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IN THIS ISSUE...
The Committee 4
Club Page 5
2015 Day of VW 6
Club Event Calendar 7
2016 Bug-In 8
Editor’s Spot 9
Club Merchandise 10
NEW Merchandise 11
August Club Run 12
Annual General Meeting
13
York - July Cruise 14
Karmann Ghia 60th 18
Volkswagen News 27
Volkswagen Motorsport 35
60years 1955-2015
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PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER
Jamie Barrett
0408 183 396 [email protected]
Graham Tibbs
0412 002 738 [email protected]
Ray Willis
0407 347 340 [email protected]
Justin Bayley
0402 378 864 [email protected]
EDITOR CONCESSION LICENCE
EVENT COORDINATOR
PROPERTY & MERCHANDISE
Ray Willis
0407 347 340 [email protected]
Dave Moore
0402 607 552 [email protected]
Harry Hay
0422 584 130 [email protected]
Graham Tibbs
0412 002 738 [email protected]
COUNCIL OF MOTORING CLUBS
WEB ADMINISTRATOR
MEMBERSHIP OFFICER
SOUTH WEST
Paul Kuah
0431 621 561 [email protected]
Jamie Barrett
0408 183 396 [email protected]
Andy Macey
(08) 9332 6919 [email protected]
Kim Muste
0408 914 400 [email protected]
GENERAL COMMITTEE...
Photo to follow
SECRETARY (Assistant)
MANDURAH-MURRAY
Gary Bull Bruce Cooper Jo Mill Tina Moore
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Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc)
Mail: PO Box 175
Victoria Park
Western Australia 6979
ABN: 31 610 140 537
Telephone: 0408 183 396
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.vwclubwa.com
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at John Hughes Volkswagen in Victoria Park, starting at 6:30pm. Committee meetings are open to all members and invited guests.
NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND BIRTHDAYS
Kingsley Viney
Nathan Whitehead
Stuart Saggers
John Ilett
We have 208 Members
August 26
Welcome to our new members...Welcome to our new members...
Alex Shepherd
Andrew Scogings
Annalea Peart
Atreyh Colella
Ben Verbunt
Chloe Lewin
Chloe Sage
Claire Wallis
Corinna Drabble
Dean Stockwell
Emily Jones
Ewgan Vande Nadort
Faith Neretlis
Franzine Karamfiles
Gary Lester
Heather Neretlis
Isla Jones
Jason Parker
Jasper Murphy
Jessica Abbott
Justin McPherson
Kaitlyn McSwain
Kelsie Smith
Lesley McPherson
Lia Verbunt
Lochie Vanoosten
Luka Brix
Lynn Taylor
Marianne Suarez
Mark Shepherd
Megan Stoney
Miranda Lawrence
Mishele Farrell
Nicholas Gibson
Paris Cuder
Revely Gardiner
Richard Hines
Robin Bailey
Sonia Brooks
Stevie Power
Suzanne McKenzie
Tony Beaumont
Happy Birthday for August...Happy Birthday for August...
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This month... August 2015
# indicates a club run
Wednesday 5th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD See Page 30
7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Wednesday 12th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Saturday 15th # DWELLINGUP CRUISE AND CAMP Contact: Harry 0422 584 130
Sunday 16th See Page 12 Contact: Jo 0400021481
Wednesday 22nd EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
September 2015
Wednesday 2nd ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD See Page 30
7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Wednesday 9th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park Sunday 20th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Contact: Ray Willis 0407347340
See page 13
Wednesday 23rd EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Monday 28th REAR ENGINE CAR DAY (SIVA) Contact: Paul Markham
Long Weekend See Page 17 [email protected]
October 2015
Wednesday 7th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD See Page 30
7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Wednesday 14th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Sunday 18th 60th CRUISE & FAMILY BBQ Contact: Ray Willis 0407347340
TBA
Wednesday 28th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Friday 30th Oct 4th ANNUAL SW VEE DUBS CAMPING & CRUISE W/E Contact: Kim Muste
Sunday 1st Nov This year to be based in Margaret River
47th National 2016 Bug-In Friday 25th to Monday 28th March
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Hi Club Members and Readers……
No its not the President, you have a guest scribe this edition, yes its me the Editor.
I trust you are enjoying the magazine in whichever form you are receiving it, with the electronic
version (i.e. the online link) in living colour proving to be more and more popular with most members now taking
it this way. Besides our members, the magazine goes to many WA VW related businesses, sponsors and support-
ers who since the July issue mostly receive the electronic version. Our magazine also goes to many of the inter-
state VW clubs only in the electronic version.
Recently a review of the hardcopy ViaWest costs showed our $3.00 per issue on the front page was out of date,
and it now costs around $4.00 per issue to get printed, stapled and folded. Just as bit of trivia, a colour hardcopy
of the same size would be around $10.00 per issue. We thank our printer Cristal JBE Office Choice in Willet-
ton...see advert in this edition, for the discounts we receive to keep the hardcopy price to a minimum.
The savings made by the move from hardcopy to the electronic copy of the magazine is a major contributor to the
club keeping the membership subscription to $50.00 per year, the same as I paid when I joined in 2000.
On the subject of the membership subscriptions, the clubs membership renewals have all been posted and you
should have yours by now...if not, contact our Membership Officer, Andy Macey. Payment is due and if you pay by
1st September you will go into the draw for a FREE membership for 2016/17. Bob Lafferty was the lucky member
last year and enjoys his 2015/16 membership FREE of charge. If you do not pay by 30th September, you will lose
your club membership.
Still on the subject of memberships, the club celebrated the end of the 2014/15 financial year with a record 204
memberships ...this has never been achieved while I have been at the club, WELL DONE! To reach this milestone
in our 60th Anniversary year makes it all the more special.
