How dry I am..

[Bob Davis <bob@segNET.COM>]

AidiDudi said:
>
>I've been doing some research about the Audi SCCA/IMSA cars that raced back
>in 1988 and 1989, and recently found an interview with one of the engineers
>that was *very* enlightening ... he said AWD didn't improve their cornering
>at all (he even referred to this as a "popular misconception"!) but allowed
>the cars to EXIT corners much quicker and minimize tire wear.  BTW, I found
>some photos of the 1988 5k TransAm cars and it's clear they were built on a
>factory bodyshell ... in one of them, you can even see the OEM engine rails!
>
I heard the very same interview!  Was it "Secrets of Speed"?  He was saying
that because they could get a lot more power to the ground without
wheelspin (please, let's not get into that one again)they could get on the
power earlier and therefore get out of the corners at a much higher speed.
Pretty cool.

Their "quattro" system was pretty far away from the production car version
though -- various dry (?) clutches and such.  No torsen.  I believe
SteadiRic posted a description of the system some time ago (care to
re-post, Eric?)


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