The city was set to receive great profits from this race...All the hotels were booked well in advance and and organizers were predicting a sellout....Paul Newman was coming too and the whole town was waiting to catch a glimpse of him. It's been so many years and I am no longer sure of all the exact details, but this race ended up being postponed for the dumbest of reasons....If I recall correctly, one of the local high schools had rented the convention center in advance for their graduation....This date conflicted with the race...Rather than regretfully refund the high school's money and/or offer them an alternative venue, the powers that be decided to postpone the race till the following weekend I believe. Most folks cannot simply add a week to their travel plans and so naturally most reservations were cancelled and prepurchased tickets had to be refunded. The date originally scheduled was bright sunny and warm...The day of the postponed race was chilly and overcast further reducing any last minute ticket buys. As you can see the stands are nearly empty, and the announcers are wearing jackets, and yeah everybody involved lost money and their was never another race held there...But this would have been a sold out race and could have turned into an awesome annual event if only local Government had of simply done the smart thing.
Thank you so much for the uploads! Im watching the 88 season, unfortunately there are some missing races on youtube, but to be able to watch some of the races is already kind of a miracle. Thank you so much again for uploading those amazingly ententaining races! From Brasil.
Philipp Middel, I still can't believe this is the only tape I have found with these cars. I could have sworn I recorded the entire season (I was a VW/Audi group guy in my GTI ;) ).
The one and only TA race there! The race promoter of the race stuck the city with the huge cost of putting on this race and the city said "never again".I was there as a crew member on car #50, a semi-pro race team with only 1 paid crew member. All the rest were volunteers, as I was.
+Michael Faiella Well, he used to lose a lot..but that happens to most of us, regardless of gender. We're talking about a sport in which "the gods" have a win percentage of about 30%. I actually kind of wish folks would just leave trans-gendered people alone about that crap. I can't imagine someone hating their own body so much that they'd spend all that money, and have that much painful surgery *on purpose*. They got enough problems without people giving them shit about it. OTOH, with all the celebrity nonsense going on in media about it right now, I wonder how much money I could make on eBay if I could get "Cait" to sign an old media card for a race that "Bruce" did. 3:D
+oldSCCAguy yah well said man. i could not agree more. how lucky and privlaged so many of us are. nothing more manly and badass than compassion and understanding in my opinion.
A friend of me had an Audi 200 (some the Audi Trans Am are based on). For a car of it's era, it felt stuck and heavy on the road compared to other European cars that I was in, during that era, even some of the newer models
I was there as a crew member on car #50. It was my first time as a crew member. It was hot on Sat. but Sun. was very nice.As far as Audi, they were exploiting the rule book to the max. Once SCCA adjusted the rules to make all the cars mostly equal Audi left the series. If they couldn't win (Dominate) they didn't want to play.
@@TheUsmc0802 I didn't say that they cheated only that SCCA had written rules that Audi saw were favorable to their cars if built to the limit of the rules as written. This is what they did. Just like Penske had special "push rod" engines built for the Indy 500 and they dominated that years race. When you allow various types of engines/chassis designs your going to find some teams figure out how to exploit those rules to their advantage. That's racing. The racing Organizers also have the ability to change the rules as you go to "level" the playing field. That's what SCCA did and that's why Audi left the series after only 2-3 years. Look what they did in international rallying in Europe. They introduced all wheel drive. A couple of years later you couldn't win unless you had it too. I'm not being negative on Audi. I like Audi's, but I don't own one. I do own a VW which owns Audi.
Well the entire point behind Audis TransAm program was to promote the advantages of the then relatively new quattro system. Audi were intentionally entering cars that were close to their production cars for that reason. They left because they couldn't run a car with a production based layout anymore, and less so because the SCCAs rule changes were reeling in their obvious advantage.
The city was set to receive great profits from this race...All the hotels were booked well in advance and and organizers were predicting a sellout....Paul Newman was coming too and the whole town was waiting to catch a glimpse of him. It's been so many years and I am no longer sure of all the exact details, but this race ended up being postponed for
the dumbest of reasons....If I recall correctly, one of the local high schools had rented the convention center in advance for their graduation....This date conflicted with the race...Rather than regretfully refund the high school's money and/or offer them an
alternative venue, the powers that be decided to postpone the race till the following weekend I believe. Most folks cannot simply add a week to their travel plans and so naturally most reservations were cancelled and prepurchased tickets had to be refunded. The date originally scheduled was bright sunny and warm...The day of the postponed race was chilly and overcast further reducing any last minute ticket buys. As you can see
the stands are nearly empty, and the announcers are wearing jackets, and yeah everybody involved lost money and their was never another race held there...But this would have been a sold out race and could have turned into an awesome annual event if only local Government had of simply done the smart thing.
Max Speedster my dad has spoke of this for years. Same thing kinda happened in 1999 Grand Rapids
Sad but not surprising. Niagara Falls government has had no common sense when it comes to channeling new ideas to promote the city and region.
More Trans Am, GTO, GTS and GTP for me. Every time I watch a new video from that group it feels like Christmas 😃
Röhrl lapping the field like a boss
they sure did their best to ruin that beautifully constructed beast. my fave car and drivers, hans was a beast too
He IS THE BOSS. 🙂
@@arfshesaid4325 yeah those and the previous rally cars made me an Audi fan for life
You are a king among men for uploading these
Great racing. These commercials are awesome too. They need more televised street races.
Thank you so much for the uploads! Im watching the 88 season, unfortunately there are some missing races on youtube, but to be able to watch some of the races is already kind of a miracle.
Thank you so much again for uploading those amazingly ententaining races!
