Askar
New Reader
11/25/15 6:32 a.m.
Hello everybody,
I'm new to the grassroots motorsport forum so at first I want to introduce myself.
My name is Alex and I'm a mechanical engineer as well as a welding engineer. I'm 31 years old. I grew up and live in southern Germany. My father, a mechanic to the core, restored several Italian motorcycles from the 60s and 70s as well as a Lotus Europa Twin Cam and a Porsche 3,2 Carrera. At the age of 15 I followed him and restored a Moto Morini 125 ccm Sport-motorcycle from 1961. I had a lot of different cars and projects during the last few years but kept only 3 of them.
One Volkswagen Polo 86C 1300 Coupe. Modified for Touring car racing. I use that car since last year for the "Deutsche Amateur Rundstreckenmeisterschaft". It is a really cheap car with just a few improvements for track use. The 1300ccm Engine delivers about 90 HP to the frontweels at 710 kilos.
One Fiat 600 T Bus. I welded the whole rotten body of that project during last year and plan the assemble the car in 2016. The Fiat is anything else than a fast car either in standard or in modified form. The original Power output is 26 HP. I plan to build in a small electric motor to use the car as a daily driver for short trips around my hometown
One Lotus Europa S2. That car will be the successor of the Volkswagen Polo and is planned as a track car.
Greetings from Germany!
Alex
wbjones
MegaDork
11/25/15 7:15 a.m.
welcome to the asylum 
you might want to peruse this link … it explains a lot about us, that isn't readily understandable without a primer 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassroots_Motorsports
RossD
UltimaDork
11/25/15 7:50 a.m.
Welcome! I'm not sure if we have any GRM faithful in Germany still.
It's a good idea to read the wiki page as it will let you know the lingo and the curse words. It'll be way less confusing when you read "Holy E36 M3!"
Askar
New Reader
11/25/15 8:14 a.m.
Thank a lot for the wiki link 
... E36 M3
oldtin
UberDork
11/25/15 9:27 a.m.
Wilkommen! There are a few europas that have been passed around the GRM community. We like pictures.
Willkommen :).
I think I am/was the token German on the forum, although I haven't lived in Germany since the late nineties.
Wo in Süddeutschland? Ich bin am Bodensee aufgewachsen.
Willkommen!
My mother immigrated from Germany to here in the states. I have relatives near Hamburg.
From the sound of your projects I think you'll fit in nicely here.
Askar
New Reader
11/27/15 5:00 a.m.
Boxhead, I live close to Würzburg
Yes, welcome to the group. Thanks for joining us.
Where are you in Germany are you from? I have spent a lot of time near Stuttgart (Neckarsulm) and I love the country down there.
Welcome! Please share photos of your various cars/projects!
Schoene Gruesse aus Amiland!
But hold on a second here- your dad finished a Lotus Europa project? I didn't think that was possible 
mndsm
MegaDork
12/3/15 5:53 p.m.
paranoid_android74 wrote:
Schoene Gruesse aus Amiland!
But hold on a second here- your dad finished a Lotus Europa project? I didn't think that was possible
Europa and finished probablymean something else in german. Finished europas dont exist.
mndsm wrote:
paranoid_android74 wrote:
Schoene Gruesse aus Amiland!
But hold on a second here- your dad finished a Lotus Europa project? I didn't think that was possible
Europa and finished probablymean something else in german. Finished europas dont exist.
I thought this was the case 
That probably is the underlying reason I want one...
Welkommen!!!! This is a great place with some great people. Nice car resume and can't wait to see you in the conversation.
mndsm wrote:
paranoid_android74 wrote:
Schoene Gruesse aus Amiland!
But hold on a second here- your dad finished a Lotus Europa project? I didn't think that was possible
Europa and finished probablymean something else in german. Finished europas dont exist.
finished just means ... "this is where we've stopped on this project"
