1 Jul 2019

First victory of the Audi R8 LMS in Blancpain GT Series this season

source: Audi Sport) Vanthoor/Weerts win at Misano for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS GT4 remains unbeaten in Canada Tom Kristensen drives demo laps at Spielberg Audi Sport customer racing scored further successes with its customer teams last weekend. In round two of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, the Audi R8 LMS drove to its first victory this season. The Audi R8 LMS GT4 triumphed again in the Canadian Touring Car Championship and clinched podium finishes in the United St...
Mon, Jul 01 , 2019 Bill
23 Apr 2018

Pirelli Parks 40+ GT3 Cars at Monza Just for Fun

[source: Pirelli] Milan, April 23, 2018 – At Monza, 41 cars, 12 prestige manufacturers, over 150 people and 22,000 horsepower all combined to recreate a historic portrayal of the Pirelli logo from 1978: 80 meters long and 18 meters tall. As was the case 40 years ago, the modern cars participating in this Pirelli logo recreation were diverse, featuring different makes, models, engines, architectures and styles – yet all with the same Pirelli tires. The iconic 1978 Pirelli logo was r...
18 Jan 2018

Find of the Day: 2010 R8 LMS ultra

words: Bill Cho, photos: Jean Lain Vintage, video: NM2255 Car HD Videos (not of the car for sale) This is no ordinary 2010 Audi R8...this is an R8 LMS ultra with a racing history and it's for sale in France. Raced by Team SAINTéLOC, it campaigned at Spa Francorchamps, Nogaro, Monza, and Brands Hatch just to name a few. Beyond that, there's not that much information on this particular vehicle. From the ad: History and restoration Historical Vehicle used from 2011 in th...
Thu, Jan 18 , 2018 Bill