Translated from German - http://www.motorline.cc/rallye/index.ph ... irocco.htm so it doesn't make much sense to me, looks interesting though
There were rumours last year about the Scirocco entering the WRC, haven't heard anything about it since thoughPremiere for the rally Scirocco
World premiere for the rally Scirocco with Michael and Roland Kogler Rieben Lavanttal, the first application is actually a test run.
In the rally wrought by Gerhard Hofbauer in Kapelln (NÖ), was within 2 months, the world's first VW Scirocco for the rally sport compliant status.
Together with Volkswagen Motorsport built two Hofbauer VW technician, Rainer Strauss and Bernhard Moser rally this new device to VW and the young pilot Michael Kogler from Melk, when Lavanttal Rally, next weekend, the maiden voyage out.
After the 22-year Kogler the January rally yet in a Golf V in the diesel class won, he would like with this new type of car rally 2009, rally championship for diesel decide.
The parent company in Germany, so this vehicle is very successful in the circuit scene, and now is supported by the Austrian rally team also arrived at the rally carried Done.
Michael Kogler with Copilot Roland Rieben Although this rally rather than the use test, since as yet no experience, with a diesel Scirocco available.
If this initial positive can Hofbauer Motorsports already on further orders for such a racing look.
