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

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 :) ....  absopobstolutely says walter roarl!

SJ


 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
To: qshipq at aol.com; s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com; t44tqtro at gmail.com
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Sent: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 6:21 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?


Scott, by Probst, you mean Randy --Pobst--, right?



Wylie Bean

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-----Original Message-----

From: qshipq at aol.com

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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:08:00 

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





 



 Well, I appreciate the confidence Taka.  I'm competitive in motorsports, and I 

know a type 44 can be a good track car, cuz I handed the keys to the one I built 

to Probst for his evaluation.  It was not only driven damn fast by a damn fast 

driver, it's the ease of doing so that *makes* the type 44/D2/C4 chassis good 

track cars.  Even Rohrl is on record as enjoying the type 44 race cars for that 

exact reason.  The downside to the 44/D2/C4 chassis is the front suspension 

triangulated swaybar setup, but some fine tuning of the geometry, and a almost 

perfectly designed rear suspension makes up for the front, btdt.



I have a few type 85, 2 D2's, and have owned and built several type 44's.  I 

find t44 to be excellent track cars, mostly do to the wheelbase and rear 

suspension being very forgiving to the wrong front inputs.  And, like the ride I 

had with Probst, what makes you laugh about the type 44, is how relaxed you are 

compared to other drivers in your speed-pack.  So satisfying, that you end up 

laughing at the absurdity of it all.  Somewhere I have a pic of Probst just 

post-ride at Brainerd, and the s*#t eating grin on his face can not be mistaken 

for anything but pure enjoyment of that chassis in full race regalia.



Then again, if you haven't had the opportunity, it's hard to fathom.  Me, I've 

tweeked several C4's and type44's over the years for high speed auto-x, as well 

as, solid track cars.  Right now, I'm up to my eyeballs in type 85 work, but I 

really think a 5 speed v8 track car would be the ultimate sleeper, and one that 

makes all the right sounds...  I'm in the process of doing finish work on a 

running v8 with 5 speed ina C4 chassis wagon, and the memories of the LT1Q come 

to mind, as do those familiar smiles....



Cheers



Scott J









 



 



-----Original Message-----

From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>

To: qshipq at aol.com

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Sent: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 3:31 pm

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





All that means is that you are pretty damn fast, Scott. That doesn't make a type 

44 a good track car.



Taka







On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:09 AM,  <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:





 Those that remember this beast I built years ago can relate...  At a M-track 

day several years ago at Gingermann Raceway MI, my urq wasn't ready...  So, I 

grabbed this from the wife, took out the kiddie seat, and passed fully stripped 

track prepped E30 M3's.  Many came over to 'look under the hood', which was 

dirty and filled with sand from a trip to the beach.  One guy looked in the back 

seat and said "Hey it must be these french fries from the kiddie meal back 

here!"

http://forums.audiworld.com/album.php?albumid=37342&pictureid=75920



Rule #1, no matter how fast you are, there's always gonna be some nutball that 

built a sleeper, that will just bury the ego.



SJ







 

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