RE: B v WRC - some thoughts

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <348d1df1.24e9af73@aol.com> JJK1204@aol.com writes:

> Phil replied:

> I dunno.  The Japanese copy _everything_.

> I believe you are correct Phil. I remember Andy Granatelli (of STP and Indy
> fame) running a gas turbine car built by Colin Chapman. The inlet was
> restricted on those engines to limit horsepower on an equivilincy formula.
> They just installed a expandable inlet that almost doubled the inlet size at
> speed.

I was thinking of the flexible headlight blanking plates on the Sport
quattros that cost Audi so dear one year.  And, according to rumour,
caused one Audi engineer to leave the company and start up on his own.

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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