re: Audi on Pikes Peak?

[Scott=John=Mockry%Mktg%TM@banyan2.BV.TEK.COM]

Mark,

The '95 program I have for the Pikes Peak "Race to the Clouds" does not 
list any Audi entries (sad). I went up to check out Pikes Peak the day
before the race but was unable to camp out on the mountain and watch
the race the next day.

There is a World Wide Web site that has all the results from the 95 
race. It is located at http://www.MotorCity.Com I could not find any
Audis listed in the results either. Steve and Dave Beddor from the 
Quattro club drove a RUF Porsche at the race but apparently did not
run any Audis. (shame on them)

I stopped by the Pikes Peak gift shop/museum hoping to see some Audi 
vehicles on display but alas there were only a few old photos and posters 
showing Audis participation in the event. I watched an in-car video from 
last years race (incredible!) and the gift shop indicated that this years 
video would be available in a few weeks. The gift shop/museum address is
 
Race to the Clouds
135 Manitou Ave.
P.O. Box 6962
Colorado Springs
CO, 80934
(719) 685-4400

Last years winner  winner was a Toyota Celica in the 
Unlimited class driven by Rodney Millen (time 10:04:06).This year it
looks like Nobuhiro Tajima won in a 1994 Suzuki with a time of 7:52.97 
over Rod Millen at 7:53.67. This years results seem to indicate that the 
course was shortened. I would guess that the weather was a problem as this 
past week they had snow and clouds/fog at the top. 

I drove (at 10-30MPH) up to the top (14,110 ft) of Pikes Peak which gave 
me a great perspective on how "insane" it must be driving up this 12.42 
mile (156 Turns) narrow dirt road with no guardrails at speeds exceeding 
100MPH.

Talk about turbo lag! My 86 5000CS T ran fine but felt like I was dragging
a cement truck behind me at lower RPM's.  

I was getting dizzy and light headed walking around in the gift shop at 
the 14,110 ft summit from the lack of O2. 

That's all for now.

Scott M.

Mark Bagdy <bagdy@hpmtaa.lvld.hp.COM> Wrote:
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| I didn't see any references to Audis in the Pikes Peak Climb.
| Used to be a big plug for the quattro.
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| Any info on the audi presence 
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