Tyler D.
Email: trainspotted2@aol.com
Homepage: http://trainscona.tripod.com/quark.htm
Birthday: November 5
Location: Fort Worth, TX
New Beetle: Quark - 2001
1.8T Silver Arrow
License Plate: nothing special
Exterior Features &
Mods
Retro replica BRM wheels from Flat 4
Custom Union 76 logo fog light covers
1960's license plates for shows
Frictionless silver paint
Retro woodslat roofrack from PIP (coming any day now)
Interior Features &
Mods
Custom 8-ball automatic shift knob made from Lanspeed Sola Beetle Ball
VW CD hatch-mount changer
Various retro decals scattered about
Performance
Jack in the Box antenna ball adds 5hp!
Background: Moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in May 2001 after graduating
from the University of Illinois (Go Illini!) to begin a career as a civil
engineer designing transportation systems. Quark and I can be found racing
about the roads of North America, particularily I-30 on weekends headng
to Deep Ellum to check out local bands.
Awards
3rd Place Daily Driver All VW Power - VW Weekend 2001, Eureka Springs AR
2nd Place 2001 New Beetle Class - Fort Worth VolksFolks Hiley VW Show 2001,
Arlington TX
2nd Place Modified New Beetles - Metro VW Southwest Championship Bug In
2002, Ennis, TX
DFW NB Club Anti-Short Bus Award (for proving the forced oscillations of
a New Beetle on the club email list)
Top 10
- Texas New Beetle Round-Up, Irving, TX, April 26, 2003
