quattro digest, Vol 1 #5176 - Loonies on Track at Silverstone

[Larry C. Leung]

Believe it or not on the local noon news, the guy was
a Priest or Minister trying to get people to repent (apparently
it was what was on the poster).  He almost met God a little
sooner than he probably anticipated.

LL - NY


> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:32:22 -0700 (PDT)
> From: james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> Subject: was: brit gp now: people on track
> To: Wylie Bean <TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com>, quattro at audifans.com
>
> That guy has serious issues.  Does anyone remember a
> video of 3? track guys trying to cross the main
> straight at Malaysia?  As cars approach at 200+ mph?
> 3rd person doesn't quite make it and becomes about 3'
> taller as he flies through the air.  Gruesome stuff.
> Also, what's the video with Audi on the autobahn
> driving really fast from late 80's to mid 90's?  I
> think I saw it on Speed.  "Secrets of Speed"?
>
> Jim Accordino
>
> --- Wylie Bean <TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> > that was definitely the most interesting in recent
> > memory to say the least,
> > between the passing, Toyotas running 1-2 for a
> > while, and then that goof
> > that ran down the track.....I'm sorry but Pamplona
> > was last week.
> >
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:32:26 -0500
> From: "Cade Carvell" <ccarvell at nbsusa.com>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Removing the back lights on an 87 4kq
>
> Hello,
>   I need to do some repair on my rear trunk lid...The bottom edge
> got
> bent down in an accident.  Anyway, how do I remove the tail light
> assemblies that are attached to the trunk lid area?  It appears to
> be
> some screws, but I am not sure.  I looked through bently, and I
> must
> have missed that section...Can anyone point me in the right
> direction?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Cade Carvell
> National Business Systems, Inc.
> 2919 West Service Road
> Eagan, MN 55121
> Office: 651-994-4400
>
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> Message: 3
> From: "KUNZ,BOB (HP-Boise,ex1)" <bob.kunz at hp.com>
> To: "'quattro at audifans.com'" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Type 44 Sunroof R&R
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:35:03 -0400
>
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> Finally had to work on this since one cable had slipped and now I
> had a
> balance problem with the mechanism. The mechanism had been slowing
> up over
> the years (I'm the original owner) and finally got the ratchety
> noise from
> the pinion. Got it all apart, cleaned and lubed but not comfortable
> with the
> resistance the cable guide exhibits with the channel. It's all back
> together
> and working right now. Just how much resistance should be
> tolerable?
> Passenger side moves pretty well, driver's side does not. The
> driver's side
> cable seems to get bound in the crossover of the guide tube on the
> opposite
> side. There are also wear marks on the channel guide where the punch
> outs
> are for the water shield. Nothing broken and like I said it works,
> just want
> to know what others had in the way of resistance. I'd say the good
> side on
> mine is about 3-5 lbs and the bad side is 10-15 lbs where it binds.
>
>
>
> Great trick learned from a lister to run the motor to its forward
> stop
> before mounting it. If you set the cable guides on their alignment
> marks, do
> the motor thing and then mount the motor, you'll find that the roof
> aligns
> to its closed position and you don't have to reset the motor gears
> as
> outlined in Bentley.
>
>
>
> --bob
>
>
>
> '86 5ks Avant
>
> '02 TTQR
>
>
>
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