{"id":709,"date":"2010-08-24T11:04:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T11:04:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:05:35","slug":"cvo-midwest-treffen-car-show-august-22-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/cvo-midwest-treffen-car-show-august-22-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"CVO Midwest Treffen Car Show &#8211; August 22, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend was the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagovw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Volkwagen Organization&#8217;s<\/a> annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwesttreffen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest Treffen<\/a>. Treffen 14 featured an autocross, DCI competition, pre-show party, and VW\/Audi car show. It is an epic weekend when Volkswagen and Audi owners come together to enjoy their cars.<\/p>\n<p>The car show is my favorite part of the weekend and is Treffen&#8217;s largest event. Owners have been known to bring cars from all over the country to compete at the car show. This show filled up much of the parking lot at Oakton Community College (in Des Plaines). There seemed to be fewer cars than there were in the past though. All of my pictures are in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest Treffen 14 gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Winners by category:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A6 Golf\/GTI<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Cezary K. \u2013 2010 VW GTI<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9854.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2010 VW GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9854.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>A5 Rabbit\/Jetta\/EOS<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Mitun P. \u2013 2008 VW Rabbit S<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2008 VW Rabbit S\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0038.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>A4 Golf\/Jetta\/Cabrio<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Michael G. \u2013 2004.5 VW Jetta GLI<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2004.5 VW Jetta GLI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9884.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>A3 Golf\/Jetta\/Cabrio<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Kieran D. \u2013 1998 VW Jetta<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9957.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1998 VW Jetta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9957.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>A2 Golf\/Jetta\/Corrado<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Ben M. \u2013 1992 VW Corrado<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1992 VW Corrado\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9919.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>All A1 Models (Rabbit\/Cabriolet\/Jetta\/Caddy\/Scirocco)<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Matt C. \u2013 1993 VW Cabriolet<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1993 VW Cabriolet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9935.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>VW B Platform (Dasher\/Quantum\/Passat\/CC)<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Derek B. \u2013 2008 VW Passat<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9944.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2008 VW Passat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9944.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Other VW<\/strong><br \/>\n1st \u2013 <em>(winner left before awards)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Late Audi A4\/S4\/RS4<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Tom G. \u2013 2004 Audi S4<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2004 Audi S4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0018.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Early Audi A4\/S4\/RS4<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Jeffery G. \u2013 2001 Audi S4<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2001 Audi S4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0030.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Other Audi<\/strong><br \/>\n1st &#8211; Jason E. \u2013 2006 Audi A3<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2006 Audi A3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_0036.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>BEST IN SHOW<\/strong><br \/>\nMike O. \u2013 2003 VW GTI 3.31 Turbo<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"2003 VW GTI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benlevy.com\/auto\/show\/tref10\/img_9981.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A full list of the winners of the car show is available <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.vwvortex.com\/showthread.php?4996696-Car-Show-Winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and a full list of the results of Saturday&#8217;s autocross is avialable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagovw.org\/ax_results\/2010\/Treffen_AX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait until next year. I also want to say thanks to Komet Motorsports, NOS Energy Drink, Forge Motorsports, and the Tire Rack for sponsoring Treffen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend was the Chicago Volkwagen Organization&#8217;s annual Midwest Treffen.  Treffen 14 featured an autocross, DCI competition, pre-show party, and VW\/Audi car show.  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