Why Audi stopped rallying

[Matt Van Bogart]

Wasn't Audi doing the IMSA  or Trans Am thing?

Isn't the A3 and Golf built on the same platform?  Look at the Focus, 206, 
Citron Kit Car and Hyundai Accent - smaller than the Lancer, Subaru and the 
tank of Skoda.  Yeah, I can see the A3 in the mix.

MVB


>From: "Joseph Rae" <quattro at centurytel.net>
>To: "Erik Addy" <erikaddy at yahoo.com>,   "Martin Suryadarma" 
><msuryadarma at mail.wesleyan.edu>,   "Matt Van Bogart" 
><mvanbogart at hotmail.com>
>CC: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: Why Audi stopped rallying
>Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 13:50:49 -0700
>
>I think that the A3 could be very competitive right now in WRC... Look at
>the pugeot 206....
>
>Joe
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Erik Addy" <erikaddy at yahoo.com>
>To: "Martin Suryadarma" <msuryadarma at mail.wesleyan.edu>; "Matt Van Bogart"
><mvanbogart at hotmail.com>
>Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:18 PM
>Subject: RE: Why Audi stopped rallying
>
>
> >
> > --- Martin Suryadarma <msuryadarma at mail.wesleyan.edu>
> > wrote:
> > > Okay, group B was banned. But all the other
> > > manufacturers switched to WRC,
> > > why not Audi?
> >
> > Well, I don't think they were in a position to make a
> > really competitve car.  Look at how small the
> > competitor cars were.  Based on econoboxes, a market
> > audi wasn't in.  The A3 would be about the right size,
> > though....
> >
> > Erik
> >
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