22 Apr 2020

Hurley: Now Streaming on MotorTrend On Demand

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46512"] words: Bill, photo/video trailer: Shifting Gears Productions Hurley Haywood...he's synonymous with Porsche but Audi fans know him as the man who dominated the 1988 Trans-Am Series alongside Walter Röhrl and Hans-Joachim Stuck with the Group 44 Racing Audi 200 turbo quattro. No one who has heard the sound of the 200 will ever forget it. Executive Producer, Patrick Dempsey, takes us behind the scenes of Hurley's career. This docu...
Wed, Apr 22 , 2020 Bill
4 Nov 2019

Automobile Magazine: We Followed Hurley Haywood at Le Mans: Racing Is What Racing Was

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37506"] source: Automobile Magazine, photo: Terry Renna/AP Images Editor's Note: While Hurley Haywood's time with Audi was short, his impact will last a lifetime in the annals of Audi lore. Catch up with what Hurley is doing lately courtesy of Automobile Magazine Hurley Haywood abhors being late. As a three-time champion of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a five-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, arriving anywhere first is a tra...
Mon, Nov 04 , 2019 Bill
11 Jan 2018

Road & Track: How Racing in America Saved Audi

source: Road & Track, photo: Audi Sport In the mid-Eighties, Audi was reeling from an unintended-acceleration scandal. To restore its image, the company entered a 200 Quattro sedan in Trans-Am for 1988. It was a flag-bearer for the company’s signature road-car technologies, turbocharging and all-wheel drive. Audi had two FIA Group B rallying titles with the Quattro but little in the way of road-racing experience. Group B hero Walter Röhrl was tapped to drive alongside Le Mans winne...
Thu, Jan 11 , 2018 Bill