2000 Speedvision World Challenge Audi Results

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JanDebL at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I did not mean that Bell or Galati are not good drivers in their
> respective
> driving circles.  I think there is a learning curve that any driver
> must
> transcend when switching from a rear wheel drive car to an AWD.  Both
> Stuck &
> Haywood have done that.  In addition, they also had a team approach
> where
> Stuck would get up front and battle with the competition, then later
> in the
> race, Haywood would make his run and end up in lead or  battle with
> Stuck for
> the win.  Since both Stuck and Haywood are both involved with other
> non Audi
> projects - it really doesn't matter.
> Jan

Hmmm... FWIW, Derek Bell has been involved with Audi (UK and now NA) for
quite a number of years and keeps an A8 in the UK and drives a new S4 in
the US. His driving credentials are legendary. Mike Galati was the
reigning WC Touring driver's points champion when he moved into the Audi
S4 and made a shift from a *FWD* Accura Integra RS (Real Time Racing
team) to the AWD quattro.

I was at the Long Beach GP when the 1988 Trans Am 200 quattro made it's
debut and that weekend Hans and Hurley had no more experience driving
the 200q TA car than Derek and Mike did going into this season. To even
imply that either of them would have done a better job driving would get
quite a laugh from either one of them.

The 2000 season for Audis in North American motorsports was perhaps the
best in the marque's history and the Champion Audi Sport NA team was
very much a part of it with Galati's runner up in driver's points
finish.

Mike Veglia
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