Just to finish off, a bit of analysis of our members, yes you lot. According to our membership register, the 204
memberships includes 10 life members with 27 members living outside the metropolitan and Mandurah area. The
204 equates to 517 persons (takes in140 partners and 173 children) with 349 cars listed. Imagine 173 future vee-
dubbers and maybe members one day.
Looks like I have run out of room, thank you all again for being such great members and I’ll see you out there on
one of our club member events...check the Via West calendar, our website, Facebook and forum!
The Editor, Ray Willis
Your Volkswagen Club of WA has
embarked on supporting charities
or appeals either directly from the
club funds or by assisting the
charity or appeal in their goal to
publicise their fundraising.
In the past, the Club has support-
ed the Kids Cancer Support Group,
from ward 3b at Princess Margaret
Hospital and also the Toodyay
Bushfire Appeal. In 2012/13 it was
Telethon.
The Club commenced supporting
the DuchenneFoundation Aus-
tralia in 2013/14 and will do so
again in 2014/15.
Duchenne Foundation's MISSION
Using National and international
collaboration to improve the quali-
ty and quantity of life for those
living with Duchenne and Becker
muscular dystrophy and their fam-
ilies, through research, education
and advocacy.
Visit their website for more infor-
mation.
How you can help:
Organise a DuchenneFoundation
fundraiser
Make a donation
Buy DuchenneFoundation
merchandise
Support DuchenneFoundation
events
Contribute to the VW Club’s fund-
raising efforts
So if you see a club member rat-
tling a tin or two in the next twelve
months at any of our events
please drop in your loose
change...it all goes to a very good
cause.
The Committee
VW Club of WA VW Club of WA -- Annual Charity for 2014/15Annual Charity for 2014/15
DuchenneDuchenneFoundationFoundation AustraliaAustralia
Website: www.duchennefoundation.org.au
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ITEM DESCRIPTION PRICE Car Badge - Club Logo (with tongue) $25.00 ea
Blue and chrome 72mm
Car Badge - Club Logo (no tongue) $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm
Pin Badge - Club Logo $3.00 ea Blue and chrome 22mm
Key Ring - Bottle Opener Club Logo $5.00 ea Blue and chrome
Hoodies - Club 3D logo “see opposite page” $40.00 ea
Black with white design OR New Stock is Dark Blue with white design
Beanies - VW logo “see opposite page” $15.00 ea
Dark Blue with white design
T-shirt #2 - Club 3D logo on front with stripes $25.00 ea Red, White or Grey with black design
V-neck Polo - Club Logo embroidered - ladies & girls $30.00 ea A name can be added for another $5.00
Polo Shirt - Club Logo embroidered - men & boys $30.00 ea A pocket is an extra $5.00; A name can be added for another $5.00
T-shirt #1 - large 3D logo - back & small 3D logo - front with stripes $25.00 ea Blue with white design
VW Club stickers $2.00 ea Official club logo; 3D club logo; or “I’M A VW CLUB MEMBER”
VW Club cloth badge $5.00 ea Traditional club logo
Day of the Volkswagen - various cloth badge & annual stickers $2.00 ea Collectors items (limited numbers)
VW Club peak Cap - Club Logo $15.00 ea Adjustable velcro band at the rear
Car Badge 2011 Toodyay Bug-In (no tongue) $20.00 ea Black and Yellow - 42nd National Bug-In Metal car badge (limited number)
60th Anniversary VW Club Wine “see opposite page” $15.00 ea
South Australian Shiraz 2013 and Western Australian Classic White 2013
Merchandise on sale at most club runs...
AVAILABLE AT CLUB
EVENTS including ALFRED’S every month!
You can also contact the
Committee to arrange the
purchase of the now extensive
list of club merchandise!
Can be post-ed for an ex-
tra charge.
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14th MARCH 2016
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Agenda Outline 10:00am;
Complete the attendance book
Meeting Open 10:30am:
The meeting will be opened and
chaired by the President.
Present:
As per the attendance book.
Apologies:
Secretary to be advised and they
are to be announced at the
meeting.
Welcome to Visitors:
Visitors are welcome, Secretary
to be advised.
Minutes of previous AGM:
Copies will be made available by
the Secretary for acceptance by
the meeting.
Business arising from Minutes
of previous AGM:
Any business listed in the
Minutes of the previous AGM to
be tabled (action noted).
Correspondence:
Will be acknowledged by the Sec-
retary with anything specific for
the AGM to be highlighted.
Motions on Notice:
Secretary to be advised, to be
placed before the AGM.
Reports:
Committee members will submit
reports to the meeting, making
copies available to the Secretary.
The Treasurer:
Shall present a summary and re-
port of the accounts for 2014/15,
showing clearly the nett surplus
or deficit and the financial posi-
tion of the club.
They will make copies of the Fi-
nancial Statement available to
attending members and a copy
for the Secretary.
They will present a ‘forecast’
budget for the 2015/16 financial
year and make a submission to
the meeting on the membership
subscription fee for the financial
year following the AGM
(2015/16).
General Business:
The meeting shall pass by resolu-
tion; (a) the subscription fee for
the year following the AGM
(2015/16); and (b) the form of
the Membership Card.
Announcements will be made for
any Member of the Year; any
new Lifetime Membership/s and
the Membership Early Renewal
Payment Competition Winner.
Members can submit nominations
for the Member of the Year and/
or any Lifetime Membership/s to
the Secretary before the AGM
(includes explanation of whys
and wherefores)
Other General Business -
Please advise the Secretary of
any matters that wish to be dis-
cussed...if possible before the
AGM...if not then at the start of
the AGM.
Election of Management
Committee:
All committee positions become
vacant at the AGM. The club's
committee for the next year will
be voted in.
Financial Members can nominate
for any committee position in the
Club, and obviously we need
nominations for any position that
is currently vacant or becoming
vacant.
The Secretary is to be advised of
any committee member/s not
renominating and of any nomina-
tions for committee positions.
