[s-cars] Track car or not track car

[Bruce Mendel]

Having spent a lot of time on various tracks with both my 1993 and now 2001
S4, I can honestly say I love the Audis on the track. I love having a  "dual
purpose" car, with street comfort and track HP. It's great with the AWD,
thundering out of corners, and when it rains, it's a joke circling other
cars.

I love it I love it I love it....until I have to go around a corner or brake
for a corner. Then all the lighter cars catch up to me, and I watch cars
that I was chasing down on the straights with HP, run away from me in the
corners with lightness. It's irritating.

So for me, it's simply about weight....not Audi vs. non-Audi. Yes, the
having a dedicated track car would be great, but I bring four tires and
wheels, full pit equipment, spare parts, and an extra person in a luxury
ride to and from the track, with no trailer. One day I'll get a track car,
just set up for DE and MAYBE basic street driving to get it to and from the
shop. But if they could shave 700 lbs out of the Audi (2900lbs???), it would
be the ultimate all weather four door dual-purpose sports car.

Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "'Frederic L'Huillier'" <Frederic.L'Huillier at Siebel.com>; "'Daniel
Hussey'" <danh at s-cars.org>; "'Trevor Frank'" <tfrank at symyx.com>; "'Rich
Assarabowski'" <konecc at snet.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 6:57 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Track car or not track car


> Maybe a bad example, but there are much better cars for the track
> than any of the Audis currently available.
>
> Big reliable pig doesn't make it any more fun to drive at the track.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frederic L'Huillier [mailto:Frederic.L'Huillier at Siebel.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 3:10 PM
> To: t44tq at mindspring.com; Daniel Hussey; Trevor Frank; Rich
> Assarabowski; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Track car or not track car
>
>
> The problem with the 340R is that it is as light as it is unreliable.
> Funny, I prefer heavy and reliable.
>
> Regards,
> Frederic
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: t44tq at mindspring.com [mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:12 PM
> To: 'Daniel Hussey'; Frederic L'Huillier; 'Trevor Frank'; 'Rich
> Assarabowski'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Track car or not track car
>
>
> The Lotus 340R, that's the car I meant- there's one in my area, shocked
> me when the couple drove by my house in it, must have looked pretty
> funny when I stopped what I was doing and just stared as it drove by.
> :-)
>
> Taka
>
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