Audi Quattro The race and rally story 1980-2004
The word ‘quattro’, chosen by Audi for its pioneering
high-performance four-wheel-drive cars, immediately captures glamour and
excitement in the minds of all motorsport enthusiasts. This book,
written by a leading journalist and quattro devotee, explores 24 years
of factory-prepared and factory-supported quattros in motorsport, from
1980 to 2004. It is a tale that extends from rough rally stages to race
tracks, from pine-fringed ice trails in the depths of European winters
to the shimmering heat haze and melting asphalt of Texas street racing.
Along the way, it explains how quattros collected four world rally
championships, five American driver/manufacturer crowns and a
single-year haul of seven international touring car titles, plus
numerous other honours. Key contents: - With
the five-cylinder turbocharged quattro in its original form, rallying
in the early years yielded numerous wins, most of all in 1982 when seven
victories in 11 world championship rallies brought the first title
- With
the short-wheelbase Sport added to Audi’s armoury, 1984 became an
all-action, all-conquering rallying season with two more world titles
won, for drivers (Stig Blomqvist) and manufacturers
- Three
stunning Pike’s Peak wins were achieved in America in successive years,
for Michele Mouton (1985), Bobby Unser (1986) and Walter Röhrl (1987)
- Starting
with double championships for the 200 quattro in TransAm (1988) and the
90 quattro in IMSA (1989), racing success unfolded in America.
Exuberant Hans Stuck was the star driver, but consistent team-mate
Hurley Haywood captured that 1988 title
- Touring car campaigns
during the 1990s brought huge success, starting with fearsome V8 quattro
‘racing limos’ in Germany. Global achievements followed with A4
quattros in many national Super Touring series throughout Europe and in
Australia, including Frank Biela’s 1996 title-winning campaign in
Britain
- Audi continued to win on track in the new millennium as
race versions of the S4 and RS6 captured five SCCA GT Championship
titles in America
Hardcover, 24 x 28,5 cm, 304 Seiten, 334 größtenteils farbige Abbildungen, englischer Text
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