Committee members are re-
quired to attend all Committee
Meetings and undertake all their
positions' duties for the club. If
you have any query about a posi-
tion's role in the club you can
contact any committee member
for information. There is also in-
formation in the Constitution.
Where there are multiple nomi-
nations for the one committee
position, a vote of attending fi-
nancial members will decide who
is successful.
Every financial member personal-
ly present at the AGM is entitled
to vote for each position to be
elected and voting is by secret
ballot.
The person receiving the most
votes for a committee position
shall be elected to that commit-
tee position. The elected commit-
tee member shall hold that posi-
tion until the next Annual Gen-
eral Meeting or (if sooner) until
their committee membership oth-
erwise terminates.
12:30pm
Scheduled close of AGM
2015 Annual General Meeting2015 Annual General Meeting Sunday 20th September… Fraser Park, East Victoria PkSunday 20th September… Fraser Park, East Victoria Pk
All details of the AGM, the Committee and the club rules can
be found in the VW Club Constitution...a copy is available on
the website at…
http://vwclubwa.com/constitution
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YORK CRUISE & CAMP 2015
With threatening skies then warm
sunshine we all met at the Mund-
aring Hotel. Once we were all
there we started our cruise to
York. It is a great road with lots of
lovely natural bush, picturesque
farmland and winding roads.
All arriving in historically beautiful
York we made our way to the cara-
van park to set up for the night,
circle your wagens-style, and with
the marquees up we braced our-
selves for a cold but loads of fun
night.
I think there were 24 cars with
some new members travelling from
afar to join in on the fun. The piz-
zas went down a treat and so did
the alcohol. The marquees and the
gas heaters that were brought with
us kept us all nice and warm or
maybe that was the
fun company.
We were very lucky
with the weather; it
was cold but no rain.
In the morning the
park was very foggy
and a few heads
might have been as
well. We all packed
up and made our
way into town for
the York Vintage Car
Show.
As usual the
Volkswagens looked
fantastic all lined up
in one place and
represented almost all the different
types and ages. The club received
lots of praise from the organisers.
We all had a relaxing day strolling
around York town, looking at all
the other vintage vehicles and
chatting in the sun.
Until the next cruise, happy dub-
bing everyone…
Jo Mill
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Volkswagen
Karmann Ghia
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia is a
sports car marketed in 2+2 coupe
(1955–1974) and convertible
(1957–1974) body styles by
Volkswagen. The Karmann Ghia
combined the chassis and mechan-
icals of the Type 1 (Beetle) with
styling by Luigi Segre of the Italian
carrozzeria Ghia and hand-built
bodywork by the German coach-
builder Karmann.
The Karmann Ghia was internally
designated the Type 14. In 1961,
Volkswagen introduced the Type
34, a variant based on the newly
introduced Type 3 platform and
featuring angular bodywork.
Production doubled soon after its
introduction, becoming the car
most imported into the U.S. More
than 445,000 Karmann Ghias
were produced in Germany over
the car's production life, not in-
cluding the Type 34 variant. Kar-
mann Brazil produced 41,600 cars
locally for South America between
1962 and 1975.
American industrial designer Wal-
ter Dorwin Teague included the
Karmann Ghia in his list of the
world's most beautifully designed
products.
The Type 14 debuted at the Octo-
ber 1953 Paris Auto Show as a
styling concept created for Ghia by
Luigi Segre.
In the early 1950s, Volkswagen
was producing its economy car, the
Type 1 (Beetle). With an increase
in post-war standards of living, ex-
ecutives at Volkswagen proposed
adding a halo car to its model
range, contracting with German
coachbuilder Karmann for its man-
ufacture. Karmann in turn con-
tracted the Italian firm Ghia, who
adapted styling themes previously
explored for Chrysler and Stu-
debaker to a Beetle floorpan wid-
ened by 12 in (300 mm). Virgil
Exner claimed that the design was
his, based on the 1953 Chrysler
D'Elegance.
In contrast to the Beetle's machine
-welded body with bolt-on fenders,
the Karmann Ghia's body panels
were butt-welded, hand-shaped,
and smoothed with English pewter
in a time-consuming process com-
mensurate with higher-end manu-
facturers, resulting in the Karmann
Ghia's higher price.
The design and prototype were
well received by Volkswagen exec-
utives, and in August 1955 the first
Type 14 was manufactured in Os-
nabrück, Germany. Public reaction
to the Type 14 exceeded expecta-
tions, and more than 10,000 were
sold in the first year.
The Type 14 was marketed as a
practical and stylish 2+2 rather
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Some archive photos
from 10 years ago… 2005 Day of the Volkswagen
60years 1955-2015
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than as a true sports car. As they
shared engines, the Type 14's en-
gine displacement grew concur-
rently with the Type 1 (Beetle),
ultimately arriving at a displace-
ment of 1584 cc, producing 60 hp
(45 kW).
In August 1957, Volkswagen intro-
duced a convertible version of the
Karmann Ghia. Exterior changes in
1961 included wider and finned
front grilles, taller and more round-
ed rear taillights and headlights
relocated to a higher position –
with previous models and their
lower headlight placement called
lowlights. The Italian designer Ser-
gio Sartorelli, designer of Type 34,
oversaw the various restylings of
Type 14.
In 1970, larger taillights integrated
the reversing lights and larger
wrap-around turn signals. Still
larger and wider taillights in-
creased side visibility. In 1972,
large square-section bumpers re-
placed the smooth round originals.
For the USA model only, 1973
modifications mandated by the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration (NHTSA) included en-
ergy-absorbing bumpers. A car-
peted package shelf replaced the
rear seat.
In late 1974 the car was supersed-
ed by the Porsche 914 and the
Golf/Rabbit based Scirocco.
