[urq] Take it to the Track?

[Stephen Redford]

--- Hi Paul , I hope Crush was good !    I have an '85Urq with the 10 valve engine-WX .   I have not driven at Sonoma but I have driven A Little at Seattle International Raceways , in the past.   In stock condition, the Urq tends to be an Understeering car. You must have found that out by now.   You must remember that the "Street" Urq is Not like the car it represents.    The strongest recommendation I can give is to install New Tires.  The model and Brand is a matter of choice but The Listers on Audifans/Urq will be able to give better Recs. than me because they have Much More experience !!     I would only say that a lower profile tire might give you a little better stiffness at the sidewall .   Also a wider / taller wheel would help put more rubber on the road. Heat build up can sometimes be a problem, so when you stop, Open the Hood  !!   The stock brakes-Factory spec- are not the best for tracking but you will find out soon enough , just take it one lap at a time.  At the end of the day, consult the Listers for Brake Upgrades Recommendations.  There are a couple of ways to go and the list knows them.  Use Premium Gas !!    Do Have Fun !!!
--- One other thing,  There are people on the S-Car-List , at Audifans,  who have/do  owned Urq's and other Audis who can also be part of your learning about the Urq and Modifing and Tracking It,  so sometimes you might include , or ,  "Cc:" the S-Car-List also.  If you do that then of course you have to Sign up / Subscribe to that list, which will mean more emails, but I think it is well worth It !!      :)))
---Take Care,      ...Stephen H Redford '85Urq   Seattle 

On Jan 14, 2014, at 9:04 PM, Karasaki wrote:

> I have spent a lot of time at Sears Point. Most in Miatae, some in Russell open wheel cars, and a few days behind the wheels of the more modern Audis.
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> While I never drove a urq there, I did just drive one at the Ridge in Shelton, WA a few months ago.
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> This example was a just completed, every bolt replaced, full and absolutely authentic restoration. The car was as good or better than when it rolled off the assembly line in 1985.
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> NOT my car. But even on the full tread SP8000 tires -- 15 years old and hard as rocks -- the car handled amazing! I would literally have not changed a single thing on the car. This is more incredible in the fact that I was running my track car, a fully prepped and sorted NB Spec Miata.
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> Driving that urq, OEM stock as Audi intended, was the highlight of my year! This in a year where I was on track multiple days each month, in both the left and right seats, of cars that on paper should have made the urq a caveman car.
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> Assuming everything is working properly, you will have a blast at Sears.
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> And if it happens to be an event that Derek Sanderson is at, let him drive it and you'll be amazed at what the old beast can do.
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> ps After my session driving, I got the owner to swap of the 15 year old rocks on the Ronals for some 2013 rubber on Fuchs. Then we were really having fun and not wanting to slide right off the track.
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>> From: pahven at gmail.com
>> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:55:02 -0800
>> To: urq at audifans.com
>> Subject: [urq] Take it to the Track?
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>> OK, so I have had my bone stock '83 US spec urq since July.  Now that the wine harvest and the holidays are done I want to get some more work done on this beast. But I'm thinking of having a play date first. I've got all the basic safety stuff sorted out.  The 30 year old brake fluid is gone, ditto the transmission fluid, differential fluid, dexron, brake pads, timing belt etc etc etc. 
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>> Sonoma, aka Infineon, aka Sears Point is calling out to me.  NASA has an HPDE event February 15th. I've done hundreds of laps there in a Miata. But I have zero experience with an awd car at the limit. Also this car is 1200 lbs heavier. 
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>> Anyone out there track their reasonably stock urq?  How does it behave at the limit?  Any special things to keep in mind?  Is this a stupid idea?
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>> I'm kind of hoping it rains. 
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