Audi Club Rocky Mountain Winter Driving Events Summary

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="94373"] words: Scott Pedram, photos: Drew Carlson Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q2_2023 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Every winter for the past several years, Audi drivers in the Colorado area get excited about another round of ice driving events on Georgetown Lake. Each event includes instruction on how Audi automobiles a...
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DirtFish SummerFest Returns July 8th, 2023

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="86527"] DirtFish rally school will once again host SummerFest at its 315-acre training facility in Snoqualmie, Washington. The one-day festival of speed and dirt includes a car show, music, vendors, food trucks and a charity raffle. The team promises they're taking "everything beloved from years prior, and adding even more to the list including some very special guests." In past years, the car show has drawn more than 120 entrants. Here's a...

Lamborghini Hosts Weekend Retreat Celebrating #SHEdrivesalambo

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="86136"] [SOURCE: Lamborghini Automotive] Sant’Agata Bolognese/Washington, CT, May 8, 2023 – This past weekend, Automobili Lamborghini welcomed female clients from across the United States to get behind the wheel of their own Lamborghinis for a dedicated celebration of women, aptly named "SHEdrivesalambo". The Italian marque hosted 30 Lamborghinis and their enthusiastic, female owners for a rally through the winding, scenic Connecticut c...

Annual Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals Spotlights the Best from Around the World

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81886"] source: Carlisle Events Bigger is indeed better and with the Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals, guests get the best of the automotive world, literally and figuratively. The 2023 offering runs May 12-13 and with a Showfield parked by country of origin, the 82-acre around the world adventure has something for everyone. From seminars to parts shopping and more, Import & Performance weekend isn’t just about classic cars, i...
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Event Gallery: 2022 Legends of the Autobahn West

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="77918"] photos: Denis Podmarkov Audi Club North America joined BMWCCA and Mercedes-Benz Club of America for the 2022 Legends of the Autobahn West during Monterey Car Week. Look for the article in the Q4 2022 issue of quattro Magazine which should be hitting mailboxes now. Thank you to Denis Podmarkov for the photos.
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Waterfest 26 – The Legend Is Back This Weekend

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="76082"] Waterfest is the largest VW/Audi Car Show and Motorsport event in North America, and the second largest of its kind in the world. Waterfest, now in its 26th year, is a two-day event held at Atco Dragway in Atco, NJ. Waterfest features the following Events:- Show Car Event- Drag Race (1/4 Mile)- Sound Off- Tire Burn-out Contest (Fan Favorite!)- Dyno- Autocross School- Exhibition Area (Display cars that aren't judged)- Afterfest (Official ...
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Vintage to Voltage: Join Audi Enthusiasts of All Mobility Types in Philadelphia May 20-22

"Lead by Technology", that's the translation of the iconic tagline "Vorsprung durch Technik". The Audi brand has a rich history of leading with technology, especially in the modern era that began in the '80s with quattro all-wheel drive and continues through into the future with a rapidly expanding range of electric vehicles. To celebrate that, Audi Club is holding an event to celebrate this rich heritage that streams throughout its lineage and into the future. The first-ever Vintage to Voltage ...

Audi Club EVent: Vintage to Voltage – Philadelphia

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="60477"] As our Audis continue to grow and advance into the new era of technology, it is important to not forget the roots of where we began. Join us as we celebrate the vintage classics, all the way up to the elevation of e-tron, and everything in between. Over the long weekend, we will be touring the local area for winding roads with heritage as deep as our quattros. There will be evening dinners to join around in comradery over our shared expe...
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Audi Club Wisconsin: Road America Driver School and Safety Seminar Will Not Be Held in 2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="15161"] Audi Club Wisconsin is announcing that after 25 years of holding its nationally renowned Road America Driver School and Safety Seminar, we will be unable to hold the school in 2022. Road America is faced with a very compressed schedule due to resurfacing the track, expanded track usage/rental by the larger event promoters and other issues which combined did not afford our club with a mutually acceptable date. We thank the many a...
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Audi Club Georgia: Helenback 2021

