Re: FIA will ban AWD from 1998

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In a message dated 96-10-20 06:26:57 EDT, you write:

<< SUPER TOURING - The Technical Commission has concluded that it is 
 impossible to reach a satisfactory equivalence between 2 and 4-wheel
 drive cars.  As a consequence, after consultation with the 
 manufacturers concerned and with their agreement, it has been decided
 to ban 4-wheel drive cars from 1.1.1998.  At its December meeting, 
 the World Council will examine a proposal from the Touring Car 
 Commission regarding the conditions under which existing 4-wheel drive
 cars may continue to compete after 1.1.1998 when raced by private 
 drivers.  
 
 The weight limit of 4-wheel drive cars for 1997 will also be announced
 in December.  
 
 ............ >>
Uh-oh...   It's starting again....  "Only a matter of time before the unfair
advantage becomes more than a weight penalty."  - me (in racing crony
discussion not 2 months ago)...........    Hope audi fights this one for a
long time here and at the "venues" that usually follow FIA "wisdom"...

Scott