RE: 325ix vs. Quattro

[Mark Nelson <mnelson@brls.com>]

The 959 was driven in 1985 and 1986 by Rene Metge (who won the
Paris-Dakar in 1984 in a prototype Porsche 911 AWD), Jochen Mass, and
Jacky Ickx.  The cars had mechanical problems with the suspension, and
in 1986 it was improved.  Rene Metge ended up winning the Paris-Dakar in
1986.

The 959 was also driven by Sahid Al Hajri, co-driven by John Spiller, in
several other rallies, such as the Pharonen Rally, where the 959 won
convincingly over opponents from Mercedes and Mitsubishi (I actually
have the factory Porsche poster for that win).

As far as the Carrera 4 and Turbo go, I don't know if you remember Jeff
Zwart, who ran the Open Class in SCCA for a couple of years, about two
years ago.  He was the only one that had a car that was more than
capable of beating Choinere's S2, and did several times.  The Carrera 4
was bone stock - just a roll cage and some other safety equipment, and
that was it.

The Turbo, which Zwart set new records with in the Showroom stock class
at Pikes Peak, has won three years in a row ('94, '95, '96),
obliterating the competition.  This car was absolutely stock as well,
with just a roll-cage, and some other safety equipment.

You're welcome to check this out for yourself, as none of this
information is exactly top secret.

Best Regards,

Mark Nelson
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1990 Audi "S2" Quattro (Building for SCCA Pro Rally)

Past Audis: 1987 5000CSTQ, 1987 5000CSTQW
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>From: 	frankbauer@thevine.net
>Sent: 	Wednesday, April 02, 1997 2:34 PM
>To: 	Mark Nelson
>Subject: 	RE: 325ix vs. Quattro
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>mark sez:
>>designs, most notably in the 959.  What other manufacturer has taken a
>>COMPLETELY stock AWD car (i.e. the Porsche Turbo/Carrera 4) and gone out
>>and ... won Pikes Peak, ...
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>hmmm...
>i don't remember that one.
>it could be a bad memory  =8)
>frank
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>to: IN:mnelson@brls.com
>cc: IN:quattro@coimbra.ans.net
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