RE: audi official le mans statement

[Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

a few points:

1) the audi is a "sports car" this requires rwd and open top.  awd is
banned, and closed top is for the gt1/gt2 classes.
2) it is clearly still in development, although it contains some interesting
points:
- air intake looks like one of the side ducts.  obviously drag has been
minimised with the decision to do away with overhead air intake.
- rear body looks quite interesting.  not exactly longtail m-b or mclaren,
but it probably wouldn't need to be with the more efficient body.  clearly a
body optimised for the muslanne...
- front bodywork is extremely interesting.  the cooling solution and cockpit
surrounds look quite unique, while the wheel surrounds and side have a
certain 'southgate' influence.

no idea of the engine config, or the tyres.

certainly if audi can design and build and beat the williams/bmw which has
an extra year of development  (after it's debut debacle at le mans this
year), that would bea real coup.  wouldn't bet on it though.

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

On Wednesday, October 21, 1998 6:52 PM, Joe Rae [SMTP:quattro@ptinet.net]
wrote:
> Dave thanks for the info..... So does anyone know if the R8 is going to be
> quattro?
> The pictures look good, though I think that it needs a enclosed cockpit.
> Though that may just be me. I showed the pictures to my dad and now he is
> all excited about going to Le Mans this year.
> Hmmm I'm there as long as he pays for my hotel room!!! ;]
> Later
> Joe
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>
> To: 'quattro@coimbra.ans.net' <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 10:07 PM
> Subject: audi official le mans statement
> 
> 
> official press release for the audi le mans effort.  follow the link below
> and you'll get a couple of nice big jpegs.  confirmation also that joest
has
> ditched porsche to run the team (never the best of mates after beating the
> factory porsche boys more than once)....
> 
> dave
> '95 rs2
> '90 ur-q
>