[urq] My car will be 25 soon!

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I like that :-)

On Sep 6, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Bruce Bell wrote:

> I was going to suggest Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Incredible scenery,  
> drives
> through Yellowstone and Teton Park, and awesome photo opportunities.
> September (2008) is a great time as most of the tourists have left,  
> the
> Aspen trees begin to show their colors.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:56 AM
> To: Ed Kellock
> Cc: urq list
> Subject: Re: [urq] My car will be 25 soon!
>
> 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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