Re: BTCC on TV?

[Brendan Rudack <rudack@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

The Audi A4Q recently won BTCC World Touring Car Cup with Frank Biela 
driving.  Hans Stuck and Emanuelle Pirro were also driving the A4's and 
they finished 5th and 7th. 
Further more Biela will be driving for Audi for at least two more years.
Brendan Rudack
On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, Eliot Lim wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, Daniel Hussey wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I for one have seen many of the various GTCC series races.  
> 
> er, i think BTCC refers to "british touring cars" while GTCC refers to
> "german touring cars".  similar, but the rules are different. i'm
> sure someone can elaborate better.
> 
> > And, actually I seem to remember an Audi V8 racing in that series
> > a few years ago....I remember this because in one of the races I was watchin
> 
> just like in trans am and imsa GTO, the audi v8's kicked butt and took
> no prisoners.  :) hans stuck won the championship in 1990 and frank
> beila (sp?) won it in 1991.  after that they pulled out.  i seem to
> recall that the reason for that was that audi wanted to use a flat plane
> crankshaft (more bhp, but rougher) but that was outlawed.
> 
> i'm glad the v8 made its mark.  2 years it competed and 2 years it won
> the championship.  i may have seen reports of the a4q doing very well
> in BTCC as well, perhaps even winning the championship.. anyone knows
> for sure?
> 
> 
> 
> eliot
>