With an almost brutal jerk the Ghia launches off the line, pinning Ron to his seat with incredible force. A 500 horsepower catapult releases its 650 kg payload in the blink of an eye, the sight and sound is simply breathtaking. Like a demented beast the Turbo Type 1 roars and hisses forward, Ron shifting gears so quickly it's barely audible to the untrained ear. As he crosses the finish line the scoreboard flashes up the result: 8.855 seconds! - a new World Record! Never before has a full-bodied VW (a so-called 'Door Slammer') with an original magnesium VW crankcase and gearbox casing run below 9 seconds in the quarter. The team are ecstatic; this is surely their reward for all those long hours given gratis to the CSP project car. Even Ron does it all for the love: "I would never consider asking Peter for payment, to me it's just fun to be involved with this project."

    

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