[urq] My car will be 25 soon!

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Well, guys.  Let me throw a little extra into the mix:

VW/Audi is moving their headquarters (will be announced today -- if  
it already hasn't) to Virginia (by Dulles Airport).  So maybe we  
could incorporate that in the event?

Yeah, I have very fond memories of AudiFest '97 (and '98).  Ten years  
ago.  Wow.

Ingo

On Sep 6, 2007, at 11:46 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> I have to agree with Brandon about these cars and the open road.
>
> My beat up rattle trap was practically serene on the way to Utah 2
> years ago.  It was stable and solid and would leap when prodded.
>
> So far, that is the most entertaining drive and memorable trip that
> I've had since the first AudiFest in '97, when people from all corners
> of the continent (?) converged in Colorado Springs for the Pikes Peak
> Hillclimb.  (I lived in SC at the time.)
>
> BTW Steve, isn't that that last time anyone ever really saw your  
> urq??  ;-)
>
> Hey, a significant trip might get me to actually give some attention
> to the aforementioned "beat up rattle trap".
>
> I think it's about time for its monthly drive...
>
> Heading for the parking garage,
> Ed
>
>
> On 9/6/07, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>> YES!!!!
>>
>> That is to both you getting the car out and moving towards having a
>> _criveable_ uuq and a BIG UPG.  Let's do it.
>>
>> I used to say I thought it would be great to do a big UPG to coincide
>> with F1 at Indy - central location etc, - but now F1 is gone from  
>> Indy -
>> for '08 at least.  But I still think a good midwest town would be the
>> place - maybe someplace somewhat northern for cooler temps and  
>> good fun
>> rural drives.  Yes it will be a long drive for some folks - but  
>> you know
>> what - that's half the fun!  These cars were designed to run the open
>> road - not poke around in traffic.
>>
>> Let's keep the conversation going and do something.
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
>> Behalf Of urq
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:56 PM
>> To: 'urq list'
>> Subject: [urq] My car will be 25 soon!
>>
>>
>> Well, I can now say that DA222 is out of the garage!  This doesn't  
>> mean
>> that it is all up and running again, but the process to get to that
>> level is now started ...
>>
>> Lately I've realized that I just can't free up enough time to do  
>> the big
>> jobs on my cars any more ... even after being out of work for 4  
>> months
>> I'm still finding that I only have time for moderate tasks and below.
>> For that reason, and for the reason that I need to have working  
>> cars in
>> the driveway, I started taking the family cars to John Brasil's shop
>> here in San Jose. The straw that broke the camel's back was when an
>> almost brand new clutch went out on one of the V8s.  A couple  
>> weeks ago
>> I had the other V8 in to John to fix up the front suspension bushings
>> and such.  Whenever he talks to me he always bugs me to have him  
>> work on
>> the urq.  I finally realized that the car is wasting away in the  
>> garage
>> and I just need to have him take care of it.  It really shouldn't  
>> be a
>> lot of work ... the clutch release mechanism has failed in some  
>> odd way,
>> and I broke the Woodruff key on the cam when I was troubleshooting  
>> what
>> I believe is a broken valve spring ... but I still have a head  
>> ready to
>> go on the bench.  I just need to be careful to avoid "feature  
>> creep" ...
>> ;-)  Gawd, now would be a good time to drop an MC-2 in there ... ;-)
>>
>> So anyway ... I've been working to get the clutter away from the  
>> car so
>> I can roll it out onto the driveway ... and today the car is  
>> sitting in
>> the driveway.  I got a chance to clean it up before the sun went down
>> ... and while I was washing it I realized that with the 2008 model  
>> year,
>> the urq in the USA will be 25 years old.  I guess there've already  
>> been
>> a bunch of 25th anniversary celebrations for the "quattro" ... but  
>> why
>> not more?  Has there been any talk of UPG events for the coming year?
>> Should we talk about trying to make a "main event" at some central
>> location this year?
>>
>> Steve B
>> San José, CA (USA)
>>
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