Nascar press conference

[Ti Kan]

JanDebL at aol.com writes:
> I caught part of a Speedvision show last fall with Derek Bell (who drives and 
> commentates from an S4) describing the series.  Derek said Audi was running a 
> "stock 2.7 liter" engine.  That must be the "handicap against the 8+ liter 
> Vipers. 

They were running tweaked RS4 engines, but nevertheless still down in power
compared to those race Vipers and Corvettes.  The fact that Bell and Galati
could still hold their own in their S4 Competitions amongst those more
powerful machines (and even win some races) speaks volumes about the
cars and the driving skill.

Don Istook also ran an S4 in some races of the series.  This particular
car had a stock S4 engine with only exhaust mods and a chip.  Obviously
severely handicapped in power, it still ran mid-pack and was faster
than some other cars!

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
96 A4 2.8 quattro (sold but not forgotten)
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