California Euro Enthusiasts Unite For A Day In The Desert Heat Of Willow Springs.
We're not sure what Dubwars organizers were thinking when they moved their show to Rosamond, CA (near the Mojave desert) in the middle of July. The new date and venue called for plenty of drinking water, sunblock and endurance.
Dubwars is one of the last surviving Californian VW/Audi events and despite 100 temperatures, enthusiasts from across the state traveled to Willow Springs Raceway to support the scene.
The show featured more than 100 cars and the most prominent were from NoFuknJoke, with several members traveling down from NorCal. Some nice VWs also trekked up from Mexico.
Surprisingly, one of the main elements of Dubwars wasn't exploited: Any car that entered the show had the opportunity to use the track for free; all you needed was a helmet. However, the hot weather seemed to deter most owners, with only a handful brave enough to race. We hope next year will bring a change of date and lower temperatures.
Joe Ninobla's Beetle 1.8T won Best of Show with more custom mods than all the show cars combined. We're not kidding! Full feature soon | 
This '81 Jetta has a 2.0 16v with a modified T3/T4 turbo making 250hp. Francisco Gonzalez has updated the suspension, interior and exterior. We especially like the Cabrio front-end, BBS body kit, Euro bumpers, Porsche red paint and leather interior | 
This '81 Jetta 1.6 owned by Jesus Garcia looked brand new from the factory with 16x7/8" BBS RS |
We liked this '05 Jetta GLI owned by Alex Ross. The exterior looked clean with a molded Projektzwo front bumper, Oettinger side skirts and molded OE rear valance. A shaved Euro trunk, 18x8.5/10" JLine wheels and custom audio made it even more impressive | 
Pushing 365whp at 21psi, this flat-black '04 GTI 1.8T was a showstopper. Owner Jace Payne had a T3/T4 turbo, full race manifold and downpipe plus Unitronic software. The exterior featured a Jetta front-end, shaved moldings and Speed Tech hood extension | 
One of our favorite Mk5s was this '06 GTI owned by Joseph Ng. It looked sexy on 19x8.5" BBS LMs, with Megan Racing suspension, Neuspeed intake, custom FMIC, Revo software and Techtonics exhaust |
Rolling on 18x8.5" polished AMG wheels and lowered on Megan Racing coilovers, Edgar Mendoza's '06 GTI looked pristine | 
We first saw this '02 GTI 1.8T at Chinatown Showoff (et 6/07), but Alberto Venegas has since tuned the car to 403hp using a GT3076R turbo running 25psi. The GTI looked clean on 17" HRE wheels, Brembo big brakes, Oettinger body parts and shaved moldings. Full feature soon | 
Dubwars was open to all Euros and Lawrence Maerina of NoFuknJoke caught our attention with his '96 BMW 328is. It had 19" Braid wheels, black roof and spoiler, H&R springs, M-Tech body kit, Recaro SRD seats and Umnitza lighting |
Featured in et 12/06, Andrew Kahrimanian has updated his '03 GTI 1.8T with 18x9/10" Schmidt VN-Line wheels with gold bolts, plus a crazy stereo setup with three 12" JL Audio subs and two amps | 
This '82 Caddy owned by David Nunez impressed us. Equipped with a 2.0 ABA motor, Weitec coilovers, Burgundy leather and wood exterior, plus 15" Ronal wheels, the Mk1 was a treat. | 
Lam Nguyen brought this clean '01 GTI 1.8T with a sleepy bser hood, shaved emblems and moldings, 18x8.5/9" iForged wheels, R32 body kit and Godspeed FMIC. The unique color is a Porsche Basalt Black Metallic |