[s-cars] RE: was S4 Replacement now RS6 6pd

[Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)]

Steve asked Bob and Larry:

<<<Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:25:23 -0800
From: Steve Powers <sbpowers at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S4 Replacement

Are we still talking RS6 here? I was and so was Randy (we were asking
him about last year's car)

Steve


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:18:31 -0500, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
wrote:
> The techs stated specifically (at the dinner) that they were S4TT
trannies, no
> mention of RS4. Either way, they were 01E's, and none too special.
They said
> the rules required that any parts for the car HAD to be off the shelf
(IOW, must
> be availible for inspectors on hand in less than 2 days after an
> inspector's request. Kind of rules out special materials, or handling,
> like special shot-peened gear faces.).
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> 
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:13:16 -0500, Robert Rossato
<r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:

> > That jives with the story we got from the Champion mechanics we
talked
> > to last year at Lime Rock.  I thought they mentioned they were
> > essentially S4TT transmissions, but they might have been RS4
versions.
> > Can't recall for sure.  In any case, they were basically 01E
gearboxes,
> > and they were lasting longer than they expected.
> >
> > Bob>>>




Yes, Randy, Michael, AND their entire pit crew specifically said S4tt
box during our heated roundtable discussion.  I seem to recall (not
worth much) some mention of 'virtually untouched', as in, 'something
very very minor' had been done to fitament or something or something and
stuff.  Forget.

Heh, ultragratuituousgloat of me & Bob hobbknobbing, 3 shots down 8-).
Whatta time! (not to mention uh um sitting in the R8 whoo hooo!):

http://www.krasusky.photos.us.com/c434424.html

Audi won't be needing any more RS6 Speed GT boxes no more anyway, not
running this year (duh, no production RS6).  Wonder what they'll run
next year?

-Paul Hobbknobslutpimpbeoch K.