Tampa Bay Automobile Museum Event 

ACFL members, Audi fans and those who enjoy being around antique cars,

Join us at 10:00 AM on Saturday September 12, as we hold a special monthly meeting at the Tampa Bay Auto Museum at 3301 Gateway Centre Blvd, Pinellas Park 33782.

There will be many technically significant and one of a kind vehicles to view in this important collection including two Audi Cabriolets from the 1930’s, a DKW Meister Klass and a NSU Ro80. We will be serving Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cakes). Admission to the museum will be at the reduced group rate of $5.00 per person. For additional information regarding the museum and the collection, please check out http://www.tbauto.org/. Some may remember that we held a 100th birthday party for Audi in 2009 at this venue. There are now a number of new examples of automotive engineering achievements in the collection.

Please RSVP by noon September 11th to bob@audiclubfl.org in order that we can insure sufficient refreshments. We are looking forward to having you join us at this exciting event and of course kids of all ages are welcome

Cheers and Safe Motoring, 
Bob Greving 
President, ACFL 


HelenBack 2015 with the Audi Club of Georgia

  
Members Kim and Trish Keller attended Audi Club of Georgia's HelenBack driving weekend in Helen, Georgia, and send us their impressions:

Audi Club of Georgia did it again! They upped the ante on their annual HelenBack drive by turning it into a 2-day event. And it was a great event! Kim and I drove our 2015 Allroad (Grace) up from Rockledge, stopping in Savannah and enjoying our favorite haunts before diving into Georgia’s secondary roads for the second half of the journey to Helen. Once there, we were pleasantly surprised to find Frank and Mary Sue Oliver in their S4.

Our drive Saturday left in two groups of about 15 cars each, and drove –with great gusto - about 90 miles of fabulous twisties through the north Georgia mountains with a stop for lunch. Saturday night there was a banquet at Hofer’s of Helen, hosted by Audi Atlanta (the schnitzel and Oktoberfest beer was very good). Audi Atlanta has proven to be a model partner to ACNA.

Sunday morning a group of 12 met for lunch at Mully’s Nancoochee Grill and then on to three wineries—Habersham, Sautee Nacoochee, and Yonah Mountain (Mully sent us). Bob, the owner of Yonah came out and talked with us—he has sons with a Q5 and Q7, his wife has a TTRS, he owns a Tesla and is ready to purchase an Audi! By early evening our GA friends were headed home. Kim and I extended our driving holiday to Monday and drove out to Brasstown Bald (fogged in, but still the highest mountain in Georgia), and Anna Ruby Falls—beautiful. We stopped in Savannah for the night. Awesome mini vacation!

Bonus—with the APR Stage 1, our fuel economy was the best ever—from Helen to Savannah (using passing zones to their full advantage) we got 28 mpg. And Savannah to home on 95 we got 30.9 mpg while averaging, well, something north of 70. 

Photos from the event

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. NOTE: You must be an ACNA member to participate in the drive. Stay tuned for additional details about the event. 

(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 
Sold out, but there's a waiting list. 
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 

Tampa Bay Automobile Museum 
September 12, 10 AM, 3301 Gateway Centre Blvd, Pinellas Park 33782 
(see above for details) 
Please RSVP by noon September 11th to bob@audiclubfl.org  

Autobahn Legends Car Show 
September 20, 10AM, 3438 East Lake Business (East Lake Rd South), Palm Harbor, Florida 34685 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1479119262404986/ 
German Car Show at the Palm Harbor Lagerhaus - see facebook page for details 

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.

  
Tampa Bay Oktoberfest 
Presented by the Tampa Area Audi Dealers 
October 9th -11th Curtis Hixson Park Tampa, more info to follow. 

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 
September 5, 9 AM (1st Sunday of the Month) 
Palm Beach Outlet Mall (* New location*) 
1751 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd 
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Performance Driving Events: 

August 29 – Sebring International Raceway – Autocross also available 
September 5 - Palm Beach International Raceway 
September 27 - Sebring International Raceway 

Motor racing-Audi fined 200,000 euros for planned collision 
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/26/motorracing-dtm-fine-idINL... 

Aug 26 Audi have been fined 200,000 euros ($228,000) and their motor sports chief has been banned from the DTM (German Touring Cars) garages until the end of the season after he urged his driver Timo Scheider to cause a collision, the German motor sports federation court ruled on Wednesday.

Scheider, who has to sit out the series' next race in Russia starting in two days, was ordered by Wolfgang Ullrich during the race in Spielberg to push a rival driving a Mercedes out of the way which he did, forcing two vehicles out of the race.

"Timo push him out," Ullrich is heard saying. The motor sports chief has also been banned from using the team radio and Audi lose the 62 points gained in that race, the court said. 


Some telling headlines about the direction of European Sportscar design: 

Next-gen BMW M3 Will Be All-Wheel Drive Plug-in Hybrid 
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/08/report-next-gen-bmw-m3-wil... 

"According to the report, the rear wheels would be driven by the gasoline engine, which could be the M3’s current boosted six — or even perhaps an ultra-potent four. Up front, one or two electric motors could power the forward wheels. Eisenstein’s story points out that by using tandem electric motors, the M3 would have baked-in torque vectoring that engineers could exploit for handling performance." 

quattro GmbH Boss Killing Manuals and Adding SUVs & EVs Says Meiners 
http://fourtitude.com/news/audi-rumors-renders-spy-photos/quattro-g... 

"The German auto journalist has filed two reports, one in Car & Driver and one in Automotive News, suggesting quattro GmbH boss Heinz Hollerweger confirmed rumors like the death of the manual transmission, more differentiation, more SUVs and EVs from quattro GmbH."

Timothy Smith shares a stunning photo of his A4 Avant:

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. 

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