As usual it´s always panic before an event like this even if you´ve been working for the entire winter. 3 days before the event we started the car for the first time in 5 months-SMOKE!!! Panic!! There was a big crack in the exhaust manifold. RS-Mange(dr Mengele with the TIG-welder) was contacted- ”of course I´ve got a bit of incionell at home”. Remove the manifold and rev up the JETTA! A couple of ours later back in the garage with the welded manifold. Now the car could be started with only 2 days left to the event, this time it was successful.