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AudiWatch Update (Tm) #59 3-4-96 AUDI IN THE NEWS ---------------- WORLD NEW AW 2-26-95 pg 5 Concept 1 accelerates With Beatlemania II still in full swing, VW has pushed forward the onset of Beetlemania II; the Concept 1 is now expected to appear in late 97 as a 98 model, Wolfsburg insiders say. The Beetle-look-alike was to arrive, VW had announced, sometime before the end of the century. Production version of the Concept 1 will be built at VW's plant in Puebla Mexico, with initial volume planned for about 100k units a year; in both left- and right-hand-drive versions. NEW AUDI PARTS SOURCES & SERVICES and ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic Knock Sensor/Display System ANS Knock Alert $89.95 USD ANS Performance 708-450-1095 (that's all I know -- have not used or seen this system, Ed) Phosphate-Free Antifreeze Texaco Havoline Extended Life Anti-Freeze/Coolant ....5 year or 100Kmi, no silicates, nitrates, borates, molybates phosphates or amines, reduced pump wear, ex hi-temp alum protection, etc. 800-782-7852 (possible alternative to the expensive Autobahn stuff, Ed.) UK Ur-Q 'hard to find' and Euro-parts sources AM CARS phone: 01460 63851 FAX: 01460 68275 DIALYNX phone/FAX: (44) 01793 772245 (source for aftermarket exhaust manifolds at 340 Pounds, Ed.) QUATTRO SPORTS phone: (01444) 451542 (ask for Kim, very knowledgeable, I bought Ur-Q oil cooler lines from him at a very reasonable price, like $140 US, Ed.) UPCOMING EVENTS --------------- SCCA Mt. Washington Hillclimb, Gorham, NH -- SCCA Pro-Rally special event June 21-23, Fri, Sat, Sun -- time trials Fri & Sat am, competition Sun am (many race-prepped Quattros & lots of action -- not to be missed! we will be flagging and will be in the black Fundsalo Racing '85 Ur-Q with the 'new' KUQEFH installed, Ed.) COMSCC @ NHIS April 27 & 28 Fundsalo Racing will be running the SCCA NEDIV '93 Championship 4KQ auto-x racer QCUSA phone # goes here - anyone got the QCUSA phone #? Feb 2-4, Winter Driving School, Steamboat Springs, CO Mar 1-2, Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR Apr 27-28, Grattan Raceway Park, Grand Rapids, MI May 10-11 or 17-18, Stapleton, Denver, CO May 23-24, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN Jun 20-23, Virginia City Hillclimb, Virginia City, NV Jul 13-14, Blackhawk, Rockton, IL Jul 15-16, Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, NY Aug 19-20, Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT Sep 7-8, Waterford Hills, Clarkton, MI Sep 27-29, 11th Annual Safety Seminar, Brainerd, MN Nov 23-24, Roebling Road, Savannah, GA SCCA National PRO Rally Schedule http://www.emi.com/~rwelty/scca/ April 12-14 Wild West Pro Rally, Olympia, WA May 3-5 Rim Of The World, Palmdale, CA June 1-2 Susquehannock Trail, Wellsboro, PA July 26-28 Maine Forest Summer Rally, Rumford, ME August 23-25 Ojibwe Forests Pro Rally, Bemidji, MN September 27-29 Sunriser 400, Chillicothe, OH October 18-20 Lake Superior Pro Rally, Houghton, MI November 8-10 Pacific Forest Rally, Olympia, WA (plus year-end awards) (the Dec Winter Maine Forest Pro should go here when scheduled, Ed.) COMPANIES *NOT* TO DO BUSINESS WITH ----------------------------------- European Traffic aka Mid-Atlantic Automotive Parts screw-ups, shipping screw-ups, credit-card billing before parts actually ship, poor service, as reported on the .net SUPERCHIPS, grossly misleading advertising claiming CPU chip upgrades where, in fact, no CPU chip reprogramming is done in Audi CIS applications, as discussed at great length on the .net JTMotorsport, refuses to accept returns for incorrect shipments as documented here on the .net TAP, see superchips above COMPETITION RESULTS ------------------- AUDIS OF INTEREST FOR SALE/WANTED --------------------------------- 4KQ and 5K misc. parts, wheels & tires FOR SALE: '84 4KQ -- *complete and fully functioning* A/C system including relatively new condenser and drier, $300, or will sep comp, condenser & evaporator for $100 ea. set of 4 Ronal 9s, 14x6 with like-new P6s, mounted & balanced for $400 - or - swap for set of 4 15x6" 5-lug wheels for 5KQ -- retiring the '84 4KQ from daily-driver duties to 100% track duties '87 5KTQ -- NIB (New In Box) idle control relay/module P/N 443.907.393P, likely fits many other years & models, $180 email Glen @ gpowell@acacianet.com "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Vorsprung durch Technik, FUNDSALO RACING -glen
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