[s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?

[Andy Schor]

"Coming off the IA debacle..."
That should have been UA not IA.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Schor" <walbum1 at verizon.net>
To: "John Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>; "Taka Mizutani" 
<t44tqtro at gmail.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?


> There's an article on the Group 44 race car in the current issue of 
> Vintage
> Motorsports magazine.  They spent that much money because they *could*.
> Coming off the IA debacle, it was a good marketing tool for Audi.  The
> original poster (Calvin) could potentially make a fun track car without
> going too far overboard.
>
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>
> To: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?
>
>
>> *cough* how much it cost Group 44 to build the car ;-)
>>
>> -Cody (mobile)
>>
>> On Nov 14, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd rather drive a real sports car. It's a benign handling car, but too
>>> big
>>> and heavy. Think about how much it cost Audi to build the trans-am 200.
>>> On Nov 14, 2010 1:31 AM, "Calvin Craig" <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> OK, I know they weigh a ton, well two to be exact, and I know they have
>>> been
>>>> dogged on as crappy track cars. Let me explain my reasoning.
>>>>
>>>> I have a very well sorted B5 S4 with lots of great mods on it and the
>>> thing
>>>> does very well at the track. However, it is my daily driver and a very
>>>> sweet ride and I don't want to ruin it by taking it to the track as 
>>>> much
>>> as
>>>> I really want to.
>>>>
>>>> I really would like to stick with an AWD track car. I have a '92 S4 
>>>> that
>>> my
>>>> nephew has been driving through college and will be giving up next
>>>> winter
>>>> when he graduates. I have owned it 10 years now. It is in pretty rough
>>>> shape from a body and interior perspective but it still runs great 
>>>> after
>>>> over 200k miles total and 100k miles peaking out at 21 psi :)
>>>>
>>>> The plan would be to strip it down to bare bones and get all the weight
>>> out
>>>> of it that I can. Then put some suspension goodies like 2B coilovers 
>>>> and
>>>> a
>>>> good brake kit on it.
>>>>
>>>> My question is, how much weight can you get out of it by going on a
>>> ruthless
>>>> diet? Is this just a stupid idea?
>>>>
>>>> --Calvin
>>>>
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