Audis onTV

[Theron J. Bliss]

No, it wasn't an older A6, or an A8 at all.  It was the greatest living Audi of
all time (IMHO), The S8.

Rave Racer 2000 wrote:

>         There's a bridgestone commercial with that dorky guy in it racing a
> downhill skier to advertise their tires.  Then he challenges him back up the
> hill.  It was a silver A6 I think.  No credit was given to the car, and
> there was a subtitle saying that it was not faked.
>         Also Ronin was on the Movie Network last night.  I forgot how good
> the car chases were in this movie.  Some of it was a little unrealistic (ie.
> cars explode on minor front end collision),  but the setting was in the
> small streets of France.  They tore up an older A6 I think, or maybe it was
> an A8.  I don't remember, but the movie has by far the best and most complex
> chase scenes I've seen so far (Missed Gone In 60 Seconds so can't compare)
>         Oh yeah...  that Jarret and Labonte comercial is supposed to be
> advertising how in the competitors game there is no damage and it makes the
> game boring, but in "their" game there is damage and it is better.  I just
> don't get how the AUDI is a representative of the stock cars in America.
> The only North American Races I've ever seen AUDI's in were the ALMS, the
> SCCA, and the FIA.  All of which have very little to do with anything the
> least bit REDNECKish like Stock car OVALs.
>
> (Ducking into the bomb shelter)        RR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ryan Hoitink <rahoitink at students.wisc.edu>
> To: Quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 8:48 PM
> Subject: Audis onTV
>
> > Anyone seen the commercial for the new "Jarret Labonte's stock car racing"
> > game?  There are two identical (apparently)s4's in it, one of which gets
> > severely beaten by a sledge-hammer wielding pit crew.  Pretty wierd.
> >
> > -Ryan
> >