Gallery: Walter Röhrl with the Audi Sport quattro S1 at Rallye Lavanttal

By Tarek Ramchani

Audi legend Walter Röhrl was reunited again with the Sport quattro S1 E2. The German driver was at Rallye Lavanttal two weeks ago. Here is a great photo gallery from the event by our friends at race-action.com. 

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Video: Walter Röhrl crashes an Audi Sport quattro S1 at Lavanttal Rallye

By Tarek Ramchani

Walter Röhrl is one of the greatest drivers, if not the greatest World Rally driver of all time. The legendary Audi driver won everything with the quattro cars, from World Rally Championship events and the Pikes Peak Hillclimb.

He crashed an Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 at the Lavanttal Rallye event last weekend, something very rare for the rally legend. Luckily the damage was minimal. Here is a video from our friends at MotorsportSpielberg on YouTube.

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Video: Race to the clouds - 1987 Pikes Peak documentary

By Johan Laubscher

This weekend marks the 2012 Pikes Peak international Hillcimb. For Audi fans this event held a lot of excitement and anticipation. The 1987 event winning car and driver were set to return to Pikes Peak this year, the mighty Audi Sport quattro S1 and Walter Röhrl. Unfortunately the devastating fires near Pikes Peak meant the postponement of the event. Sadly Walter and the Audi were not to attend the rescheduled event.

Despite this disappointment the car and driver from the 1987 event remain a cult classic. Below is an official documentary which was produced after the 1987 Pikes Peak Hillclimb. The video is a great watch. It is unfortunately only in German, but the visuals and the sound of that five cylinder engine speak a universal language. Enjoy:

Video: Walter Röhrl and Pikes Peak Audi S1 reunited for testing

By Johan Laubscher

The 2012 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb is fast approaching. The big news for Audi fans is the fact that Audi Tradition with be at the event with a special driver and an equally special car. The legendary 1987 Pikes Peak winning Audi sport quattro S1 will be reunited with its driver, Walter Röhrl at the 2012 edition of the American hillclimb.

The car has been undergoing testing in preparation for the 2012 Pikes Peak event. Here is a great video showing the car during its latest test runs. The five cylinder turbo sound of this car will never get old! Enjoy the video:

1987 Pikes Peak Audi sport quattro S1 testing

Video: The mighty S1 being prepared for the Pikes Peak return

By Johan Laubscher

Few cars are as legendary and iconic as the Audi S1 that competed at Pikes Peak in 1987. The car that was driven to victory along with a record breaking time by Walter Röhrl has achieved cult status amongst Audi fans. The car now resides in the Audi Tradition collection, but 2012 has some exciting news in store for the car. The car, along with its original driver Walter Röhrl will be at Pikes Peak in July for a demonstration run up the recently paved Pikes Peak hillclimb route. Audi fans from around the world will once again be able to see this monstrous car racing towards the sky.

The car is being prepared for it return to Pikes Peak, the video bellow (in German) shows the car during its preparation. Well worth the watch and the car still sounds amazing after all these years. Enjoy: 

Pikes Peak Preparation