Type 34
Karmann
Ghia
In September 1961, Volkswagen
introduced the VW 1500 Karmann
Ghia, or Type 34, based on its new
Type 3 platform, featuring
Volkswagen's new flat 1500cc en-
gine design, and styling by Italian
engineer Sergio Sartorelli. Due to
model confusion with the Type 14
1500 introduced in 1967, the Type
34 was known variously as the
"Der Große Karmann" ("the big
Karmann") in Germany, "Razor
Edge Ghia" in the United Kingdom,
or "European Ghia" (or "Type 3
Ghia" among enthusiasts) in the
United States. Today the name
Type 34 is recognized as the
worldwide naming convention.
The second automobile model in
the world to have this option, an
electrically operated sliding steel
sunroof was optional in 1962. The
styling offered more interior and
cargo room than the original Kar-
mann Ghia. It featured an electric
clock, three luggage spaces, built-
in fog lights, round tail lights, up-
per and lower dash pads, door
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60years 1955-2015
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Some archive photos
from 10 years ago…2005 Day of the Volkswagen (cont’d)
60years 1955-2015
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pads, and long padded armrests. It
was the fastest production VW
model of its day.
Until it was replaced by the VW-
Porsche 914, it was the most ex-
pensive and luxurious passenger
car VW manufactured in the
1960s – back then a Type 34 cost
as much as two basic Beetles in
many markets. The comparatively
high price meant it never generat-
ed high demand, and only 42,505
(plus 17 prototype convertibles)
were built over the car's entire
production life between 1962 and
1969 (roughly 5,000 a year). To-
day, the Type 34 is considered a
semi-rare collectible with values
ranging from US$25,000 (nice
original or restored) to $8,000
(driving project) to $3,000 (non-
driving parts car). Values in Europe
are the highest; an unrestored
original Pearl White 1962 Coupe
sold for US$34,000 in Germany in
late 2010.
Although the Type 34 was availa-
ble in most countries, it was not
offered officially in the U.S. – VW's
largest and most important export
market – another reason for its low
sales numbers. Many still made
their way to the USA (most via
Canada), and the USA has the
largest number of known Type 34s
left in the world (400 of the total
1,500 to 2,000 or so remain-
ing[14]).
Like its Type 14 brother, the Type
34 was styled by the Italian design
studio Ghia. There are some simi-
lar styling influences, but the Type
14 Ghia looks very different from
the Type 34. The chassis is also a
major difference between the cars
and the bumpers remain the same;
the Type 14 shares its chassis with
a Beetle, whereas the Type 34
body is mounted on the Type 3
chassis and drive train (the same
as in a 1500/1600 Notchback, Var-
iant (Squareback) and Fastback) –
all distinguished by the standard
1500 pancake engine that allowed
a front and rear boot. The Type 34
is mechanically the same as other
Type 3s. All bodywork, interior,
glass, bumpers, and most of the
lenses are unique to the Type 34.
The Wilhelm Karmann factory as-
sembly line which assembled the
Type 34 also produced the VW-
Porsche 914 (known as Porsche
914 in the USA), the Type 34's re-
placement.
Karmann
Ghia TC As an alternative to the Type 34
Karmann-Ghia coupé, which
Volkswagen had introduced to Eu-
rope in 1961, Karmann-Ghia do
Brasil looked to Ghia in Turin for a
reworked version of the Type 14 at
the end of the 1960s. At the time
Ghia employed Giorgetto Giugiaro,
the famous Italian designer and he
was set to work on the new Brazili-
an Karmann Ghia. The result was
the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia TC
(Touring Coupé), internally known
as the Type 145, which was intro-
duced in 1970.
This was a roomy 2+2 coupe with
a modern and comfortable interior.
Underneath, it was similar to the
Type 14, although the platform of
the Volkswagen Variant was used
rather than that of the Volkswagen
Beetle. The main difference was
the engine: the Type 145 TC was
fitted with the 1584 cc flat-four air-
cooled boxer unit from the Type 3
instead of the 1192 cc unit of the
Type 14. The car had 65 hp
(48 kW) @ 4600 rpm and a top
speed of 86 mph
(138 km/h), compared to
the 34 hp (25 kW) and
72 mph (116 km/h) of the
Type 14.
18,119 TC models were
produced during its produc-
tion run from 1970 until
1976. It was offered only in
South America and was not
exported off the continent.
There is a prototype that is
part of the factory museum
collection of Karmann in
Osnabrück, Germany.
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60years 1955-2015
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Volkswagen
Australia
announces Wolfsburg
Edition Golf
R models Highly-anticipated, first-ever Golf R
Wagon to be offered in limited
numbers as Wolfsburg Edition
model
Golf R hatch Wolfsburg Edition also
offered in limited numbers concur-
rently with the existing Golf R
model
Named after the home of
Volkswagen, Wolfsburg Edition Golf
R models offer exclusive features
and enhanced specification over
standard Golf R
Volkswagen Australia is pleased to
announce the impending arrival of
the limited run Wolfsburg Edition
Golf R models, which also introduc-
es the hotly anticipated Golf R
Wagon, available solely in Wolfs-
burg Edition specification.
The Wolfsburg name is as synony-
mous with Volkswagen as the very
first Beetle that was produced in
the German town these special
edition models are named after.
Wolfsburg is the home of
Volkswagen’s global operations,
and the iconic ‘wolf and castle’
emblem that adorns the Golf R
and Golf R Wagon Wolfsburg Edi-
tion cars is a tribute to the ances-
tral roots of the Volkswagen brand.
Adding a unique, higher specifica-
tion over the standard Golf R
hatch, the Golf R and Golf R Wagon
Wolfsburg Edition models include a
number of key distinguishing fea-
tures. Key specification highlights
include:
Choice of three exterior colours
including the exclusive Oryx
White Pearl
Carbon Nappa leather appointed
upholstery with individually heat-
ed front seats
Black Pretoria 19” alloy wheels
(4)
Black door mirror covers
Black roof rails (Wagon)
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Front Assist with City Emergency
Brake (City EB)
Proactive occupant protection
system
Blind Spot Monitor with rear traf-
fic alert
Wolfsburg crest badge
The comprehensive equipment
package adds a retail price premi-
um of just $1,750 to the Golf R se-
ries model, arriving at a recom-
mended retail price of $56,990. At
$58,990, the Golf R Wagon Wolfs-
burg Edition carries a $2,000 wag-
on premium.