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="63621"] words/photos: Audi Club Georgia In August, fifty Audi Club Georgia members, friends, and families gathered at The Ridges resort in Hiawassee, Georgia for HelenBack 2021. The Chapter’s HelenBack event began some ten years ago with a group of chapter members meeting for the day in Helen, Georgia to drive some of the twisty North Georgia mountain roads together from Helen and back. Since them it has grown into a 2-day event with plenty of ...
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Audis ‘N Coffee with Audi Club Sierra

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="62821"] words and photos: Thompson Smith, Audi Club member #870 Our first Audi’s ’n Coffee event of the year kicked off in style, April 17th, 2021, located in Reno, NV in the parking lot near the Whole Foods. Our location was set up in front of Legends Grill, Sports & Spirits. In anticipation of a nice turnout, social media invitations were sent out early and newly designed T-Shirts were ready for sale. Starting out early from South La...
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Audi Club Eastern Canada Fights Cabin Fever with Virtual Car Show

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="47132"] words: Bill, screenshots: Audi Club Eastern Canada It's the way that it is these days; everyone and everything shut down but our Eastern Canada chapter won't take it sitting down. This very social club has started to gather every 1st and 3rd Thursday evening...by Zoom. Each session, they highlight several members and their cars or projects. I joined a couple of weeks ago with George Achorn, Executive Director of Audi Club. He showed...
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Quattro de Mayo – A Look Back…and A Look Forward

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35704"] words: Bill, photos: Dragos Putureanu, Alex Girrbach May 4th...just another day unless you're a Star Wars fan or an Audi one. For the past 15 years, Audi Club Georgia has run one of the most successful Audi Club events ever: Quattro de Mayo (QDM). If you don't know what QDM is, it's a driving event that draws Audi enthusiasts from across the country and even Canada. Each year, the participants spend as many as four days driving some of ...
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Join Virtual Dustoff – A Virtual Car Show

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46529"] words: Bill, photos: New England Dustoff This is the time of year when people are completing work on their cars for the upcoming show season but alas...we've watched show after show cancel or postpone til later in the year. So what can be done to stave off the blues? Why, join a virtual car show, of course. New England Dustoff has been running for years and the organizers weren't going to lay down after all their hard work. Virtual ...
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Legends of the Autobahn Cancelled for 2020

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="45993"] Legends of the Autobahn™ Cancelled For 2020, But Will Return For 2021 Monterey Car Week Monterey, C.A. (April 15, 2020) – Audi Club North America, BMW Car Club of America, and Mercedes-Benz Club of America who collectively host the annual Legends Of The Autobahn™ event presented by Michelin, today, announced the cancellation of this year’s show scheduled for Friday, August 14, in Monterey, California. However, participants and fa...
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Audi Club North America COVID-19 Event Planning

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="15517"] COVID-19 Event Planning Each day brings new updates on big event cancellations and company office closures. As Canada and the United States transition from containment to mitigation of infection spread, we ask each chapter to monitor planned events around the local situation carefully and have a contingency plan in place that protects your members, their families, and chapter financial liability. In light of this, we are cancelling the �...
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Audi Club Eastern Canada: Ottawa Fall Drive

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37592"] words/photos: Tim Watts With winter getting closer with every passing day, I had the urge to put together an epic drive through some scenic areas south west of Ottawa to showcase some of the amazing fall colours. The plan was to put together a full day drive, some where around 400km so that for most people it would be possible to not need gas for the trip. How do you put together a drive list this? Google maps and street view. Basically, ...
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Audi Club Rocky Mountain: Mystery Rally 2019

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37805"] source: Audi Club Rocky Mountain This year’s ACNA Rocky Mountain Chapter’s Mystery Rally was a HUGE success! We had 17 cars and 34 people accompany us on an exciting, beautiful drive to Crested Butte, CO. Along the way, we got to experience the changing of the colors as the season shifted from summer to fall. We also got to experience some of the best roads to drive on in the country. Yes, we are a bit biased, but we feel that Colorad...
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Audi Club Chicagoland: Fall Drive and Cars & Coffee at Audi Westmont

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36515"] words: John Haniotes, photos: John Haniotes, Dennis Mark Audi Club Chicagoland's Fall Drive and Cars & Coffee was a great success with over 30 attendees hosted by Ed Riedmaier and Audi Westmont. The weather was perfect for the gathering where the group enjoyed food and fellowship. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36499"] The drive began at 11:30. We headed south via Rt. 38 through a scenic Southern Cook C...
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