Re: 88, 89 imsa cars

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

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>sorry, i meant carbon fiber driveshafts... (yes, there's a photo in the
>book of it).. tee hee hee hee hee..  BBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZTT
That was one of those things that got all the other teams underwear in a 
bunch!  With us we were tring to put 500 hp through ONE driveshaft..........

>> Trust me it was GONE.  I've been all over that car, my Mechnics have 
>> worked on the Group 44 team, 
>
>alright, i'll take your word for it on this one...
> 
>>My team raced against the Audi's.  BTDT.
>
>were you one of the backmarkers?  :) :) :)  i still have some video
>of those trans am races, tell me what to look for...
Yes BUT we were trying!!  I was never in favor of the rules crap that 
SCCA was pulling (Less tires, More weight and restrictor plates on the 
turbo)  We were racing "Our Fathers Olds"!

>> >- further evidence comes from the fact that they had to use struts
>> >up front.  if the front was replaced with tube frame there would
>> >have been no reason to use struts.
>
>> No but Audi made a choice to use the struts so they could LEGALY 
>> advertise that it's "Just like the car that you drive on the street"
>
>nah, nonsense.  BBZZZZZZZTTTT. since when did the marketing line
>determine how the racecar is built?  it's only after they starting
>kicking butt that the marketing started.  
Which was right out of the box!  They kept the stock style struts as a 
concession to the SCCA....



Later!

Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B

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