Nascar press conference Is: Quattro in racing

[Kaklikian, Gary]

Do the S4 Speedvision cars really run on shaved Toyo T1S street tires?
Unfortunately, I've never seen one of these cars.

Gary Kaklikian
86 4ktq
92 S4

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> From: 	Motor Sport Visions Photography[SMTP:msvphoto at pacbell.net]
> Sent: 	Thursday, February 22, 2001 2:18 PM
> To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	Was: Re: Nascar press conference Is: Quattro in racing
> 
> In a message dated 2/21/2001 Lawrence C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> writes:
> 
> << >No body races with AWD 
> 
> Well, no longer on pavement. The last AWD pavement racers were AUDI's in
> IMSA GTO. They so dominated, they were ballasted, and when they still
> won, they were outlawed. >>
> 
> AWD Audi quattro do still race on pavement. Look no farther than the
> Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship of the Motorola, er GA(?)
> Cup series' For reference, here's a shot
> (http://motorsportvisions.com/ls00wc_ta/pages/ls00_62.htm) of the World
> Challenge GT Championship runner-up in points (in a development season
> with many problems early on) taken at Laguna Seca last October. I
> understand that our own Todd Candey of Vortrag is going to be running
> these S4 Competitions this year in WCGT. A team for us to cheer on for
> sure!!!!!
> 
> While the R8 is a magnificent beast that every Audi fan should get out
> and enjoy, the S4 Competition is a quattro (well sorta...) and the WCGT
> is a great and exciting series to watch, at least I think so.
> 
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
>