With such a high level of standard
specification, the only option avail-
able is a panoramic electric glass
sunroof, at RRP $1,850.
Both models offer excellent value
and unparalleled exclusivity; espe-
cially in the case of the Golf R
Wagon, which is currently only
available in limited numbers as the
Wolfsburg Edition for Australian
customers.
Both of these limited-run models
will feature the outstanding perfor-
mance credentials of the Golf R’s
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206kW TSI engine and 4Motion all-
wheel-drive.
The Golf R and Golf R Wagon
Wolfsburg Edition models are avail-
able for customers to order now
from Volkswagen Australia’s dealer
network.
Michael Bartsch
announced
as new
Managing
Director of Volkswagen
Group
Australia Volkswagen AG has announced Mi-
chael Bartsch as Volkswagen Group
Australia’s Managing Director,
commencing from November 1st.
Mr Bartsch will replace John White
who is taking early retirement from
the Volkswagen Group and return-
ing to Canada for family reasons.
Mr Bartsch, an Australian, has
been based in the United States for
the past ten years.
During his time in the US, Mr
Bartsch was Executive Vice Presi-
dent and COO of Porsche Cars
North America and most recently,
Vice President at Infiniti America.
Prior to moving to the US, he was
the Director, Sales and Marketing
at Porsche Cars Australia with his
career commencing at Porsche
when he joined York Motors in Syd-
ney.
Mr White started his career with
Volkswagen Group in 1993 and has
held positions within the Group in
the United States, Canada and
most recently in Australia.
Prior to joining Volkswagen Group
Australia Mr White was the Presi-
dent and Chief Executive Officer of
Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.
During his time with Volkswagen
Group Australia the company has
achieved substantial growth and is
on track for another record year.
Mr White and Mr Bartsch will com-
mence a handover of responsibili-
ties during October with Mr White
concluding his duties with
Volkswagen Group Australia on Oc-
tober 30th.
Volkswagen
Australia
kicks off the
second half
of 2015 with
another
record Volkswagen Australia is continuing
its forward momentum with anoth-
er strong month of sales in July,
finishing up 23 per cent on the
same time last year.
Buoyed by strong sales of volume
models such as the Golf range,
Volkswagen Australia has currently
increased its sales by 13.4 per cent
year-to-date.
Volkswagen Australia Managing
Director, John White, expressed his
pleasure with the company’s pro-
gress.
“I’m very happy with our sales re-
sults so far in 2015, and with the
arrival of our recently announced
MY16 model range, we hope to see
this trend continue into the rest of
the year,” Mr White said.
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'V-Charge':
VW pushes
development of Automat-
ed Parking
and Charging
of Electric
Vehicles Parking spaces driven to fully
automatically
Electric vehicles charged auto-
matically
V-Charge places only minor de-
mands on car park infrastruc-
ture
Intelligent form of valet parking
Wolfsburg – Volkswagen AG as-
pires to holding the leading posi-
tion in the field of automated park-
ing. A look into the near future of
automated parking is given by 'V-
Charge', an EU research project, in
which six national and international
partners are jointly developing new
technologies. Its focus is on auto-
mating the search for a parking
space and on the charging of elec-
tric vehicles. The best part about it
is that the vehicle not only auto-
matically looks for an empty park-
ing space, but that it finds an emp-
ty space with charging infrastruc-
ture and inductively charges its
battery. Once the charging process
is finished, it automatically frees up
the charging bay for another elec-
tric vehicle and looks for a conven-
tional parking space. 'V-Charge'
stands for Valet Charge and is
pointing the way to the future of
automated parking.
In the USA especially, convenient
valet parking is a big hit: you pull
up in your car right outside your
destination, valet service personnel
park it for you and have it brought
around again as and when you
need it. There is no more time-
wasting search for a parking place.
The V-Charge project picks up on
this idea. Its development goal is
fully automated searching for a
parking space ('valet parking')
within defined zones, such as in
multi-storey car parks.
There are many scenarios that il-
lustrate the advantages of the V-
Charge concept. Take one practical
everyday example: a commuter
notices that he is possibly going to
be late and is thus running the risk
of missing an important meeting at
his company. With V-Charge he is
able to pull up right in front of the
main entrance, get out and estab-
lish the link to his vehicle via the
associated smartphone application.
Operating fully automatically, the
vehicle has a digital map relayed to
it and within the parking area or
multi-storey car park autonomous-
ly navigates to a parking space. If
it is an electric vehicle, the system
additionally prioritises a parking
bay with an automatic charging
facility. Pedestrians, cyclists and
other vehicles are identified by the
cameras and ultrasound sensors
integrated within the vehicle.
Therefore, the vehicle is allowed to
travel in so-called 'mixed traffic'.
The selected parking area neither
has to be an enclosed domain nor
is any complex technical equip-
ment required.
As the electric vehicle nears its
destination, the system recognises
via local sensors whether the allo-
cated parking space is taken. If it
is empty, the fully automatic park-
ing manoeuvre begins and posi-
tions the vehicle exactly above the
inductive charging spot. When the
charging process is complete, the
vehicle automatically moves to an-
other parking space, leaving the
charging station free for another
electric car. When the driver re-
turns to the multi-storey car park,
he calls the vehicle back to the
starting point via the V-Charge
app. The vehicle moves to the de-
fined pick-up location, with the
driver not needing to set foot in
the parking area or multi-storey
car park.
Taking the lead in the international
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research consortium is the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH) in Zurich. It is responsible
for visual localisation, movement
planning and vehicle control
(Autonomous Systems Lab divi-
sion), camera calibration, 3D re-
construction from images and ob-
stacle detection (Computer Vision
and Geometry Lab division).
