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Re: Camaraderie
Both Blaufergnugen and Schaumberg Audi are relitively close to you.
Blau is located in Menomenie. Go straight up Lake Michigan until youre
even with Appleton and youre pretty much there. Schaumberg is an outer
ring suburb of Chicago. They are known for their throttle bodies, I
think. Haven't had any personal experiance with either, just have seen
ads and the like. Unfortunately, I am unaware as to where to find good
service in this area(all the CGT has needed has been a distributor and a
tie rod end. The last thing I raced was Bicycles(road). I'm currently
a corner marshial for the Central Roadracing Association(motorcycles) at
Brainerd Intl. Raceway. I plan to have a racebike in about two years,
which will probably put an indefinite hold on racing any cars, but there
are always pipe dreams. Right now, I'm enjoying working at the track
and am eagerly anticipating the A.M.A. pro races coming up July 31 thru
Aug 2nd. I am still high from the regional races this past weekend. I
figure that bikes are so much easier to get into financialy, and are a
bit closer to what I have actually raced from a tactical and skills
viewpoint. Come on up, it's fun for the whole family, camping right at
the track, and lots of fast action.
>Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 8:50:57 -0500
>From: William Elliott
<CN=William.Elliott/OU=Corporate/O=MEI#064#MMS%lngw@wtgw.corp.mei.com>
>Subject: Re: Camaraderie
>To: kendriq@hotmail.com (IPM Return Requested)
>
>Great to hear from you!
>
>Lake Mills is on I94 about 30 miles east of Madison. That makes it an
hour or
>so south of Appleton. I work in Milwaukee... and my wife in Madison.
I'm from
>the NC mountains.... but have spent the last several years in DC. Just
moved
>here last fall.
>
>Looks like we definitely share an interest in cars.
>
>When I was 16, Dad had a 1970 Chysler 300 (big coupe) with the 440
"police
>interceptor" package... about 375hp. A week before I got my license,
he traded
>it for a Datsun B210... which is what I drove for a while. I worked
almost
>full-time thru high school... and bought myself an MG Midget and a VW
Rabbit.
>Loved both cars. I wanted a Corvair, but Dad was dead set against
it...
>they're "unsafe, unreliable, and overall pieces of crap".
>
>(BTW, when I was about 14, I came across a strange looking car parked
behind a
>garage near Boone, NC.... I later found out it was an Interceptor FF...
the
>first and last one I've seen!)
>
>Now Dad had been a hot rodder way back when. I helped to rekindle his
>memories. First, I bought him a '79 Cadillac Seville Diesel... with
20k and a
>blown motor. I installed a late 60's "rocket 350" olds motor (direct
bolt-up
>to the car and transaxle). Made about 250hp... really moved the car.
>
>Then Mom blew the engine in Dad's Rabbit Diesel. I installed a GTI
drivetrain
>from the junkyard... wow! My sister ended up driving that car for
years.
>
>Currently, Dad has about 6 Corvairs and a 64 Impala SS... and has never
been
>happier.....
>
>I got into MG's because of the handling.... and into Corvairs because
my
>hi-tech, hi-dollar Midget was getting creamed by POS Corvairs on the
autocross
>course. Then I became a real car "junkie"... I've played in all types
of
>racing: street drags, real drags, dirt track (raced a Sonett in 4 cyl
stock
>against Pintos and Vegas... the league then outlawed FWD because we
kicked
>butt.. went to an X1/9... they outlawed mid-engines... we gave up),
circle
>track (mini-stock and V-8's), SCCA road racing (an IT Corvair!).
>
>Bottom line... I'm not a very good racer, but a decent crew chief!
>
>While I always liked Audi's... living down South there were simply too
many
>cheap fast cars... snow performance wasn't an issue. I did Impala's,
>Corvettes, and the like. I did have a few "ralley type" cars (SAAB 99
EMS,
>SAAB Sonett, Volvo GT, etc.) which I liked driving much more than the
muscle
>cars, but I missed the power.
>
>Then I drove a UrQ. And I moved to WI. End of story.
>
>Any good suggestions for Audi specialists in the area? I can't find
anybody...
>but I do most of the work myself anyway.
>
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bill Elliott
>
----Mark Busse
75 100LS {R.I.P.}
85 5kS {R.I.P.}
80 baas 99GLI {for sale}
87.5 "Special Build"CGT -ANSA
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