General Literature Needed: Rally Racing

[Jonathan Jusczyk <jusczj@xxxxxxx>]

   Slightly off-topic I guess, but I'm looking for general information 
that applies to all makes of cars.  I'm being "sponsored" to start 
racing a '88 Audi Quattro 90, I basically get the car and parts for 
free, all I have to do is put the time and labor into it and I race for 
free.  As much as I'd love it to be an SX/4 or Eagle or something AMC, 
hey, it's still a great deal.  I know more than the basics when it comes 
to rally and autocross racing, but I'd really like to learn the nitty 
gritty details.  Does anyone on the list know of any good literature 
that talks about any aspect of this type of racing, i.e. detailed 
suspension, engine setup, racing techniques, etc.  Also, at college here 
we have an autocross club that I'm involved in, but I know nothing about 
how rally racing works, like where races are held, what tech I need to 
pass, and all that stuff.  If anyone knows where I can find info about 
that, it'd be great.  I get the car this weekend, I need to replace a 
broken rear hub and then it's technically race ready, but I'm going to 
strip it bare, upgrade the brakes, racing seats and wheel, give it a 
full tuneup, and install a roll cage.  The motor has like 150k miles on 
it, so we're just going to race it until it explodes then drop in a new 
engine.  I'm going to try and have it ready by a week from Wednesday 
because the autocross club is planning on going to the drag strip, so I 
can do some test and tune on it, so I can get at least some baseline of 
performance even through a rally car is not set up for drag racing.  
It's going to be an awesome learning experience, not to mention a lot of 
fun!  I really miss having my Javelin while I'm up here, so I'm looking 
forward to getting my hands dirty again, even if it's not AMC, and the 
price is certainly right!

Jonathan Jusczyk
1973 AMC Javelin
1988 Audi Quattro 90 Rally Car

jusczj@xxxxxxx