UK Based Performance VW Engine Specialist (est 1983)

john maher

Project 2110 – Part 1: Introduction

The first in a series of articles covering the theory and practice of building a high performance Type 1 2110cc engine. The engine will be fitted to a split screen bus and is being designed to deliver a good combination of power, torque, driveability and most importantly,
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Cars that shaped the scene (according to Volksworld)

Volksworld recently published their 25th anniversary edition. One of the features in the mag is entitled ‘Cars that shaped the scene’, in which they select one vehicle from each year the magazine has been in existence. Representing 1989: my first VW race car,
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Drag racing in the Outer Hebrides – JMR TV interview, 2010

BBC Alba presenter Fiona Mackenzie visits the JMR workshop. ‘Air an Rathad’ (On the Road) is a low budget ‘Top Gear’ style TV show, broadcast on BBC Alba – a  channel aimed at the Gaelic speaking population of the highlands and islands of Scotland
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Performance Art

‘Performance Art’ – VW style! An Lanntair is the largest art gallery in the Outer Hebrides.  In April 2010 they asked if I’d be interested in creating an exhibition centred around my work with Volkswagen engines. Never having thought about presenting a
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VW drag racing, North Weald, 1989

Dug out this grainy piece of video footage from a round of the VWDRC championship series that took place at North Weald airstrip on July 29th, 1989. Highlight of the weekend was Moody, running the first ever 9 second pass for a VW in the UK (9.96 @ 136mph). Officially they needed
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