Obviously he others were referring to Henry Surtees, his son.

Great drive, very talented driver. Also immensely satisfying for a hack like me to see that even a driving god can make mistakes sometimes. That last downshift into Aremberg was atrocious.

On what planet is a DP 1600 type 1 is a better motor than a 356 engine?

That ‘burn’ would have been slightly (but only slightly) less embarrassing for you if you hadn’t misspelled ‘beetle’.

Wings don’t have anything to do with traction. Do you think an FWD race car does not need rear downforce in a high speed corner?

That is a strange dedication to something as mundane as an idling engine at a red light.

Complaining about oil discussions while starting one at the same time. Very subtle... ;)

Forum oil discussions are the worst. They make middle east peace negotiations look like kindergarten fights...

heh..

If they had really filled the trunk of a classic Beetle with an Audi engine it would have ended up front-engined.

I will never understand people who write a question like that into a comment section instead of just typing SR71 into Google. Puzzling.

Slightly below 300km, still a good average. Pretty close to the high speed train (1h55)...

You were lucky then. When I drive the A8, it usually looks like this...

30-35mph for a push start? When my 1966 beetle’s starter wouldn’t turn because of corroded 6V electrics I usually pushed it from the drivers side, got it rolling, jumped in and made a 2nd gear clutch drop. On flat ground, worked everytime.

“for a 20 year old growing up in the suburbs of Munich in the 1980s.”

In Germany this is the correct use.

Except for yesterday.

Don’t forget the other Glas heirloom, the V8 powered 3000GT. Jokingly called ‘Glaserati’...

Changing the tuner sensitivity/improving separation. Limiting reception to only the strongest stations in urban environments in order to avoid weaker stations on close frequencies to cause distortion.

Speed limits really stunt car development. It’s a shame that the US still has cars that feel unsafe at a mere 85mph. You can do 100mph in a base VW Polo and feel completely planted and safe.