[s-cars] QuattroFest @ PIR, Euro Headlamp Lens & Tail light

[belikeh20 at attbi.com]

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Just ordered (not in stock, not in a hurry) a set of the Euro Headlight Lenses
from PG Performance 888.806.7978 www.pgperformance.com for $157Cdn (includes
UPS ground shipping to Seattle about $104USD). PUMA wanted $75US ea. plus $9
shipping, but they're in stock.

Just ordered, only 2 sets left, the Euro Tail light set (Red but blinks amber
when turning) from PUMA for $119US + shipping.

Who on the list was selling the conversion for the low beams only?

Just got back from the "sold out 2 years in a row" Quattrofest run by Audis NW
a chapter of ACCNA at Portland Int'l Raceway.  A blast as usual!  Only sour
note was a student (special order A4 3.0 sunroof delete & cloth seats thinks
it's the only one in the U.S.) who wouldn't listen & griped about having to
pay $15 helmet rental because he brought a motorcycle helmet from the 70's, so
I gave him to another instructor, and so on.... (likes under-inflated tires
because that's how he normally drives on the street, holds steering wheel at 9
& 12 to get ready to turn through the Festival of Curves chicane, & likes his
Eagle Talon).  Did I mention first track day???  It was pouring down Quattro
weather, we call it "Liquid Sunshine"!  Talk about slick, with my bald tires I
spun at turn 1 trying to get used to the 6-spd gearing, but I learned the "wet
line" from one of the Cascade Sports Car Instructors and then got it loose
again, but recovered this time (still got black flagged & had to come in).
Last year at PIR, my 3rd gear went out.  Larry Vollum had his silver RS4
there, but didn't take it out (owns 959, Sport Quattro, Mits Evo Tommy
Makkinen ed., Ford Cosworth RS2000,etc...).   PIR is the only city owned
racetrack in the country (and the cheapest to rent) & it hosts a CART race
every summer & in the past ALMS.

Intended Acceleration (Ned Ritchie), Scott Mockry (SJM Technik) with his gold
fast 5000, & Achtuning (RS4 prepped S4) were there & donated or sponsored
items.  The Parts Connection (Rod) & Sunset Audi paid for lunch. University
Audi also sponsored. Ronal Wheels donated a $500 Gift Certificate for auction
( I lost, sold for $380).

I instructed a guy from Vancouver, BC who had a Mini Cooper S & with a few
gear changes got his buddy in a Fast & the Furious Supra Turbo to move over
(fun car-the Mini that is).   I later then got in the Supra & tried the same
maneuver, but got loose at turn 2, where I had a little problem also.  The car
sounded cool, but we were getting spanked by tuned neu-S4's (had two riced/F&F-Supras
there & they actually eat rice... hey so do I!).  Their buddy brought a F&F
'93 NSX in an enclosed trailer (I teched him) that spun & was slow so we had
to put him in a slower group, it didn't like the rain.  The last time we had a
NSX at our Audi event, it had a new supercharger (stock wheels & brakes) spin
on the warm-up lap into a tire wall (I watched it happen, he lifted-cold
tires, cold brakes, cold brain).  The "other" Chris Miller (Vegas) brought his
E46 M3 (second engine), the blue one that was at the Laguna NoCal event.
Incidentally, I'm voting for Chris Miller (Bentley Publishing, E. coast one)
because he was at PIR last year & bought me a beer.

Dominic Dobson, Seattle native, former Champ Car driver was our guest speaker
talking about his racing experiences, etc...  He believes CART will be gone in
a year-and-a-half & it will be all IRL.  This is due to CART going public.
IRL & F1 work well because they are run by a dictator like George & Ecclestone
& they promote their drivers and got the sponsors.  NASCAR took all the
sponsors away from CART & they promote their drivers.  He would like to get
into rally racing next, but is currently busy with his vintage race car
management company (sorry, forgot the name).

Back of the 9th Annual QuattroFest T-shirt Nov 9-10 at PIR:

Top 10 reasons to own an Audi
Ten months of rain, rain, and rain
Nein schieben (no sliding)
R8 dominance at LeMans
Seven Sedan Championships (1996)
Six car models (A3, A/S/RS4, A/S/RS6, A/S8, TT, Allroad)
Five cylinders (uhr) -or- five valves per cylinder (neu)
Four Silver Rings
Three local rcetracks (PIR, PRI, Bremerton)
Two day National Quattrofest Event
One  Motto - Never Follow

Nathan Belo
'92 S4 Pearl/Ecru IA III+, 5/95.5 S2 CGR 6-spd, Red Samco hoses in the box &
ECS clamps too, bad Blaring/Alarming Bose Speaker amp passenger right front,
needs tires, brakes, & rotors.
Seattle, WA