Saw an R8 today...

[Mark J. Besso]

Thanks Ti.....and everyone else,

--The 792P is the one I remember seeing; albeit on television so the sound 
wasn't really evident.  I remember this car having repeated problems with 
lighting it's own bodywork on fire due to excessive heat buildup in the 
muffler.

--I'd never seen the one Cody posted the link for.  That exhaust system is 
crazy!

--I never got to see the Zakspeed Mustang racing.  The one time I saw it on 
television it had been involved in an accident prior to me turning on the 
set and I missed it.  It was a front-engined car if I remember correctly. 
It's got to be the only one besides the Panoz that tried to make that work.

--As far as Porsche's being raced in 1963.......I doubt it.  I had the 
opportunity to drive a 911 [hand] built in late 1963 for the 1964 hillclimb 
racing season in the UK.  It was RHD and still had the extremely close ratio 
gearbox.  It had been updated to the Weber IDA triple-choke carbs by the 
time drove it. (It came into our shop with the original Solex's still in 
place, but all leaking badly)  This car was early enough that it's chassis 
number appeared to be an extension of the numbers used for 356 production.

--The Lotus image link that Louis-Alain posted shows a model I always 
thought was the Elan +2.  It was a four-seat version that had a permanent 
hardtop.  Go to: http://www.geocities.com/trevorsparrow/elanplus2/photo1.htm 
We're probably talking about the same vehicle, but known by two different 
names.  They sure look similar.  The pop-up lights are configured 
differently than those of the two-seat Elan.

~Mark

Mandatory Audi reply: Viva LeMans and best of luck to the entire R10 team.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ti Kan"
Subject: Re: Saw an R8 today...


> The Mazda 4-rotor IMSA GTP car that was LOUD was the RX-792P circa 1992.
> The noise it made matched Larry's description perfectly.  I guess it's
> got similar engine bits as the Mazda 787 GTO car and therefore
> the same cacophony:
>
> http://www.mulsannescorner.com/RX-792P.htm
>
> Mandatory Audi content: The 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans is this coming
> weekend June 17 and 18, where the Audi R10 TDI will attempt to make
> history as the first diesel powered cars to win this event.
> Don't miss it!
>
> http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/pages/accueil_gb.html
>
> -Ti