BraunschweigTechnical University
works on the issues of car park
management and the vehicle's
communication with the technical
surroundings (vehicle-to-
infrastructure'V2I'), Robert Bosch
GmbH contributes its expertise in
the field of sensor technology, Par-
ma University looks after object
recognition and Oxford University
handles the development of de-
tailed navigation maps of the park-
ing area (semantic mapping con-
cepts). As the sixth partner in the
consortium, Volkswagen is provid-
ing the platform equipment, safety
and control modules, as well as
systems for static monitoring of
surroundings, object recognition
and automated parking.
The test vehicle: a network of
technical sensory organs
The technical prerequisites largely
already exist. During the introduc-
tory stage, for instance, it was pos-
sible to utilise sensor and camera
technologies that are already being
used in today's production vehi-
cles. A dense network of sensory
devices enables autonomous oper-
ation of the V-Charge test vehicle,
which is based on a Volkswagen e
Golf1. Four wide- angle cameras
and two 3D cameras, twelve ultra-
sound sensors, digital maps and
the so- called 'Car2X' technology
for the vehicle's communication
with the infrastructure ensure that
the vehicle's surroundings are reli-
ably detected and recognised. Pe-
destrians, vehicles and obstacles
get identified, parking spaces rec-
ognised and measured and then
this stream of data is put together
in real timeto form an overall pic-
ture – the task that the tech-
nical 'sensory organs' have to fulfil
is complex and extremely varied.
As continual tests run as part of
the research project show, V-
Charge is already functional today.
GPS-independent indoor localisa-
tion, centimetre-exact parking
space measurement and 360-
degree recognition of surroundings
all function reliably, as do the sys-
tem's reactions to pedestrians and
vehicles and the way in which it
takes account of traffic moving in
line with or across the vehicle's
path.
2005: a Volkswagen Touareg called
'Stanley'makes the first move to-
wards autonomy
At Volkswagen automatic motoring
moved from being a vision to a
field of research at an early stage.
'Stanley' – a Touareg converted in
cooperation with Stanford Universi-
ty in California and the Volkswagen
Electronics Research Laboratory
(USA) into a laboratory that could
drive autonomously – was already
winning the Grand Challenge com-
petition for robot vehicles as far
back as 2005. The next stage of
development, in 2007, was the
Passat 'Junior', which even then
was finding its way through the big
-city jungle without a driver – and
doing so with such success that it
took second place in the Urban
Challenge for autonomous vehicles.
Given the working titles 'PAUL' and
'iCar', two further Passat research
vehicles also demonstrated their
autonomous capabilities that same
year. While, thanks to intelligent
parking assistance with no driver
involvement, 'PAUL' slips into spac-
es perpendicular to the carriage-
way, the 'intelligent car' makes life
easier for the driver in stop-and-go
situations and on long monotonous
journeys by automatically braking
and keeping the appropriate dis-
tance.
In 2011, the 'eT – follow me!' mi-
crovan was launched as the ideal
vehicle for delivery services. One
real-life scenario: If the driver
walks from house to house along a
street delivering letters, for exam-
ple, 'eT' follows him on quiet elec-
tric paws like a well-trained dog to
ensure his mailbag is constantly
replenished ('FollowMe' function) –
or stays on his spot like a good boy
until receiving the electronic 'come
to me' call.
Also taking to the stage of autono-
mous motoring in 2011 was the
'HAVE-IT' (Highly Automated Vehi-
cles for Intelligent Transport), a
Volkswagen AG contribution to the
research project of the same name
funded by the European Commis-
sion. The Wolfsburgengineers had
developed for the Passat Variant a
'temporary autopilot', which set the
best possible degree of automation
for driving on motorways and simi-
lar roads based on the driving situ-
ation, surroundings, the driver's
condition and the system status.
1Volkswagen e-Golf power con-
sumption,kWh/100 km: 12.7
(combined); CO2 emission, g/km:
0 (combined); efficiency class: A+
*The other vehicle models men-
tioned in the text are test vehicles.
Polo Original
Special edition in
celebration
of the model's 40th
birthday Germany Only
Limited premium special edition
model for demanding customers
Price discount of €1,119
Wolfsburg, 6 August 2015 – After
40 years of a fascinating small-car
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history and more than 14 million
vehicles sold, the Volkswagen Polo
is now available as a limited premi-
um special edition model: begin-
ning today, Polo fans can purchase
one of just 1,000 Polo
"Original" models in Germany.
The clearly distinctive features of
the four-door Polo "Original" in-
clude door mirror caps in body col-
our, smoked rear lights, the Polo
"Original" emblem on the wings
and "Original" lettering on the door
sill plates. The vehicle's modern
exterior is rounded out by LED
headlights, a high-gloss black radi-
ator grille and 16-inch "Portago"
alloy wheels. Some of the cars are
also available in exclusive Honey
Orange Metallic paintwork.
The high-quality interior features a
multifunction steering wheel and a
gear lever knob and handbrake
grip in leather with "Truffle" col-
oured stitching. In a tribute to the
first-ever Polo, the limited edition
models boast black/orange sports
seats with a tartan design, as well
as faux leather side bolsters and
headrests. The interior has also
been visibly upgraded through the
inclusion of special paintwork ac-
cents and pedals with an alumini-
um look.
The Climatronic climate control
system, a hands-free unit and the
MEDIAIN multimedia socket are all
available as standard equipment.
The Front Assist ambient traffic
monitoring system with the City
Emergency Braking feature can
help reduce the likelihood of a colli-
sion, or even prevent one altogeth-
er. The Rear View reversing cam-
era makes parking easier by dis-
playing the area behind the vehicle
on the radio/navigation system
screen.
