The 1989 audi 90 imsa gto on iracing available now youtube. Buy pontiac gto restoration guide, 19641972 in bulk. Touring car this audi imsa onboard video is pure naughtiness. Pontiacs great one is jampacked with information, but as with any great automotive story its the people who make the legend of the gto that much more special. Given the death knell of pontiac, the remembrances and stories of those times brought to life by holmstrom are especially poignant. A year later the company switched to the imsa gto series, with its less strict rules. May 03, 2020 in 1969, probably the most famous version of gto in its entire history was launched. Books include gto restoration guide and glory days, how to restore your musclecar, 19671969 camaro exposed, barracudachallenger, gto history 19641967, and pontiacs greatest decade 19591969.
But, as it was, the gto the topselling firstyear model in pontiac history. Gto is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Races took place primarily in the united states, and occasionally in canada. The gto class was dominated by corvettes, then by shelby mustangs, and. The autobiography of one of motorsports most prolific and versatile racing car designers hardcover.
Nevertheless, as sales began to list it became clear that pontiacs salvation may come in the form of a product oriented toward the growing market of younger buyers. The pontiac gto judge was actually an option package that. The sound of hurley haywoods 720bhp audi 90 quattro imsa gto at full chat is every racing fans dream. That all changed with the audi 90 quattro imsa gto. The 90 quattro imsa gto was designed for the 1989 imsa gt championship series to compete in the gto class. The imsa gt series was a bubbling stew of everything awesomenoise, fire, flares, turbosall in the name of great racing. The audi 90 gto scorched a turbocharged, all wheel drive path across the 1989 imsa gto series leaving an indelible mark on the american. Gto, lemans, tempest, grand prix, bonneville, catalina. Some of the fourwheeled heroes were unlikely, like the chevy monza.
Popular imsa books showing 15 of 5 tony southgate from drawing board to chequered flag. Audi 90 quattro imsa gto, model year 1989 audi mediacenter. Common winners in these early years of imsa were the porsche 911 carrera rsr, and the chevrolet corvette. Walter rohrl 5 best videos of the german rally driver. History of the top series in the gt championship camel gt era. The pontiac gto judge was actually an option package that consisted of a new 400 ci v8 with a ram air intake. The forgotten relative of the legendary audi 90 quattro imsa gto. Jul 30, 2014 pontiac gto restoration guide, 19641972 by paul zazarine, 1995, motorbooks international edition, in english 2nd ed. Pontiac gto restoration guide, 19641972 by paul zazarine, 1995, motorbooks international edition, in english 2nd ed. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience.
Nearly any teen with a job could afford that first gto, which stole its name from a limitedproduction ferrari race car. Audi quattro 90 imsa gto vs audi 200 transam audi tradition. In 1969, probably the most famous version of gto in its entire history was launched. It was basically a 700bhp awd group b rally car enginedrive train package, mated to a space frame chassis, and draped with a carbon fiber silhouette body. Only the silhouette of the audi 90 quattro was retained.
A thorough detailing of the restoration project can be found at pennocks fiero forum, and the car is said to have run at 12 gtu events between 1985 to 1988. Apr 18, 2006 motor trend tested a 1971 gto with the 455, fourspeed transmission, and 3. Aug 01, 20 the imsa gt series was a bubbling stew of everything awesomenoise, fire, flares, turbosall in the name of great racing. It consisted of gtp and lights classes of prototypes, as well as grand tourerstyle racing cars which ran in the gto and gtu classes, as well as a tubeframe allamerican challenge aac class during select gtonly rounds. Looking for online definition of gto or what gto stands for. By 1968, it was clear that the gtos recipe of big engine, midsize car was a hitso the goat upped the ante during its second generation 196872. At the 1989 imsa gto in the usa, the audi 90 quattro competes in its races with the most powerful fivecylinder works engine. Recently restored starting from an unwrecked chassis, its seen a few very successful shakedown races since and sounds to have a lot of potential. With the safety and emissions laws of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the pontiac gto, like all other muscle cars, took some major hits to performance. Get the inside story of the long and distinguished history of pontiacs gto on the streets and race tracks of america as statham traces the evolution of the gto from 196474 through all models, including the tripowers, ram air models, royal bobcats, the judge and more. The audi 90 gto scorched a turbocharged, all wheel drive path across the 1989 imsa gto series leaving an indelible mark on the american racing scene.
It was for gtp and lights classes of prototypes, as well as grand tourer style racing cars which ran in the gto and gtu classes, as well as a tubeframe american challenge ac class during select gtonly rounds. This touring car prototype was built for the 1989 season for fielding in the gto class of the us imsa racing series. Imsa gt was a sports car racing series organized by international motor sports association. The 1990 camel gt championship season was the 20th season of the imsa gt championship auto racing series. Among the more interesting caveats in the gtos defining history is that the car slipped through the cracks in a corporate edict that performance cars were strictly off the menu. The fivecylinder engine, in its final development stage, produced 529 kw 720 bhp, and the cars four driven wheels had 14inch wide rims. Gto thyristor operating waveform and definition of each parameter fig. Timo witt of audi tradition was kind enough to give us a rundown on the differences between the audi 200 turbo quattro transam and the 1989 audi 90 quattro imsa gto cars which dominated their. Top gears guide to the audi 90 quattro imsa gto top gear. Pontiac gto restoration guide, 19641972 1995 edition. Brawly boxy mustangs, audi quattros on steroids and high tech nissan zxs all fighting to dominate north american sportscar racing, much like the group5 monsters did it in europe and asia. Opgi carries thousands of classic gm restoration parts and accessories offered in 14 free catalogs. Feb 17, 20 rsc photo gallery laguna seca imsa gto 1984 pontiac fiero no.
The gto class showcases some of the loudest, widest and most memorable racing machines on the motorsports scene during the 80s and early 90 s. The imsa audi 90 gto was one of the wildest, most technologically advanced fourdoor race cars to ever hit the tracks. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. In the audi 90 quattro imsa gto audi presented its leadingedge technology on the stage of circuit racing that was new for the brand at the time, so demonstrating its pioneering technical advantages of fourwheel drive, turbo engines, lightweight and compact design especially on the north american market. Rsc photo gallery laguna seca imsa gto 1984 pontiac fiero. Unmatched performance and a fantastic variety of cars and competitors made imsa s grand touring prototypes the most exciting sportscar racing series ever. To the caraddled youth of beige 1970s suburban britain, it was the vehicle burt reynolds and his moustache used to outwit doughy, lobotomised. Despite not being the first all wheel drive audi to dominate the american racing scene, that honour goes to.
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