[s-cars] Re: No more Audis

[Theodore Chen]

--- William Noland <wenoland at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Taka, if we're lucky, Audi NA will come up with something to tempt you 
> back into the fold -- say an RS3? Until then, the STi should hold you 
> over. BTW, on my (late and wet) drive home from work tonight, I fell in 
> with a new VW R32. Not quite STi level of horsepower, but sounded very, 
> very nice and appeared to have some cojones. One of the mags called it 
> the "poor man's S4 V8" , and, as I was driving the neu S4, I think I 
> might agree.

oh, yes, the VW R32.  the first time i saw one was in march this year
at the SCCA licensing weekend at thunderhill, when i was driving my spec
miata.  in one of the practice races, i was duking it out with another SM.
we came upon a lovely silver R32 that still had dealer tags on it.  the
R32 driver saw us coming, and left room at the apex of turn 1 to allow us
to pass.  the other SM went through the gap, and anxious not to fall
behind, i followed, going to full throttle as i tracked out at the exit
on a line just inside of the R32's.  when i was about a car length back
and closing rapidly, the R32 unexpectedly tightened his line (apparently
not realizing there was another SM).  i immediately reacted by tightening
my line, and the tail stepped out about 15 degrees (i had old race tires,
and the car was twitchy).  i found myself going 90 mph, tail sticking out,
and well on the way to giving the R32 a whack in the door with my tail.  i
wasn't worried about my car, but the thought crossed my mind that it would 
be a real shame to bash that beautiful car.

fortunately, the R32 driver immediately realized i was there, and opened
up his line, giving me room, and i slipped past him.  i needed an 
underwear check afterwards.

that was the first and only R32 i've seen.

-teddy



		
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