Re: Audi in F1???(A8 in NASCAR??)

[only5kgt@uswest.net]

Mike,
Yeah! ROTFL! I think that would be just the arena for Audi to get into (grin)...
The local Chev emporium sells Monte Carlos (ugly POS, IMHO) as "a heritage of
NASCAR domination"...
I was going to bring this up in my previous racing diatribe, but thought the
better of it. I think NASCAR should return to *stock* cars on the superspeedways-
keep everything else, format-wise the same... S8 vs. M5 vs. MBZ E55 vs. Lexus
GS400 versus... Monte Carlo, Taurus, Grand Prix? I smell total domination here,
folks. Hmmm. What motor do you suggest for a Winston Cup tube frame A8- something
nice from the R8 stable, or should we wait for some new W engine from the
benevolent Dr. Piech? W24?
I swear, the mental pictures I'm developing from this idea are hilarious.
Regards,
Rob

MSV96@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/2/1999 you wrote:
>
> << I think it limits to 2WD, but FWD wouldn't work well in their situation
> anyway. (not to start a thread or anything) >>
>
> Who said anything about FWD? AWD absolutly will help *any* four wheeled race
> car assuming that there is a way of engineering in the driveline in such a
> way as to minimize the losses from extra weight and friction. Not so much in
> raw cornering speed (not much difference there really) but in the key area of
> tire management (recalling Hurley Haywood's QCUSA Monterey Historics Banquet
> speech amongst other sources) over long stints. The only reason F1 cars even
> have pit stops are for tires. They only add fuel because they have to stop
> for tires anyway so they run lighter fuel loads. If one could turn a one stop
> strategy into a no stop strategy simply because of AWD it certainly would
> become an ("unfair") advantage. This was proven in Trans-Am in 1988. No
> reason to think that with small carbon fiber driveshafts this couldn't be
> done in an open wheeled car as well. In fact it was done with much more crude
> technology in open wheeled cars in years past and some were quite
> competitive. Of course the discussion is really moot since AWD (along with
> any other so called "driver's aids") are clearly banned by the FIA. Don't get
> me started on the measurement of barge boards ;-)
>
> Mike Veglia
> 87 5kcstq
>
> PS: I wanna see an A8 in NASCAR! (now there's a potentially frightening
> thread!)