Fellow ACFL, ACNA and Audi Enthusiasts 

There is much going on as we approach the final quarter of this drive around the sun. Between Cars and Coffee in Orlando and Tampa, an Audi of America and dealership Oktoberfest (Food, Beer and Music) in Tampa and an October drive originating at Orlando and finishing at the Yalaha bakery. In addition active ACFL/ACNA members will be choosing Board of Director members. If you are an active member and would like to serve on the board, please send a note tobob@audiclubfl.org and I will send you the announcement. 

Walter Moore will be stepping down as newsletter editor after this year. Clearly his hard work on improving the feel and look of the newsletter and transferring its dissemination to Benchmark has been a great improvement over the old Microsoft outlook e-mail format. To continue to generate the newsletter we are asking that interested parties contact either Walter or me. The newsletters along with our website are critical venues for getting the word out regarding club activities. Ironically prior to the 2006/7 initiation of the Microsoft email announcement, word of activities was posted in one of the Audi regional chat rooms. Things have clearly improved. On behalf of the ACFL and the Board of Directors we thank Walter for his service as editor of the newsletter and look forward to his continued help in the field of tech support. 

Finally, we will be wrapping up the year with our annual “Toys for Tots” meet in December at Reeves, a possible November/December meet to celebrate the newly renovated Audi Point at the Crown Audi location in Clearwater and a luncheon or supper at the just opened Hofbrauhaus in St Pete. Yes, the famous Hofbrauhaus in Munich has come stateside with venues in Las Vegas, Chicago and now downtown St Pete. 

So please consider stepping up your involvement with the club with service to the newsletter and the Board of Directors. For the club to continue and grow it requires the assistance and involvement of more than just a few folks. 

Cheers and Safe Driving 
Bob Greving 
President, Audi Club of Florida 

Yalaha Rally & Orlando Cars and Coffee, October 10 

Audi Club Florida invites you to ACFL Orlando Cars and Coffee and Yalaha Rally. There will be an Audi section at Orlando Cars & Coffee—8-10 Volkswagen. followed by an ACFL drive (depart 10:30) to Yalaha Bakery for lunch followed by a drive around Sugarloaf Mountain and return to Celebration. 

Register here for this event:  https://events.benchmarkemail.com/event/13CFD30C81 
1530 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL, United States 
Saturday October 10, 2015 from 08:00 AM 

Audi Motorsport Experience at the Circuit of the Americas 
A Report from the field by member Kerry Green 

The Audi Motorsports Experience (AME) held its third racing event for the year at the beautiful Circuit of The Americas track in Austin, Texas. This 3 day event was in conjunction with the World Endurance Championship and the Tudor United Sportscar Championship. Andy Sattler and his crew did another outstanding job of hosting local, National and International Audi Race Fans with first rate hospitality. The AME Suite, open on Friday and Saturday, was on the third floor just above the pits and the air conditioning in the suite was most welcome as the temperatures at the track were well into the mid 90s. The food service was outstanding and the activities were informative, exciting and a whole lot of fun. Participants could pick from; hots laps in an Audi S3, guided paddock tours, and tours around the inside curves of the track during the race. The most popular activities were the interviews in the suite with the drivers, team owners and Audi Sport officials. These “race updates” were not only interesting but very entertaining. 

The action on Friday revolved around the practice and qualifying sessions for both the IMSA cars and WEC cars. One of Friday’s support races was the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge which featured an Audi S3 as one of the entrants. After qualifying 14th in Class the S3 finished 17th in the Street Tuner class. In the WEC qualifying the Porsches were one, two followed by the two R18s with Toyota’s two cars taking 5th and 6th places on the grid. Both of the featured races for the weekend were held on Saturday. The first race, the Tudor Championship, featured no less than 3 Audi R8’s. The best of the R8s was the Paul Miller Racing entry, number 48, which started from pole position in the GTD class. After some early race difficulties the number 48 car fought back and finished in third place. The second race was the Six Hours of the World Endurance Championship, which started at 5pm and ended at 11pm. The Porsche 919 cars were the class of the field but the Audi R18s gave the Porsches a good fight. During the race the number 8 Audi R18 managed to get as high as second place but for most of the six hours the Porsches were in first and second. Late in the race one of the Porsche 919 cars suffered electrical overheating problems and this allowed the two R18s to finish in second and third place. A good result for Audi Sport but not the one, two finish we would have liked. It was another great event with Audi landing on the podium in both races. Now the Audi R8s move on to Petite Lemans in Atlanta for the Tudor Championship while the R18 e-tron Quattro cars travel to Fuji, Japan for the next World Endurance Championship race. 

In addition to the racing action Audi Sport had on display the new 2016 version of the R8 LMS race car that will debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January. As the pictures show, this is a very aggressive looking car and a totally new design. Practically no parts from the old R8 transfer to this new car. The engine and transaxle are the same reliable units from the old car but the rest is newly designed for this version. 

View the COTA 2015 Gallery 

How the Volkswagen Diesel Crisis affects Audi TDI 

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 

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.  

Register for the event (there is no charge) 
https://events.benchmarkemail.com/event/13CFD30C81

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 
 

Tampa Bay Oktoberfest 
October 9-11, Curtis Hixson Park 
Presented by Tampa Bay Area Audi Dealers 
http://www.oktoberfesttampa.com/ 
http://www.oktoberfesttampa.com/VIP 

Come for the Audi sponsorship, stay for the gemütlichkeit! 

Crown Audi Remodeling - Watch this space 
Crown Audi is nearing completion of the new facility. Stay tuned for opening event details as we learn them. 

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 
October 4, 9 AM (1st Sunday of the Month) 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1442285726096448/ 
(Also Sunday November 8 & Sunday December 6) 
Palm Beach Outlet Mall 
1751 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd 
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Performance Driving Events: 

October 25 – Palm Beach International Raceway 

Audi Club of Belgium's Rally quattro

Audi Club of Belgium brought their '81 Rally  quattro to Assen to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Dutch Audi Club. It joins their Coupe racecar in a stunning classic line up. ACFL and Audi Club of Belgium member Johan Aerts shares some pictures with us.. viewable in this gallery: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/audiclubofflorida/sets/72157658586650089 

"Audi TT: Reality? Check:" 

Audi released an action-packed ad for the 3rd generation TT, cutting between a slot-car track and the adventures of a stunt driver. Check it out: 

Scott Farrell shared a picture of his beautiful blue coupe:

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 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. 

Club Polo shirts are available through Logo Sportswear. Men and Women's styles are available. 
  http://audiclubflorida.logosoftwear.com/ 

We also have German-flag side mirror covers that fit older model Audi mirrors with flat bezels, perfect for car parades and drives. Available at club events, or contact David Loppert david@audiclubfl.org if you would like to order a set. 

And.. thank you to our sponsors!