Carolina Audi Enthusiasts

03/07/2022

03/07/2022

you'll have to take a few liberties with the translation, but this is Walter Roehrl's lookback on the 1982 Portuguese rallye. It was a devastating event for Walter and Christian, but nonetheless a historic event for Michele Mouton and Audi. Michele and Fabrizia became the first women's team to win a WRC event, and catapulted her to instant stardom. Walter could see the writing on the wall as early as 1982, but it would be 2 years before he and Christian would join Hannu Mikkola, Christian Geisdorfer, Stig Blomqvist and Bjorn Cederberg and Michele Mouton and Fabri Pons as Audi factory drivers.

02/28/2022

Happy Monday. Hope your week flies by!

02/12/2022

This week in Audi history. Stig Blomqvist and Bjorn Cederberg would win the 1982 Rallye Sweden, the first of 7 wins in 12 events for the urQuattro in 1982, propelling Audi to it's first World Championship of Makes in the FIA World Rallye Championship. Pictured is a SunStar 1:18 die cast of Stig Blomqvist/ Bjorn Cederberg.

02/04/2022

Heading into the weekend like....

01/30/2022

Congratulations to Meyer Shank Racing on their overall victory in the 60th running of the Rolex 24-hour at Daytona. If one of the driver's names seems a little familiar to you, it's because his father, the great Stig Blomqvist was the 1984 WRC driver's champion in an Audi Quattro. Stig also led Audi to the World Championship of makes in 1984, Audi's second (1982) and last year to win the championship of makes.

Helio Castroneves, Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Simon Pagenaud scored Rolex 24 victory in the Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 on the 10th anniversary of MSR’s previous triumph at the famed Daytona track.

01/25/2022

I've been around Audis for nearly 30 years, and didn't know the 100S Coupe was involved in the development of the 928. Too cool.

Audi never made a 100 Coupe with a V-8. That's where Porsche came in, though they weren't for public consumption.

01/17/2022

Volume to 11.

Overall :1 - Walter Röhl ( Audi Sport Quattro S1 ) : 10:47.8502 - Ari Vatanen ( Peugeot 205 T16 Pikes Peak ) ...

01/15/2022

One of only a handful of genuine Audi A2 rally cars in North America, this car won the Mount Washington Hill Climb and numerous other events and championships in Canada. What a great car.

01/08/2022

Love the Sprongls S2 (and their UrQ) rallye cars.

From many years ago photo.

Always a favourite rally. Great event, great spectators. Huge crowds.

1 st stage started right at the front door of the Manoir Richelieu, ran right through the parking lot.

Can’t forget the La Pax spectator stage, high vantage points for spectators, giving them an awesome view of gravel being sprayed around every corner!

Champagne finish in the casino.

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12/26/2021

Merry Christmas from Carolina Audi Enthusiasts!

12/13/2021

Monday morning mail. crafted by Personal in Italy, vintage 1980s Audi Sport lenkrad, straight from Louisiana.