Re: Wind tunnel testing a Sport Q...

["Sherry & Chuck Clark" <clark@rmi.net>]

> Date:          Mon, 8 Dec 1997 21:23:09 -0500 (EST)
> From:          audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)
> Subject:       Re: Wind tunnel testing a Sport Q...
> Cc:            quattro@coimbra.ans.net

> >Thanks for the heads up. The article mentions a replica sport Q of the
> >1987 pikes peak car which someone runs in hillclimbs in the UK.
      Believe it or not, but the car won
> ... as I recall, its best run was only 3.6 seconds!
> 
> I also believe Mr. Hammond has since sold this car but can't confirm this.
> I'll have to check with my source in the UK for more info ... stay tuned.

 Besides watching this car run at P.P. in the '80's, I regularly visited the P.P.
Hill Climb Museum in Colo. Spgs. to see this car up close and to take some 
pictures of this monster and its 600+ h.p. engine. One day I walked in and the
damn thing was gone! I inquired as to its disappearance and was informed by
one of the workers that the car had been shipped back to Europe because it
was illegal here-whatever the hell that meant- especially after being in this
museum for at least 3 years! Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of
this car being rallied somewhere and in fact, I'd rather see it in this state than 
sitting idle, rotting away in a museum. Btw, These pictures are pretty cool. 
Anyone care to put them up on their web page? 

Chad Clark '87 5k Tq
C.S. Colorado