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RE: Spider bite

Sounds like your suspension is in need of some refreshing! Some adjusting of
the tire pressures is also an idea. I was teaing up some gravel roads in the
summer and had a similar experience on a chicane.  Wanted to go back and try
it again (a few times) but I hate backtracking, particularly when there are
farmers around!

You're also not dealing in the same power to weight ratio and outright power
league.  The type 44 is a sedan after all, not a coupe nor an RS2!

I still love mine... I'm sure you'll grow to love yours! Have fun!

Peter
1990 200TQ 10V

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Phil Payne
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 1:52 PM
To: quattro@audifans.com
Subject: Spider bite


At the risk of re-opening an old (but inconclusive?) debate, I've been
starting to push my Type 44 around corners.  I tried the party trick
yesterday evening, but got the apexes completely wrong.  So I had
another go today, albeit in the wet.

I _think_ I've got close to the U-O-U effect described.  I went right to
the limit on a long right-hander and tried the throttle steering trick
I use on the Type 85 Torsen.  The car's reaction was weird - it was a
kind of soft wallow between U-O-U that really felt is if there was no
set direction to the behaviour.  I had to lift and then brake because
of other traffic, but it was an interesting (and new) experience.

--
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
 Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933