RE: audi official le mans statement

["Browning David (TVCS)" <BrowningD@tce.com>]

Designed for the Mulsanne?
What Mulsanne?  That went out the window years (a few anyway) ago.

Anybody know what happened to VW's Le Mans racer?

dB

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eaton Dave [SMTP:dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 21, 1998 3:48 PM
> To:	'Joe Rae'
> Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	RE: audi official le mans statement
> 
> 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
> >