Night at Unitronic

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Originally Posted by Epic_Velocity on January 19, 2010

Last saturday we made our way to Unitronic’s headquarters in Laval to check out the release of the 2009 edition of the Orangeball Rally DVD.

For those who don’t know, essentially the Orangeball rally is an organized drive to Englishtown, New Jersey which plays host to one of the biggest VW and Audi car shows in the world named ‘Waterfest’. Unitronic is a company that specializes in performance software for Volkswagen group cars so they partner up with Orangeball to provide an unbelievable experience for all involved. The results are filmed and then turned into a fun short-film every year. Check out the promo for the 2008 rally video here. Obviously, we were excited to see the 2009 film and Unitronic’s facilities…

Upon arrival, we were greeted by a thoroughly modern, clean and sleek reception area with a tastefully modified MarkIV R32 Golf staring us in the face. After admiring the R32 for a few more minutes we kept moving into the actual shop component of the facility.

The adjectives modern, clean and sleek were just as applicable here. The attention to detail was apparent from the moment we walked in. It was obvious by the state of their environment that the guys running the place cared greatly about Unitronic as a package not just a solution. After meeting Mike S, one of the owners, that passion became all too clear.

It’s amazing how you can tell from the moment you meet someone whether or not they take pride in what they do, and from the moment I met Mike, I sure could tell he was proud to run Unitronic. Rightfully so. As he gave me an in depth tour of the facility, all the little details; the quality of the furniture, the quality of the lightening, the overall cleanliness and design really add up to make Unitronic stand apart from all other car facilities I’ve ever encountered.

A peak into the engine dyno room summarizes what you can expect from Unitronic:

Everyone then gathered for the main event. Mike gave a short presentation on Unitronic: who they are, where they come from and what they do which was succeeded by Orangeball organizer Rick giving a short introduction to the 2009 film. I won’t give details on the film (ok fine, it was really good), but what I will do is direct you here.

The VW community in Quebec really is amazing. Filled with people I would call ‘just really good guys’. Orangeball and Unitronic are built around it, and it shows. There’s a sense of community and pride that is really rare these days. Everyone in attendance seemed to have a really great night, as did I and the rest of the epic-velocity.com team. There was just one little glitch… I walked away wanting a VW.

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