Sakis Hadjiminas'
1988 VW Fox Wagon (USA)

Engine:

• 2.8 Liter twin turbocharged and intercooled 90` V6 based on the '99 Passat powerplant
• Fully programmable engine management system
• Compression ratio lowered to 7.8:1
• Fabricated intake and exhaust manifolds
• IHI turbochargers with internal wastegates
• Group A dump valve
• 300-400 HP depending on event.
• VW Quantum Syncro 4 wheel drive system
• locked center diff
• Quaife limited slip front and rear differentials

• Modified Audi 5 bolt uprights with coilovers and 2.5" id springs
• In house fabricated lower control arms with aluminum bushings
• Rose jointed adjustable group A camber plates
• Bilstein rally dampers.

11" ventilated cross drilled discs with Brembo 4 piston aluminum calipers

Tilton dual master cylinders, adjustable bias.

• 15x7 Fuchs w/ Michelin L5/ M80 competition tyres (Gravel surfaces)
• 15x6 VW/ Audi w/ Michelin C5 competition tyres (Snow and ice)

• Terraphone driver/ co-driver intercom system
• Two turbochargers
• Two dump valves
• And a lot of gravel hitting the undercarriage

• Competition welded roll cage attached to all suspension pick up points, A, B pillars
• Lightened dash board
• OMP Turini seats
• TRW/ Sabelt 5 point harnesses
• Center tunnel and rear floor sections modified to allow 4wd system
• Gauges, Terratrip rally odometer/ timer and all the usual rally goodies.

• Body panels widened to allow larger track
• Fenders, rear quarters and hood fabricated of fiberglass
• Lexan side and rear windows
• Previously yellow and white, currently silver, yellow and blue

• Competition dog type transmission

• 1st place overall, 1998 Apple Hill Rally cross
• Will focus on 1999 Canadian Performance rally championship

• Too much to list
• The car is not geared for 300km/h, but will easily beat a V12 Ferrari to 200 km/h
• Etc.
• We are currently building three other rally cars. The first is an evolution version of the above Fox which will use a normally aspirated 30 valve V6 and 4wd, it will be driven by Jose M. Vicente with co-driver Eduardo Besada.The second is a Group 5 VW Gti that will use a turbocharged 2.0L 8v engine. The third is a Group 2 VW Gti 16 valve. The latter two will be used mainly for the SCCA North East Club rally championship.

• In case you think the rear looks like a Golf/Rabbit (like I did), here's what the team had to say:

"I think it looks like that because we changed the rear quarter pannels. If you look at the old pictures you can see that they blend in to the body, whereas the new ones go straight back, like the Audi S1. We also changed the air inlet at the C pillar, it now has about a 45' degree angle. I guess a combination of a bunch of little things can really thow the human eye off. That was not our intention but we liked the end result."  - Jose M. Vicente