Re: Latest issue of Grassroots Motorsports

[Mike Zamikhovsky <mikez755@sprintmail.com>]

Mark Nelson wrote:
> 
> >Interesting comment that Sprongl plans on going to electronic/hydraulic
> >shifter in the S2 for next year. Figures he can shave a half-second per
> >mile with it.
> 
> Sprongl's running a complete engine and drivetrain out of the Group B A2,
> which had a button on top of the gear lever for the clutch.  They continued
> to use that on the later cars, including the Pikes Peak Hill Climb cars, and
> later SMS S2 Gr. A cars.  The pink Gr A S2 for sale on my web page, has the
> electronic clutch setup, with the button on the gear lever, and I believe
> Paul Choiniere's old S2 did as well.
> 
> cya!
> -mark nelson

That loony device broke more of those spetial gear boxes than Audi could 
build. Frank doesn't use this gear box as he told me. Bruno is too 
scared to use it as he feels that it will ruin his last box which is too 
pricy to replace. None of this can hold up to a good crash box. It does 
however allow that very different driving style of not having to press 
clutch.

Mt Washington is short so may be his conventional gear box will survive 
this shifter.

Mike Z