Ride Of The Month
Congratulations to Wesley for submitting our favorite photo this month. As a reward, we’ll send you one of the Eat, Sleep, Race shirts we’ve been sent. We’d also like to thank everybody who entered a car this month and remind you to submit your entries to readersrides@sorc.com – no car is turned away.
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’09 VW Jetta 2.0T
Wesley Marsh • Lanoka Harbor, NJ
Mods: GIAC s2 software, S3 intercooler, AWE TIP, turbo hoses, CCB intake, DV, Boost Tap and pedals, Billy Boat 3" turbo-back exhaust, Tiguan delete pipe, BFI engine and trans mounts, R8 oil and coolant caps, FK High Sport coilovers, Euro Sport STB, Concept One RS4 replica wheels painted Lambo Orange, drilled rotors, EBC Red Stuff pads, custom böser hood, Osir FCS GT2 V4 lip, Votex skirts and rear valance, black vinyl roof, matte-black mirrors, projector headlights and badgless grille, Euro LED tails, color-matched dash and door trim, black suede headliner and pillars, GLI gauge cluster with Highline CCEM and seats with custom suede inserts and orange stitching, Auto Meter Ultra Lite II boost gauge, Clarion DVD head unit with nav, JL Audio components and amp, Kicker L5 subs
’01 VW Golf
Alex Arteaga • Ontario, CA
Mods: AWP swap, United Motorsports software, APR R1 DV, TT downpipe and high-flow cat, Magnaflow 2.5" cat-back, Neuspeed CAI, Sachs s1 clutch, polished valve cover and intake manifold, poly control-arm bushings, Rokkor coilovers, rear sway-bar delete, Brembo rotors, 17" staggered chrome Corvette C4 Sawblades, Adaptit adapters, GTI tails, rear-wiper delete, NSP boost gauge
’08 VW GTI 2.0T
Dominique Howard • Glendale, AZ
Mods: BSH front-mount intercooler, True Seal intake and PCV remap, Eurojet 3" turbo-back exhaust, Revo stage 2 software, Forge spacer, H&R Sport springs, Seibon carbon hood
’01 VW Jetta 1.8T
Eric Zeigler • Chicago, IL
Mods: Unitronic s2 software, 42DD 2.5" turbo-back exhaust, APR R1 DV, carbon engine cover, HPA short shifter, Bilstein HD shocks, H&R Sport springs, 25mm rear sway bar, wheel adapters and locks, Brembo drilled rotors with red calipers, Hawk HPS pads, Goodrich lines, 18" Audi A8 Flat Five wheels with VW caps, Pirelli tires, Caractere grille, Pizzy clear corners, Hella custom M3 tails, R32 steering wheel, 20AE pedals, hardwired V1, OEM Recaros, Bora shifter, Passat W8 console
’04.4 VW Jetta GLI
Slavik Voronin • Charlotte, NC
Mods: APR s2 software, 2.5" turbo-back exhaust, short-ram intake
’06 VW Jetta GLI
Gabriel Charles • San Antonio, TX
Mods: HKS exhaust, Neuspeed CAI, springs and engine cover, Forge BOV, 19" Lorenzo rims, BFG tires, Focal component speakers, Eclipse amps, JL Audio subs
’07 BMW 525i
Justin Gomba • Santa Monica, CA
Mods: Singh Autosport software, charcoal-filter delete, RPI cat-back exhaust and scoops, KW V2 coilovers, OEM M5 five-lug hubs, rotors, calipers, front bumper, rear spoiler and mirrors, M-Tech rear bumper, custom carbon diffuser, custom vented hood and skirts with Kerscher vents, brushed gunmetal HRE 540R wheels, Yokohama tires, OEM BMW LCI headlights and tails, LED interior lights
’01 VW Jetta Wolfsburg Ed
Ryan Wilkinson • South Kingstown, RI
Mods: Forge DV, CAI and turbo inlet pipe, ECS N75 race valve, Tsudo 3" turbo-back exhaust, Raceland Ultimo coilovers, ’89 Corvette ZR1 wheels, Falken tires, VDO center-mount boost gauge and column pod