Audi Trans Am Race Car. 1988 would mark the end of the gt era in which the series had been the support series and often the lesser classes of the more popular imsa gt championship which had overtaken trans am as the most popular road racing series in the united states beginning in 1973 after the. From jag s pristine v12 to audi s turbo five and its odd exhaust signature if the band rush was a race car it would be the trans am audi 200 quattro featuring the alluring chirps of.
See more ideas about audi audi motorsport audi sport. Originally known as the trans american sedan championship the name was changed to the trans american championship for 1967 and henceforth. The trans am series is an automobile racing series that was created in 1966 by sports car club of america scca president john bishop.
Audi was practically gawked at and not considered to have any serious chance at being a competitor much less a winner.
Originally known as the trans american sedan championship the name was changed to the trans american championship for 1967 and henceforth. 1988 would mark the end of the gt era in which the series had been the support series and often the lesser classes of the more popular imsa gt championship which had overtaken trans am as the most popular road racing series in the united states beginning in 1973 after the. An independent dealer in las vegas claims to have an audi 200 turbo quattro trans am race car that he claims to be a completely legitimate car that competed at the american trans am series. The audi 200 during its introduction in the 1988 trans am season piloted by hurley haywood walter rohrl and hans joachim stuck was received with great skepticism by the top contenders ford and chevrolet.
