Track lines on various cars: WAS Delrin or Poly bushings?

[Doug Johnson]

John,

Was this the same setup they used in the Toyota Celebrity Challenge, or were
the Challenge cars honest-to-goodness FWD pigs?

~ Doug
 

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> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of John Larson
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:19 PM
> To: illuminaudi at comcast.net; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Track lines on various cars: WAS Delrin or Poly bushings?
> 
> My good friend Dennis Aase used to talk about "line" and the 
> Trans Am and IMSA Audis.  He drove his Gurney Toyota (yeah, 
> right, a FWD Celica looking thing with RWD and a Hewland 
> transaxle!) with style, speed, and a good measure of success. 
> However, no matter what line was advantageous for the rest of 
> the field, Rohrl, Stuck, and Heywood simply used the "line" 
> where nobody else was.  Sort of like broken field running.  
> I'm of the opinion that "the correct line" for a particular 
> car and driving style is the one that works best.  Must be 
> unnerving to be perfectly on your "line" and see that big ol' 
> sedan go motoring right on by 
> ...............................................  John
> 
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