By Johan Laubscher
The Audi 200 Trans Am was developed for the 1988 SCCA Trans Am
Champiosnhip in America. Audi won the championship that year and then moved onto
the 1989 IMSA GTO series. 1988 may have been the end of the 200 Trans Am in
America, but it was not the end of the road for these cars.
One Audi 200 Trans Am arrived in South Africa in 1989 for the Wesbank Modifieds
Championship, driven by Sarel van der Merwe. A second car arrived in 1990, both
being run by the factory Audi Sport South Africa (Voldi) team. These cars
competed with the factory team in South Africa from 1989 until 1992, and two
more years (93-94) with private teams.
During 1992 one of the Audis was almost lost in a high speed crash. The incident took place at the Goldfields race track (old version of Phakisa) in Welkom, South Africa. Terry Moss was driving the Rothmans Audi 200 Trans Am and Sarel van der Merwe was driving the Ford. The two tangled on the very long back straight, and the resulting accident almost destroyed both cars. The Audi survived the incident, but unfortunately the Ford was a write-off after its roll-over. The video below features the controversial 1992 van der Merwe and Moss crash.
During 1992 one of the Audis was almost lost in a high speed crash. The incident took place at the Goldfields race track (old version of Phakisa) in Welkom, South Africa. Terry Moss was driving the Rothmans Audi 200 Trans Am and Sarel van der Merwe was driving the Ford. The two tangled on the very long back straight, and the resulting accident almost destroyed both cars. The Audi survived the incident, but unfortunately the Ford was a write-off after its roll-over. The video below features the controversial 1992 van der Merwe and Moss crash.
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