23 May 2019

Rain Prisk: Fantasy Audi Model Renders

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="58964"] words: Bill, renders: Rain Prisk While others may be familiar with Rain Prisk, I just stumbled across him (?) her (?) the other day with the above R8 render. Rain is a talented concept artist who makes renderings of vehicles that OEMs can visualize but will never put into production. Can you imagine if Audi decided to build a pickup truck? Rain did with this Q7 pickup. Finally a competitor to the Lincoln Mark LT! Like I said, fantasy buil...
Thu, May 23 , 2019 Bill
27 Apr 2018

#TBT: Watch the Audi R8R First Race at 1999 12 Hours of Sebring

There's no doubt that Audi Sport's prototype racing era marks one of the greatest periods of sports car racing and racing dominance for the brand of the four rings. When you consider this portion of Audi Sport history, it all began at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1999 when Team Joest arrived to field the very earliest iteration of the R8R. While it's fascinating to look back at still photos of the time, it's even more fascinating to watch the car take to the track. Now, thanks to IMSA's agg...