Story by Alan Cesar • Photography as Credited
Geoff Koteles is living out a legacy. His father, George Koteles, had been involved in the SCCA since the 1950s. The man was an architect, a neat freak, and the executive chief steward of the Western Division. George started putting together …
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Gosh dang that is cool, 190 horse out of a naturally aspirated single cam 1.5 is heroic.
NickD
PowerDork
3/13/20 8:24 a.m.
In reply to Gunchsta :
Especially a non-Honda single-cam engine, and one that only made 68hp to begin with
If anyone wants to build a 1.3L, RWD version of a GLC (78-80), let me know. I've got all the fixings for a great vintage racer. Clean shell, race engines, multiple rears, suspension, multiple wheelsets, etc. etc.
I will most likely not be racing again and I've lost the passion to rebuild this car.
noddaz
UltraDork
3/13/20 11:36 a.m.
I remember this write up.
Especially this part :
The Koteles car shifted the engine down 1.5 inches and back almost 3 inches to improve weight distribution. This also got the axles lined up more directly with the hubs. Moving the engine wasn’t technically allowed, but they did a good job making it look factory. The tech inspectors never noticed.
My son should lower the engine in his 1986 Golf GTi.
For science.
fsheff
New Reader
3/16/20 11:57 a.m.
George is at the wheel in this photo from a practice at Riverside International Raceway Turn Six, 1984 or so:
hobiercr said:
If anyone wants to build a 1.3L, RWD version of a GLC (78-80), let me know. I've got all the fixings for a great vintage racer. Clean shell, race engines, multiple rears, suspension, multiple wheelsets, etc. etc.
I will most likely not be racing again and I've lost the passion to rebuild this car.
Would love to see that make it to the challenge!
Shaun
Dork
4/12/21 7:05 p.m.
200 ft lbs must be a typo- whatever, 190 HP is nuts, and that is a sweet family success story!
I had one of those with an automatic , it was scary slow when stock ,
Amazing they could get that kind of HP out of it !
fsheff said:
George is at the wheel in this photo from a practice at Riverside International Raceway Turn Six, 1984 or so:
I thought I recognized that car.
and
"and the executive chief steward of the Western Division"
When was that? I only recall a Southern Pacific (SoPac) and Northern Pacific divisions.
Steve Lisa here. I love you story. As you may know, we still have one of the Dave Jolly/Metalcraft GLC's that I ran in the SCCA to many wins and Runoffs apperances, eventually netting a 3rd at the Runoffs. Mark Brannon also drove it a few seasons and stood on the Runoffs podium.
We have run the GLC as several HSR/Road America events, and will have it back our in a bit (we are currently rebuilding the motors).
Great job and keep racing.
Steve.
leegrx7
New Reader
6/4/22 2:41 p.m.
In reply to fsheff :
The Riverside pic of #66 appears to be an RX-3. ??
In reply to leegrx7 :
I'm guessing that was from about '82 or so. If you ran up front, most manufacturers back then would help out on some things, as long as you were running a current body style. That's why he switched to the GLC, I'd bet.
hobiercr said:
If anyone wants to build a 1.3L, RWD version of a GLC (78-80), let me know. I've got all the fixings for a great vintage racer. Clean shell, race engines, multiple rears, suspension, multiple wheelsets, etc. etc.
I will most likely not be racing again and I've lost the passion to rebuild this car.
It sounds like a lot of work and too far away but I'm sure it's a Great Little Car.
Type Q
SuperDork
6/5/22 3:36 p.m.
That looks really familiar. I think I may have seen it race back in the day. If not that one then one of the GLC's I am sure.