Re: F1, CART et al. (No Audi Content)

[Chris Wilson <chris@maximum-bhp.u-net.com>]

In article <159660@sievers.com>, in mail.Audi_List,Phil Payne wrote:

> In message <9704268646.AA864677048@genchip.uunet.ca> "Mike Hopton" writes:
>  
> >      Devout F1 and WRC fan who doesn't read the qlist for debates on the 
> >      pros and cons of different formulae.
>  
> True, at present.  However, with Audi being roundly trounced in the BTCC by 
> Renault today despite carrying equal penalty weights, and with Audi also 
> expected (by some) to have an F1 presence soon - don't expect it to die 
> forever. 

Do you think the public at large have now forgotten that Audi,as a 
company,allegedly cheated with the flat plane crank fiasco of some years 
back?As far as I can recall it came to light in the German series,and they 
blustered and phaffed about,instead of coming clean.They said it was a 
standard crank that underwent a different forging process... ;-)Hmmmm!

Bit like having a pig of iron,and saying this Ferrari block is really a Fiat 
Tipos that underwent a different casting process,IMHO.

Or do you think they "got away with it" in the public eye,purely because the 
public didn't understand what they were trying to pull...? 

I have often searched this list for mention of it,but I have yet to see this 
still fairly recent subject mooted.

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