[V8] Tracking the Beastie

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Well, I did a private track event at Grattan Raceway yesterday and had mucho
fun, even getting miss piggy to do her best with a Scandinavian flik or two
around the turn known as "the toilet bowl." ;-)

Anyhow, even mit the newly-installed Sachs springs and Bilstein Sports, I
was able to lift a rear wheel ala VW rabbit.  Anyone find a solution to
this?  Otherwise as the largest (by far) of the cars on the track, she did
really really well (nothing like a little bit of torque)...

'Course the excellent weather didn't hurt any either.  Apparently she put on
quite a show with a few flame-throwing incidents out the exhaust... (I want
pics, dammit).

-Ingo

'91 v8 pearl quattro 5-Speed (not exactly stock) :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dsaad at icehouse.net>
To: <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] Vespa???


> They are all over - but most of them are cheap Chinese bikes. Once they
break,
> nobody seems able to get them repaired for various reasons. The big
advantage of
> the old Vespas is they are pretty rock solid reliable, and parts are
easily
> available.
>
> AND - the reason I don't have a 100HP bike is that I would be DEAD now!
> I simply don't have the self control necessary to own something like that.
> I have a hard enough time keeping my V8 under 100MPH.
> A 200cc Vespa actually "scoots" along pretty well, and they only weigh
250Lbs.
>
> Dave
>
> Quoting "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>:
>
> > Awww, c'mon Dave ... you can take a little ribbing ...
> >
> > With the news I hear round these parts the popularity of scooters is
> > skyrocketing due to the high fuel costs ... sounds like you might have a
> > good little niche for yourself ...
> >
> > Steve B
> > San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > ... my powered two wheeler has ~100HP and a top speed of over 140MPH ...
> > active safety tends to keep me away from things like scooters ... ;-)
> > >
> > > I knew I shoulda just kept my mouth shut!
> > >
> > > Actually they are pretty cool if you have never seen them. They range
> > in
> > > engine
> > > size from 125cc to 200cc.
> > >
> > > I get the sinking feeling that this is going to turn into an obsession
> > - just
> > > like the V8 did.
> > > It all started because my friend had one that needed work - and no one
> > around
> > > here could do it. I bought a book, a few tools, and next thing you
> > know I am a
> > > Vespa mechanic! (que the Beverly Hillbillies theme song)
> >
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