritage ? What are your thoughts and If you have any information on the MK3 Golf A59 please share...

https://www.vwheritage.com/blog/2016/01/19/what-is-a-mk3-golf-a59/

 

Here the related treads :

The A59 car
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.ph...orn-Mk3-Rallye

The A59 engine and its Technology
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.ph...the-full-story

About Norbert Kreyer and MIS, who designed and build the A59 engine
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?280799-

The Lehmann HPT16 engine ( based on A59 engine)
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.ph...-on-A59-engine-)

About ROC ( Racing Organisation Course )
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.ph...update-post-10!