From Brasil.
i am very thankful for the upload because it enables me to watch this mighty audi in action. thank you very much.
Philipp Middel, I still can't believe this is the only tape I have found with these cars. I could have sworn I recorded the entire season (I was a VW/Audi group guy in my GTI ;) ).
On Scott Pruett's car, are those air intakes just under the side view mirrors? I've not seen that before.
Miss those days!! Can't get them back. Not the commericals - not the popularity of Niagara Falls - nor the Audi awd in road racing - lol
Just found this video, used to live in the apartment building at the apex of the penultimate turn. They even pointed it out in the track description.
Thanks so much for posting this was there
The one and only TA race there! The race promoter of the race stuck the city with the huge cost of putting on this race and the city said "never again".I was there as a crew member on car #50, a semi-pro race team with only 1 paid crew member. All the rest were volunteers, as I was.
This race would have sold out had they not re-scheduled it. Everybody lost money cause the city screwed this up.
"Bruce Jenner will look like a super-modified when the crew gets done."
Indeed
I used to watch this on TNN
The Nashville Network.
Really interesting and challenging circuit!
Rorhl&Ribbs&Haywood&Pruett&St.James Holy SHIT
TNN brought me here.
At this time Audi had two "unfair advantages": 4WD and a Walter. Rumors said that they wanted to ban "Walters" also in their regulations 1989...
just wondering why you would spoil the race in your description above....
Note: Titles are okay to read but NEVER read descriptions, or comments, until the race is done.
Esos Audi eran superiores a los autos americanos . En el juego Project cars 2 se puede sentir la bestia que es
What a Track!
i saw that too i was like damn thats crazy
Looks like a mullet convention.
15:07 Race Starts
18:05 buckle up buckeroo!
Bruce Jenner use to race cars!? What happened??
+Michael Faiella Well, he used to lose a lot..but that happens to most of us, regardless of gender. We're talking about a sport in which "the gods" have a win percentage of about 30%. I actually kind of wish folks would just leave trans-gendered people alone about that crap. I can't imagine someone hating their own body so much that they'd spend all that money, and have that much painful surgery *on purpose*. They got enough problems without people giving them shit about it. OTOH, with all the celebrity nonsense going on in media about it right now, I wonder how much money I could make on eBay if I could get "Cait" to sign an old media card for a race that "Bruce" did. 3:D
+oldSCCAguy yah 'We're talking about a sport in which "the gods" have a win percentage of about 30%'
Is there a source on that claim?
+oldSCCAguy yah well said man. i could not agree more. how lucky and privlaged so many of us are. nothing more manly and badass than compassion and understanding in my opinion.
xXUnoriginal, Scroll down to "total wins", please. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_driver_records
Woah that's interesting. So basically 70% of the time I lose I can just write it off as that, as long as I come out 1st the other 30%.
A friend of me had an Audi 200 (some the Audi Trans Am are based on). For a car of it's era, it felt stuck and heavy on the road compared to other European cars that I was in, during that era, even some of the newer models
I would like to see the Nascar Sprint Cup series hit that track...
Lol does it even exist anymore?
... Walter 2 times Rallye Champion .. Not 3 times ... ( ~40:00)
That's right, he was once a long-distance world champion and twice rally champion
Bruce Jenner drives like a girl.
rcdesmond Technically, he was an amateur in a Pro-Am race. He was not too bad...
There was another Bruce Jenner, the car owner of Chris Kneifels Pontiac. He was a New Zealander, not the Olympic champion
Adam Corolla's new documentary about Willy T. Ribbs brought me here.
I was there as a crew member on car #50. It was my first time as a crew member. It was hot on Sat. but Sun. was very nice.As far as Audi, they were exploiting the rule book to the max. Once SCCA adjusted the rules to make all the cars mostly equal Audi left the series. If they couldn't win (Dominate) they didn't want to play.
Um no, thats wrong, Audi ran quattro as allowed. What rule did they exploit?
@@TheUsmc0802 I didn't say that they cheated only that SCCA had written rules that Audi saw were favorable to their cars if built to the limit of the rules as written. This is what they did. Just like Penske had special "push rod" engines built for the Indy 500 and they dominated that years race. When you allow various types of engines/chassis designs your going to find some teams figure out how to exploit those rules to their advantage. That's racing. The racing Organizers also have the ability to change the rules as you go to "level" the playing field. That's what SCCA did and that's why Audi left the series after only 2-3 years. Look what they did in international rallying in Europe. They introduced all wheel drive. A couple of years later you couldn't win unless you had it too. I'm not being negative on Audi. I like Audi's, but I don't own one. I do own a VW which owns Audi.
@@sabinabrozynski9215 that's racing man.
Well the entire point behind Audis TransAm program was to promote the advantages of the then relatively new quattro system. Audi were intentionally entering cars that were close to their production cars for that reason. They left because they couldn't run a car with a production based layout anymore, and less so because the SCCAs rule changes were reeling in their obvious advantage.
That's wrong, Audi left after 1988 when only american made engines were allowed.
with say bmw and mercedes this would have been the best series ever, it was a great time
that was DTM... Audi went back to Europe and raced them there.
Sad Ribbs never got better drives.
I can't wait to watch Adam Corolla's new documentary about Ribbs
Bruce Jenner was the fastest woman in the field. Too bad she had to retire early.
you can really see how crappy american TV always was, ad breaks every 15 minutes
Huh? I love the commercials. The race itself wasn't all that great once Willy T. lost his shifter ... IN my opinion.
Ad breaks every ***15*** minutes?? Good lawd, I'd love to be back in those days. It's every 15 seconds now.