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re: Audi R8 LMS
The Audi R8 is already a great looking car and this one is just as cool! Thanks for the race pics!
-MW
Here's a proper supercar that has no A/C, no radio, no leather.......A day with the R8 LMS
SUMMARY DETAILS OF THE R8 LMS Roadgoing R8 was born out of racing and now its gone back to the track! - First revealed at Essen motorshow in lat Nov 2008 - GT3 Class version of the road going R8 and code named R16 - Conversion to Rear wheel drive to meet ...
More Pics of the R8 LMS
Frank Biela - Multiple time LeMans winner Marco Werner - Multiple time LeMans winner Darryl O'Young - Former MME winner/Porsche Cup Winner Ralf Juettner - the technical director and CEO of Team Joest Audi Sport...
...to the Podium!
As far as I can recall, Audi have always made it to the podium no later than the 2nd year from when they take part in any race series. This time they did it at the debut race. Audi Sport Team Joest Racing congratulating the Winning team manager: Top sport...
Marcus H.... this one is for you mate.... Reiter were at the track in full force
the winning Lambo is built by Reiter Engineering and driven by Malaysian royalty. Audi...ahem..... did 314 laps only and the winning car 315....
re: Audi R8 LMS
The Audi R8 is already a great looking car and this one is just as cool! Thanks for the race pics! -MW
Is it Road registerable?
Great photos, by the way, decksurgeon. Love the detail shots.
im afraid that the LMS in not road registrable
however there is a 'in between' version that sits between the regular R8 and the FIA GT class LMS that can be road registered. the R8 GT. it is produced in limited numbers on order only, 333pcs to be exact. current production is about 266 and running out ...
You're a hardcore racing guy, Doc.
Thank you so all the pics. I love the R8 ever since it came out. cheers PAt
thanks patrick.....perhaps this hobby is worse than watches?
The Audi Customer Sport GT manager from the Factory asked if i wanted to buy one (298,000+Euro). then he said preferably ...... needed to find 17 other friends to buy one too. that way Audi would start as race series in Asia for all of us to race the car ...
He certainly know how to cross sell and upsell.
This is indeed more crazy and hole burning than collecting watches. That's almost 500k plus excluding lotsa other stuff just to bring one in! I'm having vision of 3939H floating contrastingly with the R8. Btw, you going for F1 this weekend? cheers P...