This guy..

[turbo roro]

Hello ladies,

remember this guy ?

http://youtu.be/bVIWgt6n8Nw

well, take a look at his car now !!

[Daytona3]

One thing's for sure - he's not planning any shopping trips around town....
Am curious about the paddle shifters...he plans to race and actually remove those and keep the satnav?...

[turbo roro]

maybe he has the map of the ring in it

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What's the question regarding the paddle shifters?

[Daytona3]

The question is I cannot see the paddle shifters... where are they ?

[turbo roro]

I dont know, you can follow his own thread there [quattrors3driver] audi rs3 ibissweiss : Garages des RS3 2.5 TFSI - Page 2 - Forum Audi A3 8P - 8V

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The question is I cannot see the paddle shifters... where are they ?

Taken off and replace with a mechanical sequential shifter.

Most race paddle shifters are hooked up to a pneumatic shift system. There may not be room (and the cost is quite a lot) for this. Electronically controlled ones are even more expensive and difficult to setup.

Also depends on what type of racing this is for.
If its tight things like auto cross then paddle shifters are more a hindrance than anything else.

[Daytona3]

a brand new car set up for autocross? and that kind of car? I mean that guy stripped out 40 grand's worth of car to put in a roll cage for autorcross? wow...never would have imagined that...

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Not saying it is but stranger things have happened!
Starting with a brand new car like that anyway and converting it is a bit of a stretch!
Would have been cheaper to buy normal s3 and put the rs3 panels on

[Daytona3]

you right that's for sure

[turbo roro]

whats autocross ?

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Generally it's a race against the clock around a very tight course with different 'tasks'
For example, when top gear do a silly version like 'drive through here, reverse into this space, j turn here, knock football through goal, etc...'
It's actually a great way to learn car control.

[brn7y]

a brand new car set up for autocross? and that kind of car? I mean that guy stripped out 40 grand's worth of car to put in a roll cage for autorcross? wow...never would have imagined that...

Not as crazy as using an RS200 for rally cross!
HD