AWD in racing

[JanDebL at aol.com]

Hurley Haywood said when they showed up for the first trans am race, the 
competition laughed at their Audis.  By mid season (and getting their but 
kicked) the competition was begging for a rule change.  Again, like the kids 
on their home playground, they kicked out the newcomers so the home town boys 
could continue to play in their world by their rules.  I just finished 
reading the book DRIVING FORCES, a book about the prewar German Gran Prix 
racers.  The last chapter relates to how the superior German race cars and 
their technology was not even acknowledged by the American automotive 
community.  The book is pretty good - its more about the drivers and their 
lives than the cars - but it is enlightening.
Jan 
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