I must say the S8 is an awesome track car for how large it is....

Bauer · 06-14-2005, 10:16 PM

my wife was 9 seconds away from lapping a chipped/ STaSIS motorsport suspension RS6 at Fernley this weekend. She was amazing in the S8....we were in the same run group and I could'nt belive how fast she was....I had a hard time keeping up with her in the S's. Better pads, Motul 600, OZ's with Dunlop Super Sport Race, GIAC ECU/TCU. There were few cars faster then her out there. Kudos S8!!!

ryoung · 06-15-2005, 02:57 AM

I wore out my 2nd set of Alcon rotors last weekend at Mid-Ohio, but even that's not bad after ~2700 miles on track. If we could just find a stiffer rear sway bar for our cars, we could take it to another level.

PaulW · 06-15-2005, 05:32 AM

However, I love driving my A8 on the track set up similar to your wife's car.

When you can catch a Noble in three laps that was about 1/2 mile ahead of you, you're going pretty fast.

When you have a whole track weekend in the advanced run group and don't get passed once, you're going pretty fast. Passed about 70 cars the whole weekend. And this included RS6's without a problem.

There was a guy in a B6 S4 that I couldn't keep up with after 3 laps and decided it would be better to let him go and work on my abilities and not chase him and crash my car.

Even in autocross, my A8 took 2nd in D class and beat out many other cars. It was about 15th overall out of 70 cars and it was the largest there.

But you know what it's all about? The driver. I've seen it many times on the track and that's the truth.

Randy Probst got in my car for the first time and turned 1-2 seconds faster than I ever have in my car at Mid Ohio with my extra 220 lb frame in the car.

It's all driver.

And I would like to run on the track with your wife someday, sounds like she is an awesome driver!

Ross:D · 06-15-2005, 06:11 AM

GDJT Allroad^2 · 06-15-2005, 09:29 AM

boostedTT · 06-15-2005, 04:43 PM

Bauer · 06-16-2005, 09:15 PM

vacation to an ACNA event back east.

06-15-2005, 02:57 AM	#2
ryoung Elder Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 11,968	I could not agree more!!! I wore out my 2nd set of Alcon rotors last weekend at Mid-Ohio, but even that's not bad after ~2700 miles on track. If we could just find a stiffer rear sway bar for our cars, we could take it to another level. __________________ 2001 Audi S8 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

06-15-2005, 05:32 AM	#3
PaulW AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 18,202	I do have to say it's all in the driver's ability However, I love driving my A8 on the track set up similar to your wife's car. When you can catch a Noble in three laps that was about 1/2 mile ahead of you, you're going pretty fast. When you have a whole track weekend in the advanced run group and don't get passed once, you're going pretty fast. Passed about 70 cars the whole weekend. And this included RS6's without a problem. There was a guy in a B6 S4 that I couldn't keep up with after 3 laps and decided it would be better to let him go and work on my abilities and not chase him and crash my car. Even in autocross, my A8 took 2nd in D class and beat out many other cars. It was about 15th overall out of 70 cars and it was the largest there. But you know what it's all about? The driver. I've seen it many times on the track and that's the truth. Randy Probst got in my car for the first time and turned 1-2 seconds faster than I ever have in my car at Mid Ohio with my extra 220 lb frame in the car. It's all driver. And I would like to run on the track with your wife someday, sounds like she is an awesome driver! __________________ 07 S8

06-15-2005, 06:11 AM	#4
Ross:D Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,620	You've got a keeper there. 8^) __________________ 2000 A8 4.2 \| cold package \| nav \| security glass \| Bilsteins & Eibachs \| 18" RS4 wheels VAG-COM mods: sport mode (00032), auto-lock (15148) & Parktronic (volume & pitch) Phatbox \| V1 & LE-30 dual \| debadged \| Magnaflow \| LATCH (dealer retrofit) \| other goodies

06-15-2005, 09:29 AM	#5
GDJT Allroad^2 AudiWorld Super User 2005 Volvo XC90 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 7,850	That's awesome in so many ways!! __________________ People post here [AWOT] regularly declaring problems and asking for solutions. We, as a team, synthesize creative and effective solutions as well as expound on other similar personal experience and wisdom gained. We learn from one another and by being exposed to a variety of solutions and thought processes we are able to expand and apply different methods of ratiosynation to other problems and processes we encounter outside of AWOT. In short we get smarter from AWOT.

06-15-2005, 04:43 PM	#6
boostedTT Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,831	:O :O :O Keeper!!!!!

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06-16-2005, 09:15 PM	#7
Bauer AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,632	Agreed on the driver ability.....see has got some...thats forsure....Maybe we can make a mini vacation to an ACNA event back east. __________________ Bauer 07 A4 2.0T quattro - STaSIS Ohlins, STaSIS Alcons, STaSIS 4:1 center diff, GIAC, AWE Exhaust, AMS SS. 03 RS6 She will be missed 01 S8 01 S4 Custom STaSIS built 6 speed w/shorter gearing, STaSIS LSD, STaSIS center diff, STaSIS MotorSport Ohlins, STaSIS Alcon 6 pot, 14" rotors, STASIS rear Track Sport brakes, front and rear STaSIS control arms, Revolver Cams, plain KO4's....for now;^), custom exhaust, AWE fueling kit, X-1 Intake, RS4 IC's, 6 puck CM clutch, LW flywheel, Recaro's, RS4 bumper etc, etc, etc.... (now Chip Herr's...and being properly driven) "My stomach still gets queezy thinking about the drive in Ben's car in the rain. When I think back to the moment I have to concentrate so as to not crap my pants", guy who got a ride in my car with Jason driving (via IM to Jason)

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