Audi Quattro

[CurtEgerer]

Another good vid. This one is rare in that it is very high-quality footage. The first running of the Sport S1.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

But yours is done. What fun is that?

Your friend is a Starship owner? Is he the guy who also has a number of extra airframes for spare parts? I believe there's only one or two that are actually still being operated, as we bought nearly all of them all back from their owners. I work at HBC, for nearly a year we had several Starships sitting on the ramp waiting to be scrapped. It always made me sad to see such a technical achievement waste away.

Stevens Aviation in Denver (Rocky Mountain Airport - Broomfield) has one that they fly several times a week. Unmistakable sound as it flies over the city. Pretty common sight.

Someone told me that Stevens Plane was the chase plane for Burt Rutan's 'SpaceShipOne', but I think that it was Sherer's plane.

I understand that Stevens has many Starship parts including airframes.

The FAA, IMHO, killed this plane.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

But yours is done. What fun is that?

If you've ever been around a "project" urq, you wouldn't be asking this question. Just take my word for it.

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Your friend is a Starship owner? Is he the guy who also has a number of extra airframes for spare parts?

I know of the guy you're talking about and that's a different guy. My friend doesn't have any spare airframe parts but he does have around 100 tires. A few years back there were 5 still flying and he needed tires for his. Goodyear's minimum production run was 500 tires, so they got together and did the math...

JR

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by tcar

The FAA, IMHO, killed this plane.

Absolutely no doubt. Thanks to the FAA's fear of composites, the plane is built like a tank. Tanks don't fly well.

[CurtEgerer]

I know there's some urq fans on the board, so time to re-revive this thread. I finally got my rally car running halfway decent this morning. It's had been sitting in a barn for years. Still needs lots of work and it's got a bad turbo seal (that's the smoke coming out the tailpipe) but running OK now. Enjoy the sound (headphones sound best ).






And then there's Walter Rohrl

[onewhippedpuppy]

Damn, color me jealous. That's a fun looking toy.

[Bob Goding]

I had Audi for years,[ but never a urQ]--I recall on one of those enthusiast forums a keen man
started a project to lift his 5 coupe off the pan and put it on the base of a quattro,probably a 100 sedan. It was a massive task and I dont think he ever finished it.
I had a dearly loved 5 coupe for a few years,and the negatives I remember---pathetic brakes,
crap upholstery, noisy cam followers,and oh why didnt it have a hatchback! --I had an Audi 80 sedan with 2300 5cyl--beautiful car.--bad rep for gearbox[auto ]failures, 4 speed not so bad.
I'm driving an e36 BMW, but I might drop it and look for another Audi!shortly.

Bob BMW e36
76 2.7 911

[porsche4life]

Damn.... Rather funny that this thread showed back up today.... I had breakfast with Javadog and his buddy with the Starship today... Both great guys... Both showed in very very nice cars with Prancing ponies on the hood....

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

That's a fun looking toy.

That's what I say every time I walk into the shop About 30 seconds after I get the new turbo in I'll be making a beeline to the forest for a shakedown run There's a couple of jumps and it will be interesting to see how the car does. It has a high-travel coilover suspension and a tube-reinforced shell.