Chris Harris video: Audi R8 LMS
How do the latest GT3 racers really compare to their production equivalents? Chris finds out
For me this is rather like finally getting to snog the really pretty girl from school two years after you left. For years I've seen these R8 racers arrive in my rear view mirror at the 'Ring, now I get to drive one, albeit only on the GP track.
The more I'm exposed to these GT3 cars, the more I think they - and not the insectile prototypes - are the future of sports car racing. They are tangible; they look like real cars. Just very cool interpretations of real cars. If only the balance-of-performance rules were less brutal.
This video is an adjunct to a series of films my /DRIVE colleague J.F Musial has created about Audi, Quattro and its racing heritage. Here's a link to his first - a brief history of Quattro.
Enjoy the film. The big metal tests begin again next week.
The racings rather good, mix of pros and pro ams.
Although I disagree with your ideas on the future of endurance racing, it just needs streamlining, and hopefully give the LMP some more flexibility with design.
The racings rather good, mix of pros and pro ams.
Although I disagree with your ideas on the future of endurance racing, it just needs streamlining, and hopefully give the LMP some more flexibility with design.
The racings rather good, mix of pros and pro ams.
Although I disagree with your ideas on the future of endurance racing, it just needs streamlining, and hopefully give the LMP some more flexibility with design.
Plus its all on their website, and with 2 races and a qualifying race you can spend a lot of time watching it.
I only bother saying this because I am a big fan of Chris Harris videos, and of Audi, and so I had hoped for more!
Once the minimum weight is met, you've got aero and power restrictions to keep the field reasonably even - most of the cars on the grid could be tuned to much more power if unrestricted, especially the turbo cars, but that would give a huge cost disadvantage and push the car prices well out of reach of gentleman drivers.
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