The Polo Original, which comes in
six engine-gearbox variants, is
available from €19,950. In other
words, along with the exclusivity
the model offers, customers can
also benefit from a discount of
€1,119 as compared to a similarly
equipped production model.
Sixty years
ago: VW
cracks the
threshold of
the first
million Millionth Volkswagen rolled off
the assembly lines on 5 August
1955.
Back then only Beetle, Beetle
Cabriolet and Transporter in the
model range
Wolfsburg, 3 August 2015 – The
first million Volkswagen vehicles
were reported ten years after the
end of the war. Back then, a re-
spectable record. But Volkswagen
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was already to celebrate ten million
vehicles in 1963. An incomparable
success story had started.
When the record of one million ve-
hicles was achieved on 5 August
1955, Volkswagen celebrated a
huge party. The Beetle (in the
meantime known as the “Oval”
model) and the Transporter, still
constructed in Wolfsburg back
then, comprised the model range.
Additionally, the Beetle convertible,
manufactured at Karmann.
The star of the anniversary cele-
bration at the works stadium was a
golden 30 PS Beetle, gemmed with
rhinestones on the chrome parts
and the typical oval-shaped rear
windscreen. Thousands of employ-
ees and their guests celebrated
and enjoyed a show with presenta-
tions from all export countries.
Only a few people believed in such
success back at the end of 1945
when production started. However,
there were sufficient visionaries
amongst the workers and manag-
ers who gave their all for “their”
product. It took ten years to crack
the first million – of which the ma-
jority was the Beetle (Type 1) and
its convertible spin-off and the re-
mainder the Transporter (Type 2).
This was augmented by the Kar-
mann-Ghia at the end of 1955 and
the “Large Beetle” 1500 (Type 3)
followed suit in 1961. In the mean-
time, export was in full swing, with
long delivery times for the Beetle.
As a consequence, production was
boosted and the tenth million al-
ready achieved in 1963.
Between 1973 and 1975, the Bee-
tle and its derivates were super-
seded with the modern, front-
wheel drive vehicles Polo, Golf, Sci-
rocco and Passat. The success sto-
ry continued with an ever-
expanding range of models. Today,
Volkswagen has a global standing
– the overall number of vehicles
produced by the Group lies in ex-
cess of 200 million.
Europe’s
largest
meeting of Beetle fans @
Travemünde • The 11th Beetle Sunshine Tour
begins at the Baltic Sea on 21 Au-
gust
• Grand fringe programme for the
whole family under the motto “Fun
in the Sun”
• Every year the fan fest entices
more than 1000 visitors to the
Brügmanngarten festival lawns
From 21 to 23 August, Europe’s
largest Beetle
fan community
will be meeting
for the eleventh
time on Trave-
münde beach.
The organiser
Gaby Kraft has
already re-
ceived more
than 440 regis-
trations – a new
record.
Volkswagen has
been involved
in the Beetle
Sunshine Tour as a sponsor for a
number of years.
On Saturday, enthusiasts will be
setting off together with their Bee-
tles, New Beetles or classic Beetles
on an excursion along the Baltic
Sea. A fun time is guaranteed!
Anyone wishing to take part in the
Beetle Sunshine Tour in their own
Beetle will find information on the
www.beetle.sunshinetour.de web-
site.
This website also offers the oppor-
tunity to book a place in the excur-
sion. The Beetle Sunshine Tour
starts 6 pm on Friday, 21 August
on the Brügmanngarten festival
lawns in Travemünde. Those not
taking part in the drive are cordial-
ly invited to turn up at any time.
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Finnish hero:
Jari-Matti
Latvala wins his home rally
with
Volkswagen Record-breaking drive: Lat-
vala/Anttila triumph at fastest
WRC rally ever
One-two sees Volkswagen ex-
tend its lead in the Manufactur-
ers’ Championship
First opportunity for Ogier/
Ingrassia to wrap up WRC title
at next round in Germany
“Kings of Speed”: Jari-Matti Latvala
and his co-driver Miikka Anttila won
the fastest WRC rally of all time
with Volkswagen. On home soil for
the Rally Finland, the eighth round
of the season in the FIA World Ral-
ly Championship (WRC), the Finn-
ish pair finished 13.7 seconds
ahead of team-mates Sébastien
Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F), thanks
to an average speed of 125.44 km/
h, to climb into second place in the
overall standings. Ogier/Ingrassia
are also among the main benefi-
ciaries of Volkswagen’s 13th one-
two since the manufacturer joined
the series with the Polo R WRC: the
next round in Germany presents
them with their first opportunity to
secure a third World Rally Champi-
onship title in a row. In the Manu-
facturers’ Championship,
Volkswagen – under the watchful
eye of Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer,
Volkswagen Board Member for
Technical Development – extended
its lead to 116 points, giving the
Wolfsburg-based manufacturer a
comfortable advantage going into
the final five rounds in Germany,
Australia, France, Spain and Great
Britain.
However, Volkswagen did suffer
one set-back in Finland: Andreas
Mikkelsen/Volkswagen Ola Fløene
(N/N) came off the road and rolled
their car several times at high
speed on the fifth of 20 special
stages. They emerged from the Po-
lo R WRC unhurt, but the damage
to the car was too severed to be
able to repair the car on-site and
rejoin the race under Rally 2 regu-
lations. The safety cage withstood
the enormous force of the crash
undamaged, and the chassis is al-
ready being prepared for the Rally
Australia.
Victory.
Win number two of the season for
Latvala/Anttila, their third together
at the Rally Finland, was a victory
for pure willpower. After a disap-
pointing start to the 2015 season,
the duo produced its strongest per-
formance of the year, setting the
fastest time on half of the 20 spe-
cial stages to finish ahead of their
team-mates by what is a relatively
large lead for the Rally Finland. Fol-
lowing the 14th victory of their ca-
reer, Latvala/Anttila can confidently
call themselves high-speed special-
ists: in 2015 they won the fastest
gravel rally ever in Finland, whilst
victory was also theirs at the fast-
est asphalt rally of all time in
France in 2014. The WRC round in
Finland marked co-driver Miikka
Anttila’s 162nd start. This saw him
pass his idol Luis Moya, who is also
part of the Volkswagen team and
has 161 WRC starts to his name.
