Re: BTCC rounds 3 and 4

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Hi,

Kwattro@aol.com wrote:

>Audi midseason last year was forced to impose a weight penalty because Biela
>was too fast, everyone else said.  So they got a 60 kg wieght penalty. When
>he won, they said he was still 2 fast (even though he only won one race after
>the penalty) and added weight.  Then, audi switched from the 2.0 5 cylinder
>to the 20v 4 cylinder, which seemed like a good move.  But everyone
>complained, and the engine got outlawed.  And next year awd is outlawed.  So
>audi is screwed, and it really is stupid for them to run a 2wd car.  They've
>always run quattros, to boost market sales, now at an all time high.  Why
>would they stop running quattros?  It would seem silly.

Well, the weight penalty has surely made them uncompetitive as it is- those
cars were lethargic! I guess if you can't beat them, you might as well join
them... Believe me, I would want Audi to continue running AWD forever like
anyone else, but the problem in racing and rallying is that as soon as
someone is successful, he'll be penalized. Looks like this year Renault's
gonna win- they'll be 'enjoying' weight penalties next year, I guess.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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