By Cam Tait \/ Monday, 30 October 2023 \/ Loading comments<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a while since we talked about PH Project Car. No, it\u2019s not gone into exile since its narrow(ish) defeat to the more powerful, more advanced and much more expensive VW Golf R 20 Years around Curborough sprint course in the series finale. Instead, it\u2019s been on tour at the last few Sunday Services as we gear up to hand it over to one lucky PHer in the coming weeks. Oh, you haven\u2019t entered the competition yet? Good thing you’ve still got a week to get your entry in, then.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve got no idea what we\u2019re on about, a quick refresher: we teamed up with eBay earlier this year to see if we could turn a Mk5 VW Golf GTI in a Mk8 Golf R beater on track for \u00a310,000 – that sum including the car. Despite using 50 per cent of the budget to buy our Golf, we managed to pack in new brakes, coilovers, tyres and a handful of engine upgrades that saw power jump from 200hp to upwards of 270hp. Alas, neither myself nor Porsche Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am champion Charles Rainford could overhaul the R in the end – but we got mighty close, as you’ll see in the vid. <\/p>\n
With the GTI now fully built – and the pimply bodywork now dealt with – it\u2019s time for PH Project Car to find a new home. And that\u2019s where you come in. All you need to do is follow the link here, enter the competition and you could be the owner of a blisteringly fast Golf GTI that\u2019ll embarrass pretty much everything on a track day (assuming no Mk8 Golf Rs have turned up). Just make sure to grip the wheel extra tight – that beige leather is mighty slippy on the limit.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve got until Sunday 5th November at 11:59pm to get your answer in and, with any luck, we’ll be handing over PH Project Car to its new owner at our final Sunday Service of the year at Thruxton on 3rd December. Good luck!<\/p>\n