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Audi Type44 in Finland


Models Racing Special
Rallye Pikes Peak TransAm IMSA Talladega DTM STW DTM2000 LeMans Others
French Touringcars Natural gas A4 Type44Q SCCA ITB Coupes Type44 in Finland Type44 in the USA Belcar C4 extreme

Nearly every Audi crazy in the net knows Tommy from Finland who constantly has the most extreme cars available. But what he just sent me knocked me out! It is the Type44 quattro of his compatriot Hannu Ruohorinne. A 10V engine propells the radically modified bullet. Power is reported to be between 600 and 650PS, an Audi TransAm engine served as the base. Wings and widening are so extreme that you must compare it to the Batmobile. He won the championship of the Finnish touringcar class "Super Saloon" in '99 and 2000. Here is the data from 2000:
RacedayTrackDate (month.day)
1Ahvenisto5.12.-5.13.
2Kemora6.9.-6.10
3Jurva7.21.-7.22
4Alastaro9.1.- 9.2.
5Ahvenisto9.1.-9.16.
Here are the results for the season:
Hannu Ruohorinne won the championship despite not making any points in the very last run.
PlaceDriver                 Seura        Car                          
1a  1b  2a  2b  3a  3b  4a  4b  5a  5b
YH
1.Hannu RuohorinneJohUAAudi Quattro
32  50  50  50  45  45  50  50  50   0
422
2.Jari KämäräinenKiuUALancia 037
29  45  36  40  36  29  36  36  45  50
382
3.Olli VirtanenTamUABMW M1
36  36  40  32  40  36  29  24  32  32
337
4.Mikko LempinenTUAAudi A4 Quattro
 0  40  45  45  50  50  45  45   -   -
320
5.Esa SchroderusTamUAFerrari F355
45  32  22  26  29  40  26  29  29  36
314
6.Jarmo KyllönenSäkUAChevrolet Camaro
40  29  29  29  26  32  22   0  26  29
262
7.Petri MäkeläTamUAOpel Kadett GTE
26  24  20  24  22  26  24  26  22  24
238
8.Kalle SarlinTerUAFord Escort Cosw.
 0   -  26  36   0   0  40  40  40   0
182
9.Markku HietamäkiTMKAudi A4
 -   -   -   -   -   -  32  32  36  45
145
10.Petri ManninenKRRMKChevy Monte Carlo
22  26  32   0  32   0   0   -   -   -
112
11.Janne LaitinenSSAPorsche 914
24  22  24   0   -   -  20   -   -   -
90
12.Peter LindströmSSAAudi 80 Competition
 -   -   -   -   0   -   0   -  24  40
64
13.Tuisku UrpialaLaihUABMW Z3M
50   0   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
50
14.Jarmo HakalaLuPäSUAToyota Corolla
 -   -   -   -  24   0   0   0   -   -
24
1 to 5 are the race days, a and b stand for first run, respectively second run.
All other drivers have no points.
And now the pics:

That is how the car looked in its first season. Thanks to the paint job and the styling, it commonly referred to as "Audi V8 quattro" in Finnland. So do not get confused!

Watch: tires: size + central locking nut, fuel filler cap gone, doors and fenders from carbon/kevlar therefore doorhandles removed and smoothed, smooth plate at the C-pillar, rear window made of plastic (with venting holes), exhaust in front of rear wheels; instead of the side protection plastic, the body now has a step.

Here: rear wing XL, widened fenders, rear bumper with air guiding channel (diffusor/ground effect), quarters of rearlights outwards, trunk lid done in carbon/kevlar. The huge hole is needed for the large cooler in the trunk.

Here: engine 10V, very thick hose from the intercooler, rear view mirrors, front bumper with little lights, front lights covered, air intake instead of right light, stiffening rod between the shock towers and in the front between the "lights", inner fenders (look into the engine bay!), hood retainers on the bumper, only one windscreen wiper (the mounting point for the right one is still there), windscreen retained by clamps.

For 2001 Hannu Ruohorinne, who built and raced the car, has found another area in motorsport: 2litre touring cars.
The car is now driven by Jarmo Kyllönen with a little bit changed sponsor stickers.

Once again a look at the huge rear end.


Models Racing Special
Rallye Pikes Peak TransAm IMSA Talladega DTM STW DTM2000 LeMans Others
French Touringcars Natural gas A4 Type44Q SCCA ITB Coupes Type44 in Finland Type44 in the USA Belcar C4 extreme

All pics were given to my by Tommy.
Race data from here
Copyright 2000 Jens
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