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. 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 Roehrl (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.
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