subaru gets it

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In a message dated 03/06/2001 6:10:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
gplsek at hotmail.com writes:

> The Subaru SCCA deal was done primarily due to Suabrus involvemend in 
>  rallying in North America. Audi has no interest in rallying what so ever 
>  anymore, (I run an Audi S2 in the SCCA Pro Rally Series).
>  Rod Buymaster told me their interest is only in the ALMS and World 
Chalenge 
>  with the R8 and S4. They feel that BMW is their primary competition and do 
>  not feel any threat from Mitsu or Sube, so why rally since BMW does not.
>  
Very true. Audi doesn't care about  rallying, even tho it's their heritage 
from the 70's and 80's. If you go further back they were more of a direct 
competitor for M-B, with the Silver Arrows cars vs.
Auto Union's Mid-engined LSR and Avus cars driven by Hans Stuck, Bernd 
Rosemeyer, etc. 

While I see a direct family expression in the ALMS cars my interest in  is 
more practical. AWD, 227hp, good build quality, free SCCA membership, $24K 
list price and a contingency program for participation in Performance Rally. 
Tough combo to beat.

Mike Torio