The "short" quattro is a legend in the history of
rallying. Rally racing ascended to new heights in the 1984 season. The competitors exploited the very liberal regulations at that time in Group B to enter mid-engine cars that were pure race cars with only a visual resemblance to production models. Audi also considered a similar concept. A prototype was developed but
then put back on ice.
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Audi Sport Quattro S1 - Pikes Peak
Audi entered the Pikes Peak for the first time in 1984. Michèle Mouton finished second in the Sport quattro; she won the race in 1985. In 1986, local driver Bobby Unser set a new record of 11:09.22 minutes in the S1; Walter Röhrl followed him the next year. His Sport quattro S1 was a concept of bare functionality pushed to the absolute limit. The five-cylinder engine pumped out
440 kW (nearly 600 hp) and 590 Nm (435.16 lb-ft) of torque. The recirculation system kept the large turbocharger spinning. A dual- clutch transmission directed the power to a quattro powertrain with three locking differentials.On race day, June 11, Röhrl started second to last, before the driver with the fastest practice time, Ari Vatanen (Peugeot). As calm and collected as ever behind the wheel, the Bavarian navi- gated the world's highest highway in the record time of 10:47.85 minutes. He got the Sport quattro S1 into sixth gear four times and was clocked at 196 km/h (121.79 mph) at the fastest part of
the track. Röhrl beat Vatanen by nearly seven seconds.
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Audi quattro - Fascination of quattro - Snow Drifting
At a test track in Montreal, Canada, journalists were given the opportunity to test drive various Audi quattro models on an icy road course. The technology behind Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive allows for great handling in tough conditions.
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Audi Rally quattro
Superiority through permanent all-wheel drive. The idea of a rally car was every bit as old as the concept for the production car at Audi, originating in 1977. The Audi Motorsport Department was established the following year and entered rally racing with the front-wheel drive Audi 80. The first quattro ran as a course car in the European Championship series race in Portugal in 1980.
The Rally quattro used the same five-cylinder turbo as the pro-duction car; the two-valve power unit developed a hearty 230 kW (roughly 310 hp) from 2.1 liters of displacement and 1.6 bar of Boost. Lightweight body components limited its weight to around 1,200 kilograms (2,645.55 lb), roughly 100 kilograms (220.46 lb) less than the production car. Depending on the final drive ratio, the Rally quattro accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62.14 mph) in around 5.2 seconds on a dry surface.
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Audi Quattro Ski Jump commercial 2005
Celebrating 25 years of Quattro. A recreation of the Classic 1986 Audi commercial.
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Cavan Stages Rally 2011 (www.FlyinFinnMotorsport.com)
highlights from a action packed Cavan Stage Rally. Website will be updated during the week to allow you to get the dvd. You can e-mail flyinfinnmotorsport@hotmail.com for more info
Audi Urquattro Rally Action
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Audi Sport Quattro S1 Loud Accelerations!
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Audi Quattro - Group B, the Days of Madness
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Group B was introduced by the FIA in 1982 as replacement for both Group 4 (modified grand touring) and Group 5 (touring prototypes) cars.
Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed technology and overall cost. The base model had to be mass produced (5000 units/year) and had to have 4 seats. Group A was aimed at ensuring a large number of privately-owned entries in races.
By contrast, Group B had few restrictions on technology, design and the number of cars required for homologation to compete—200, less than other series. Weight was kept as low as possible, high-tech materials were permitted, and there were no restrictions on Boost, which turned out to mean almost unlimited power. The category was aimed at car manufacturers by promising outright competition victories and the subsequent publicity opportunities without the need for an existing production model. There was also a Group C, which had a similarly lax approach to chassis and engine development, but with strict rules on overall weight and maximum fuel load.
Group B was initially a very successful concept, with many manufacturers joining the premier World Rally Championship, and increased spectator numbers. But the cost of competing quickly rose, and the performance of the cars proved too much, resulting in a series of fatal crashes. As a consequence Group B was cancelled at the end of 1986 and Group A regulations became the standard for all cars until the advent of World Rally Cars in 1997.
In the following years Group B found a niche in the European Rallycross Championship, with cars such as the MG Metro 6R4 and the Ford RS200 competing as late as 1992. For 1993, the FIA replaced the Group B models with prototypes that had to be based on existing Group A cars, but still followed the spirit of Group B, with low weight, 4WD, high turboBoost pressure and staggering amounts of power.
