 The Audi Club of Florida is proud to welcome our newest sponsor, Audi Jacksonville. As part of the Hanania Automotive Group, Audi Jacksonville offers new and certified pre-owned Audi vehicles to customers in Ocala, Gainesville, St. Augustine, Fernandina as well as the Jacksonville metro area. ACFL highly recommends our members utilize the excellent sales and service facilities of Audi Jacksonville. The General Manager, Ihab Samrout and Sales Manager, Tom Brannon are ready to assist ACFL members and Audi enthusiasts with any purchase, parts or service needs. They are located on the West side of Jacksonville at 7230 Blanding Blvd. and can be reached at 888-460-5445. Thanks to Audi Jacksonville for supporting the Audi Club of North America and the Audi Club of Florida.
Kerry Green, First Coast Region
It's race season in Florida - Audi Customer teams slogged through the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona with two top ten finishes in class, and they'll be back at it again in March at Sebring. If you are interested in a ticket to Audi Turn One at Sebring and are not already on the Audi Motorsport Experience mailing list, see Down the Road below.
In addition to discussing and adding a few more events and as yet to be finalized, one thing we are looking at is the procuring of a couple dozen side mirror socks in the German national colors. Those of you who receive the QQ can view a pair on Tony Oliver's striking blue R8 V10 on page 38 of the latest issue.As always and as Walter mentions below, we are looking for members to step up and help plan events in the regions where we do not have any activities.
For those of you desiring to drive one of Audi's RS fleet of vehicles in Germany, here is a link to help fulfill that item on your bucket list. http://www.audiclubna.org/2015RSdriving
Cheers and Safe Motoring,
Bob Greving, President, ACFL
You will soon receive an email from us asking you to take a brief survey. We'd love to get your feedback about where you'd like to see the club go from here.
If you're interested in getting together with fellow members we'd like to hear from you, especially if you live in South or Southwest Florida. If you're interested in sharing information about an event or becoming a regional contact for the club, contact walter@audiclubfl.org.
Table of Contents
Down the Road
Audi in the News
Member Photos
Classifieds
Audi Turn One at Twelve Hours of Sebring
March 18-21, Sebring International Raceway
Contact contact Andrew Sattler at andrew@audimotorsportexperience.com for ticketing information
Gulf Coast Region
bob@audiclubfl.org
Breakfast at the Barrel, Cracker Barrel that is.
8:00 AM Feb 14, RSVP by noon Feb 13 to bob@audiclubfl.org
Cracker Barrel 4011 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 572-8685
Jacksonville Region
kerry@audiclubfl.org
Treasure Coast/Palm Beaches Region
ahart@hrcdesigns.com
Other interesting automotive events around Florida:
Car Shows:
EuroJam 2015, February 15, 2015, www.theeuroalliance.com/event/eurojam-2015
First Saturday of the Month:
Reeves Motorsports Cars and Coffee, 7-9am, Audi Tampa
Suncoast Audi Cars and Coffee, 7-9am, Suncoast Audi, Sarasota
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 and Coffee
9-11 am, Sunday, February 18
Dunkin Donuts, 1020 Gateway Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33426
https://www.facebook.com/caffeineandcars/timeline
Performance Driving Events:
Performance Driving Group
Henry Gilbert a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=henry@performancedrivinggroup.com" target="_blank">henry@performancedrivinggroup.com>
Palm Beach International Raceway - Feb 7
Homestead Miami Speedway - Feb 28
Hooked on Driving
Ken Montovani a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=kenm@hookedondriving.com" target="_blank">kenm@hookedondriving.com>
Palm Beach International Raceway - Feb 15
Homestead Miami Speedway - Feb 20
Johan Aerts -- Audi Club of Belgium & Audi Club of Florida -- The 1981 Group 4 Rally Quattro
Discovering the history and the character of Audi Sport rally and racing vehicles is a fascinating process. Restoring or recreating these cars is a passion for me. Because we were looking to celebrate the 35 years of the rally Quattro. We recently built a historic specification Group 4 rally Quattro, which shall be finished in a correct period livery of the 1981 Lombard RAC rally.
We are currently finishing the car. No expense was spared. The body shell was based on a road legal urquattro and modified to rally specification, FIA-compliant. We fitted all the correct mechanics, suspension and a screaming 5 cylinder turbo engine with 300 hp. The car will be registered in Belgium and will be ready in a couple of weeks to participate in historical road rallying events. Believe me, can’t wait to learn & master this baby very shortly. Do what you love, invest in Audi heritage!
To be continued...
Audi A6, A7, S4, S5, Q7, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid Recalled For Fire Risk
NHTSA says that general wear on the fuel rails and seals, paired with vibration of the vehicle that can occur while driving aggressively or on rough roads, can cause those components to fail, resulting in a fuel leak. And when there's a fuel leak, there's almost always an increased risk of fire.
The recall affects the following makes and models:
2012 Audi A6
2012-2013 Audi A7
2011-2012 Audi S4
2011-2012 Audi S5
2011-2012 Audi Q7
2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid
The recall affects 26,008 vehicles registered in the U.S. Volkswagen has received no reports of accident or injuries related to the problem, though several owners have complained about a fuel smell in the engine compartment.
https://autos.yahoo.com/news/audi-a6-a7-s4-s5-144647676.html
Audi Deutschland's Year in Review Video
It's been quite a year for Audi. Some of this is in German but you will definitely get the gist.
Member Richard Jude Price sends us his Audi lurking in his garage...
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.
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 270 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!
|
You need to be a member of Audi Club of Florida to add comments!
Join Audi Club of Florida