audi sighting (rally of the tall pines) (long)

[Dan DiBiase]

Small world, Gerry is on an MGB list, of which I am also a member (he has
a supercharged MGB) - I purchased a used MGB shortblock from him about a
year ago. His Audi was in his garage and we got to discussing it and his
rallying.....

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8T q MT-6
--- Pedro Faria <quattrocs at hotmail.com> wrote:
> The audi sporting the christmas colors as you say
> 
> belongs to a gentleman named Gerry Brinkman
> His co-driver is Mike (i forget last name)
> 
> the car is a basic 5k turbo swap, serviced by my mechanic
> Constantine from Quattromotion
> 
> And Constatntine was also codriving for Scott Garner
> in the G60 gulf (JD's car)
> 
> I was at the ss1, ss3 and ss6 or 5 dont remember
> whichever one was close to service
> 
> I was driving a Thunderbird and was going along with
> Tibor and another gentleman with the tricked out MINI
> 
> it was great fun day.
> 
> Carlos, I saw your car at the hotel/motel, but i didnt see you race
> what happened? and i didnt see your car the whole event?
> 
> And i didnt see your car Luke, had i known you were going i would have
> looked for you
> 
> Thanks
> Pedro
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "maytag" <maytagasm at sympatico.ca>
> >To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> >Subject: audi sighting (rally of the tall pines) (long)
> >Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:33:45 -0500
> >
> >well yesterday i took a trip north to the rally of the tall pines.
> >i expected a great day and that is exactly what i got.
> >frank sprongl, who im sure most people on the list know, dominated
> >winning the rally by about 6-7 mins in his mitsubishi evo 6.
> >if you dont know frank sprongl shame on you:
> >
> >(these stats are all in an audi s2 approx 500hp 10vt w/ aluminum block)
> >-Six Canadian and four North American rally championships (and numerous
> 
> >related titles)
> >-Earned Audi several manufacturers titles in the U.S. and Canada
> >-Built the longest winning streak in recent memory in the sport
> >The box score:
> >-6 Canadian Rally Championship titles
> >-8 Canadian Rally Open Class Championship titles
> >-4 North American Rally Cup titles
> >-3 North American Rally Cup Open Class titles
> >-50 National and International Victories
> >-1998 season that included 6 wins in 7 starts in the Canadian series
> >-1999 season that included 6 wins in 7 starts in the Canadian series
> >-Victory and new course record at the SCCA Audi/Mt. Washington
> Hillclimb in 
> >New Hampshire (1998)
> >-Domination of the SCCA PRO Rally round in Pennsylvania (1998)
> >-Victory in the FIA-sanctioned Ramada Express Casino & Hotel (1998) 
> >International Rally in Nevada
> >-1997 season that included winning the Canadian and North American 
> >championships, two wins in three starts in the SCCA PRO Rally Series in
> the 
> >U.S.
> >
> >anyhow... one again he was wearing his audi jacket, in his audi driving
> 
> >suit in his evo :)
> >i got to see dave hord's car and more importantly hear his exhaust...
> >i liked... his rally dash is very nice... as is his new rally paint
> job.
> >his exhaust sounded... it sounded quite and pleasant but still had a
> very 
> >mean edge.
> >i think it would sound amazing on a turbo car. nothing too excessive,
> nice 
> >noise levels
> >and a very good sound.
> >dave: you should put the muffler on a turbo car and record it and put
> it on 
> >the web.
> >
> >two audi's competed. a 1988 audi 90tq10v 034efi, custom looking
> intercooler 
> >and radiator...
> >javad if you have pictures or more info on this car id appreciate it.
> the 
> >car was in 80's audi factory colours.
> >there was also a 4kq (not sure of the year or engine but im sure it was
> 
> >turbo'd due to the grill sticking out
> >an extra 3 inches. it was sporting christmas colours in bright neon red
> and 
> >green... the 90 seemed to have
> >quit due to a dead clutch and im not sure about the 4kq.
> >
> >there seemed to be less audi spectator cars this year... i was rather 
> >dissappointed.
> >audi is crazy to think that rallying wouldnt affect sales; there were 
> >probably about 100 subaru wrxs at the
> >rally x $35 000 + about 50 other subarus at roughly $30 000 150 000...
> = $5 
> >000 000 worth of subaru's
> >attending a single race. a very large portion of the wrxs were 2004. at
> 
> >least half. there were so many wrxs
> >that in the parking lot of a 10 000 people event, the 3 cars me and my 
> >friends came in were all parked
> >beside blue 2004 wrx's (and we all arrived at different times) :)
> >audi is crazy to scoff at this market. mitsubishi seems to have caught
> on 
> >and im sure we will see way more
> >lancer's in north america in the near future.
> >
> >well my hands are tired now... so thats it :)
> >
> >-luke
> >90tq
> >
> >
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