Our members braved storms in Orlando and Sarasota for events in July... Isn't it nice to know you have an Audi when the weather turns nasty? We're keeping the ball rolling with a mix of events this fall, including a track event at Roebling Road and our annual drive to Yalaha. Also coming up is the Audi Motorsport Experience at the Circuit of the Americas. Check out all the upcoming events in Down the Road.

October 10 Orlando Cars & Coffee, 8-10 followed by the drive 
1530 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747 (just off I-4 Celebration exit). 

There will be an Audi section at Orlando Cars & Coffee—8-10 a.m.. followed by an ACFL drive (depart 10:30) to Yalaha Bakery for lunch followed by a drive around Sugarloaf Mountain and return to Celebration. NOTE: You must be an ACNA member to participate in the drive. 

(Not a member yet, but want to join?  http://www.audiclubna.org/forms/acna-join.php)

RSVP with Trish Keller trish@audiclubfl.org 


Audi Motorsport Experience at the Circuit of the Americas, September 18-19 
Email info@audimotorsportexperience.com or visit audimotorsportexperience.com

Roebling Road: High Performance Driving Event with PCA and the Audi Club of Georgia 
September 19-20, Roebling Road 
See Event for registration details: http://www.audiclubfl.org/events/roebling-road-pca-audi-club-of-ga 

Eurojam 2016, Orlando, February 27, 2016 
www.eurojamfl.com 
Save the date for an Audi Club corral at Eurojam 2016. 

Gulf Coast Region 
bob@audiclubfl.org 

Punta Gorda Oktoberfest, October 3rd

Car Show at  Punta Gorda Oktoberfest with the Southwest Florida Mercedes-Benz Club (SWFLMBCA) in Punta Gorda. Please contact walter@audiclubfl.org if you wish to participate in the car display with your Audi.

A note about our Sarasota meet up from Julie and Michael Clarke: 

The Audi Club met for a mid-summer lunch on July 18th in Sarasota at the Alpine Restaurant, ( known by some as Karl Ehmers) on Tamiami Trail. It was hosted by Michael and Julie Clarke. Fifteen members attended from the Tampa Bay Area, Orlando, Ft. Myers/Naples area and Sarasota. 

Some members met in St. Petersburg to caravan to Sarasota dodging raindrops along the way. They stopped 
at a rest area by the Skyway Bridge for a great photo shoot. Bill Edmond, General Sales Manager for Suncoast Audi, provided Audi ball caps and an Audi car wash bucket filled with products for door prizes. Suncoast Audi hopes to host our Audi Club for events in the future after their move to a new separate Audi facility on Clark Road in a few months. 

It was so nice to meet other Audi enthusiasts from Sarasota and other Florida towns. Such an interesting and 
friendly group! We look forward to seeing everyone again at the next Audi Club gathering! 

The St. Pete group stops for a photo on the Sunshine Skyway

Audi Owners Tampa facebook group: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Audiownerstampa/ 
A facebook group open to Audi enthusiasts in the Tampa area. Not officially affiliated with the ACFL & ACNA, but lots of familiar faces. 

..also, you might enjoy joining the Audi Club of Florida Facebook group:  
https://www.facebook.com/groups/387022261314072/ 

Citrus Region 

Audi South Orlando Cars and Coffee e-Meet 
4725 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811 
1st Sunday of the Month, 8-10am 

Central Florida Audi Owners' page: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cflaudigroup/ 
A facebook group open to Audi enthusiasts in the Orlando area. Not officially affiliated with the ACFL & ACNA, but lots of familiar faces. 

First Coast Region 
kerry@audiclubfl.org 

Other interesting automotive events around Florida: 

Car Shows and Cars and Coffee: 

First Saturday of the Month: 
Reeves Motorsports Cars and Coffee, 7-9am, Audi Tampa 
Lamborghini Palm Beach – all makes and models are welcome 9-11am (time may change)

Second Saturday of the Month: 
Gold Coast British Car Show, Boca www.goldcoastbritcar.com 
Orlando Cars and Coffee - contact Stewart Sensor for more information 
1530 Celebration Blvd, Celebration Florida from 8am-10am 

Palm Beach Cars & Coffee 
1st Sunday of the Month 
August 2, 2015 
Quantum Town Center Boynton Beach 
1020 Gateway Blvd 
Boynton Beach, FL 33426

New location for Sep onwards: 
PALM BEACH OUTLET MALL 
1751 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd 
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 

Performance Driving Events: 

New Audi TT RS to Arrive Next Year—With No Manual Transmission 

The next Audi TT RS in the US will be what Europe gets - a DSG automatic. Better track times, and depending on your personal preferences, maybe a little less fun on the street. 

http://blog.caranddriver.com/new-audi-tt-rs-to-arrive-next-year-wit... 


Details on the 2017 Audi A4 

"That familiar-looking body gets a shockingly low coefficient of drag of just 0.23. The improvements in drag come from fine-tuning details down to the placement of the side mirror (now on the door, rather than the triangular window panel) and the contouring of the inner edge of the side mirror, which gets little vortex generating bumps to improve the turbulent airflow in that area, reducing drag. Attention to detail and refinement of a successful design – not boring, lazy repetition." 

We will see gas and diesel engines, the awful CVT is gone, and there will be S-models (of course). No word yet on Avants or manual transmissions. 

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/07/16/2017-audi-a4-deep-dive/

This month's member photo is from Jorge Acosta - showing off his S4 at a familiar Cars & Coffee (Reeves Motorsports in Tampa):

Have a picture of your car or some Audi-related news of your own you'd like to share? Send your photo to Walter Moore walter@audiclubfl.org. 

2003 Audi RS6 for sale 82,000 in great shape, have all parts and service slips, car well maintained. Asking 25,000. Email mbraun83@hotmail.com to enquire about more Picts and details 

If you have a special Audi such as one of the S or RS models or a pre 2000 that you would like to sell, we will list it once in the newsletter. I will need the year, model, color over interior color, and your email address. Longer and non-member postings can be placed in the website. We will also list DKW, NSU, and Wanderer motorcycles. If you are looking for a particular car, once again S, RS or pre 2000 model plus a bike, we will also try to accommodate you here. 

For Example: Wanted: Wanderer or DKW motorcycle of motorbike pre 1950 walter@audiclubfl.org

You can also use the Classifieds Forum on the Audi Club of Florida web site. 

Final Words..

Welcome to our new ACNA members. Our membership numbers continue to grow; we are now well over 375 members, which mean additional critical mass in different regions of the state and hopefully more events and greater participation. Those of you who are new to the ACNA will receive an on boarding note from David Loppert. If you have any questions feel free to drop a line to David. If you have not had a chance yet check out both the ACNA website, and the Audi Club of Florida website. There is a great deal of good information plus some excellent photos of member’s cars. 

And.. thank you to our sponsors!