Re: Gorman Ridge Rally

[Mike Zamikhovsky <mikez755@sprintmail.com>]

Ron Wood wrote:
> 
> I do believe Paul's latest car has the Group A gearing, but it still was
> not fast enough to keep up with the Audis :). I'm sure Peter Moody's car
> is quite quick, I doubt it will beat all Audis, however, I'm sure it
> will beat most Celica All-tracs.
> Ron Wood-Audis a plenty


It much depends on drivers, but when Peter Moody ran his Mazda he was 
faster than any Audi out there including Bruno's. His XTrack gear box 
allowed clutchless shifting so that he could shift up and down in turns.
This trasmission could also be regeared without removing it from the 
car. It is far superor in ability to put power to the ground than any 
Audi. 
It also has LSD front and rear. Its modest 300HP engine was enough to 
run in top 3 in this contry.
It has modern Proflex dampers far superior in technology to any old Audi 
stuff even alloy works suspention. The shell was built properly also.
This is the car that will beat Audi and did in proper hands. Paul 
purchased a different car that is not built up as far.
As for All Tracs their homologated versions won more rallys than Audi 
ever did or will. Johny Milner won Irish National Championship in 
privatly prepared Celica GT4 that was different from an All trac by its 
intercooler. That was GrN this year. He beat GrN Evos and Subarus.
Audis were nowhere in sight exept in Magasines for sale cheep.
I know you asked for Audi gear builder in UK and I am still looking for 
one other than SMS, but I found for $7000.00 US all the parts I need to 
convert my stock Celica case to 6 speed crash box with gravel or tarmak 
ratios good to 330hp. That includes front and rear LSD and gravel 
visco. I will be getting it this winter. It is readely available from 
several sourses.
As to limitations of all All trac it depends on how much money is spent 
and how good the driver is. I intend to do my All trac to be better than 
most Audi rally cars in this country and I know it could be done with 
all bolt on parts like in case of the Evo running with us this year.
Most All tracs in US are used in stock form. The only works Celica that 
ever ran in US belongs to Jeffry Penton of Jamaica and it did well in 
the only rally it entered in country in Ohio. They dropped out of that 
event because the service crew was envolved in fatal accident. That was 
the only properly constructed Celica that ran in this country. 
Incidentally it is for sale now as Jeffry is in line for new Corolla 
WRC. 

My 83 UrQ restoration project however has been completed this week with 
repair of AC and a set of new tires. It is great joy to drive and still 
is the greatest street car I have ever had. It was worth 4 years it took 
to restore and will allways keep me as Audi admierer. It is just a 
street car however.... 

Mike Z