pillock

[Duncan Thomson]

Dave...

I think to call this guy a pillock is to undervalue the outstanding
contribution he has selflessly made to the Targa rally...

Top of the line sports cars being thrashed on normal roads are what
sparks interest and brings the crowds, and spectacular wipeouts are what
keeps the crowd entertained and creates stories and legends which ensure
even more people come for a look next time the event is held...

By all means laugh at this poor bastard who track prepped a car for a
rally grade road course, and dramatically overestimated his abilities...
But also appreciate the entertainment he has provided to you, me, and
now most of the world's online audi community...!
And all from his own pocket... wow, what a guy...!

> anyway i had to know what the story was, so talked to the guys.  the
driver
> had punted the rs4 during the recent targa.  it seems this pillock has
> lowered the car an additional 30mm, stiffened up the struts, and then
> *removed* abs and tcs systems.  the skid mark was over 70m prior to
the car
> leaving the road and hitting a tree (lfs).  the targa goes over nz
secondary
> roads (read: sealed 2-lanne chip-seal with camber changes, potholes
and
> uneven surfaces) where the very thing you want is suspension movement
and
> abs

70m... that's a decent slide...

> this guy rather fancied himself as a pilot, but the other competitors
were
> taking bets from day 1, on when he would punt the car.

this just gets better and better... I love this guy..!

> there is a new body-in-white for the car in the shop (usd 25k), the
rebuild
> has cost usd 15k so far, and the pieces have all got to be put back
> together.  he will have little change from his original purchase
price.  no
> insurance obviously.

ouch...

> also on the lot was a pristine gt2 with 4k kms on the clock.  the
owner,
> another pilot who fancied himself, had scared himself shitless and
realised
> that he had to get rid of the car.

heh...! wonder what he's replaced it with....?

thanks for brightening up my Friday... let's hope this weather holds up
for the weekend, I'm hoping to get some performance stats for my 944 S2
with the Correvit...

cheers
Duncan