Superlative.
125.44 kilometres per hour – the
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highest average speed ever in the
history of the World Rally Champi-
onship. This remarkable figure saw
the Rally Finland smash its own
previous record from 2012, when
an average speed of 122.89 km/h
was achieved. The Rally Finland
now occupies nine places in the list
of the top ten fastest rallies of all
time – including the top four.
Car.
The Polo R WRC is not only “Das
Auto” of the past two and a half
seasons, but also “Das Auto” for
high speeds. The World Rally Car
from Wolfsburg has so far claimed
29 of a possible 34 victories and 56
of a possible 97 podium finishes.
The 318-hp four-wheel drive pow-
erhouse remains unbeaten at the
high-speed events in Poland and
Finland. The success of the Polo R
WRC is not only down to excellent
driving and the efforts of the engi-
neers in the engine department,
but also the guys in the chassis de-
partment. With all the long and
high jumps at the Rally Finland, the
driver must be perfectly in tune
with all the specialist areas.
“Ouninpohja”.
It is one of the iconic stages in the
World Rally Championship:
“Ouninpohja”. In the world of cir-
cuit racing, the Nürburgring-
Nordschleife is regarded as the
greatest test of man and machine.
The rallying equivalent is this flat-
out stage through the Finnish for-
ests around Jyväskylä. Jari-Matti
Latvala and Miikka Anntila took a
big step towards victory on this
stage in 2015. The 400th stage win
of his career saw “JML” move into
the lead. He also clocked the fast-
est speed of 132.18 km/h on the
2015 variant of this famous stage.
“Myhinpää”.
The fastest power stage of all time:
Sébastien Ogier and Julien In-
grassia won “Myhinpää” with an
average speed of 135.25 km/h to
claim the 123rd, 124th and 125th
bonus points for Volkswagen driv-
ers since 2013. Jari-Matti Latvala
and Miikka Anttila added a further
two points, taking Volkswagen’s
tally to 127 points – more than any
other manufacturer. This was the
23rd power stage success for
Ogier/Ingrassia, and the 26th for
the Volkswagen team.
Championship.
As well as Latvala/Anttila, the big
winners at the Rally Finland were
World Championship leaders
Sébastien Ogier and Julien In-
grassia. The double world champi-
ons now hold an 89-point lead go-
ing into Volkswagen’s home event
in Germany, giving them their first
‘match point’ in Trier. Only eight
driver/co-driver pairs could still
mathematically prevent them from
winning a third title. The best-
placed of these are the new second
-place duo in the World Champion-
ship, Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka
Anttila, third-placed Mads Østberg/
Jonas Andersson (N/S, Citroën, 98
points back), fourth-placed Andre-
as Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene (99 points
back) and fifth-placed Thierry Neu-
ville/Nicolas Gilsoul (B/B, Hyundai,
112 points back).
Quotes after day three of the Rally
Finland
Sébastien Ogier, Volkswagen Polo
R WRC #1
“It was an incredible duel. I think
we put on a great show for the
fans. Congratulations to Jari-Matti
and Miikka. They were really strong
all weekend. I said before the rally
that Jari-Matti would be the man to
beat at his home rally. As always
Julien and I did our best, but, like
last year, the two of them were
just too good here in Finland. De-
spite this I am more than happy
with second place, as we have ex-
tended our lead in the overall
standings. Even without the fine
second place, the Rally Finland was
once again a fantastic experience.
As a driver, you don’t feel any hap-
pier or any more adrenalin than on
the super-fast stages through the
Finnish forests.”
Jari-Matti Latvala, Volkswagen Polo
R WRC #2
“I cannot express how happy I am!
My motivation coming into this ral-
ly and my desire to win were im-
mense. After all the ups and downs
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I’ve been through this season,
this victory means a huge
amount. I would like to thank the
entire team for its great work.
They have always believed in me,
even in times when things have
not run so smoothly. As ex-
pected, today was a real roller-
coaster and a perfect finale to
the 2015 Rally Finland. Thank
you very much to the fans for the
support in the service park and
along the route. I just want to
enjoy the moment now!”
Andreas Mikkelsen, Volkswagen
Polo R WRC #9
“We had set our sights very high
for the Rally Finland. Above all, we
wanted to defend second place in
the World Championship – and to
extend our advantage if possible.
Unfortunately, however, today was
not our day and we crashed out.
My pace notes were a little too op-
timistic on the fifth stage. I lifted in
a long left-hander with a slight
crest, which can be taken flat-out
in perfect conditions. However, that
did not prove to be enough. We ran
out of road and rolled several
times. Fortunately the Polo R WRC
is a very solid car and nothing seri-
ous happened to us. We are obvi-
ously very disappointed that the
damage was too great to be able to
repair it on-site. We will now look
ahead and turn our full attention to
Volkswagen’s home round in Ger-
many.”
Jost Capito, Volkswagen Motorsport
Director
“What a fantastic rally from Jari-
Matti Latvala, Miikka Anttila,
Sébastien Ogier and Julien In-
grassia. They were in a class of
their own. Jari-Matti and Miikka are
without any doubt the ‘Kings of
Speed’, as nobody has ever been
as fast as them on either asphalt or
gravel. Sébastien Ogier and Julien
Ingrassia have their first opportuni-
ty to wrap up the World Champion-
ship at the coming round in Ger-
many. Anyone who knows them
will also know that they do not like
finishing second, and will be doing
everything in their power to finish
on top again in Germany. Although
Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene
had to retire following their crash
on Friday, we are still extremely
happy. We remain undefeated in
Finland – the fastest rally on the
calendar.”
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