New Audi R18 Le Mans Racer

[darkop]

Talking about badass cars...
:hahahehe::revs:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/16-audi-r18.jpg

Full intel at: http://forums.fourtitude.com/showthread.php?5120428-Audi-R18-It-s-Official&p=68918556#post68918556

[Benman]

I realize beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but DAMN, that is butt fvcking ugly!!!

It looks like the original R8 went 12 rounds with the world's largest ugly stick!!!

Wow, well, on the flip side, I sure hope injecting it with all that ugliness makes it win Le Mans! :cheers:

Ben :addict:

[The RS6]

LOL

It looks like the devil himself played with sketches of the original R8.

I love it how menacing and insane that thing looks. Imagine seeing that in your rear view mirror...

[Benman]

Imagine seeing that in your rear view mirror... Or Quasimodo...

[Toto89]

I also think it's ugly. But You know, form follows function, as always in Le Mans. I'm curious about it's engine specs, 3.7 TDI as far as i know, but that's all. I wonder if it has more than 400 hp, which is still 200 less than last year...

[darkop]

it has been said that it's got almost the same power since the turbo boost has been increased as per regs. on the other hand, the torque figure should be lower...

[Ruergard]

If that thing turned up in my rearview mirror when it's about to go dark, I'd just move aside.... Damn that's one angry car. :love:

Anybody got more pics?

[Erik]

I LOVE it!

(OK, maybe the fin has to go)

[ABBAS]

Great car - i dreem to drive it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[darkop]

More technical analysis at:

http://forums.fourtitude.com/entry.php?329-Excellent-Audi-R18-Technical-Analysis-from-SPEED-s-Marshall-Pruett

[Mockenrue]

Anybody got more pics?

High resolution pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/audiusa/sets/72157625445912021/with/5250091048/

[Erik]

http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/PicNews-101213.jpg

[Ruergard]

High resolution pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/audiusa/sets/72157625445912021/with/5250091048/

Great. Thanks!

[Benman]

http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/PicNews-101213.jpgBWAHAHAHA!!! Now THAT is an appropriate picture! Vader may have been ugly, but he sure had some power. ;)

Ben :addict:

[AndyBG]

R18 debutes at Spa...

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-audi-r18-tdi-le-mans-competitor.html

[Benman]

Looking forward to it! :cheers:

[darkop]

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-capello-quickest-in-opening-practice-at-spa/

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-quickest-peugeot-crashes-in-p2-at-spa/

[Benman]

Damn, does anyone know where I can watch this in the USA? Speed Channel is too damn busy airing NASCAR wives go shopping and shit.

Not even espn3.com has it! Anyone?

[youry]

will be able see this in flesh saturday at spa.... Audi VIP entrances...

[Benman]

will be able see this in flesh saturday at spa.... Audi VIP entrances...That's just great. You do realize rubbing it in is not helping me. ;) :)

[Ruergard]

And I heard you're bringing a camera? Great! ;)

[darkop]

http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s54_courses/s54p01_classement.php?typecourse=3

[JavierNuvolari]

What about Justin TV ? I always watch LeMans on that wbsite.

[Benman]

What about Justin TV ? I always watch LeMans on that wbsite.Not even on Justin! The best I can find so far is this:


http://www.race-rally.be/2011/1000km2011/spalive.aspx?type=live

So what is that? Like 4am PST?

[Benman]

I'm seeing this as an option:
http://vipbox.tv/sports/motosport.html

[Benman]

I kept getting "due to an error" for the first couple hours of the race. Two hours of frustration later, I find the live feed return and 1-2-3 all held by PUG?!?!? The best of the Audis is on the BACK of the lead lap in 4th???

What gives?!?

[Benman]

Wow, so after qualifying 1-2-3, the new R18s finish 3-4-5. Not the finish Audi (and fans) was (were) hoping for. Also interesting was that the #9 Pug actually was running the fastest laps at the end, even quicker than Tom's #3 R18!

Le Mans will prove an extremely close race if the brand new 908 Pugs are not only more reliable (at least at Spa) than the new R18s, but also faster (again, at Spa)! A bummer for Audi fans, but a great job by Peugeot.

And damn, I STILL think the R18 is the ugliest car on the track!

Ben

[Toto89]

Well, i don't think Pugs are faster now, the thing i suppose is that they are damn equal or there isn't really a recognizable difference in pace, just in the amount of fuel, the driver etc...Reliability is also not an issue i think, but somehow Audi seems to perform much better on 1 lap time attacks than on full race distances, just the opposite as last year. Oh, and may i say that i like how the R18 look like? Especially the red one, No.2. Not as beautiful as last year's R15 Plus though, with yellow inlays, that is the ultimate looking LMP car for me.

[darkop]

Also, Pugs ran full SPA high-downforce package and Audis were again on low-downforce LeMans settings, preparing for that race actually.

[MPT]

Are you sure? Do you have any documentation on this?

All i heard was that the Audi's were running Le Mans trim, don't know about the Pug's..

[Benman]

Oh, and may i say that i like how the R18 look like? Of course you may. My statement that they are butt ugly is only my worthless opinion. :D

And I agree, how did Audi go from over the long haul from last year and Pugs were great for lap times to the exact opposite?!?

Lastly, as for the best looking LMP Audi car, the R8 for me. ;)
:cheers:

[darkop]

Are you sure? Do you have any documentation on this?

All i heard was that the Audi's were running Le Mans trim, don't know about the Pug's..
It was confirmed on the live coverage at radiolemans.com.

[Benman]

^^^ I don't have access to eliminate this poster, just his posts. ^^^

[JavierNuvolari]

Audi is looking good!

http://www.lemans.org/en/races/24h-du-mans/live-2011/live-timing.html

Ben : http://globalsportsstream.webs.com/Lemans.htm link does not work on my end, perhaps it's my location but I read that it was working in USA.

Saludos!

[Benman]

Javier, seems like it will work but when I click on "Channels" it says under construction. The home site just gives me three or four languages all at once. I am wondering if it will be up by race time? :cheers:

[Benman]

The system is not letting me delete the spam???

[The RS6]

Try deleting the "member" and all his posts...

[Benman]

Try deleting the "member" and all his posts... Would if I could. ;)

[Erik]

Try deleting the "member" and all his posts...


Has to be done manually this time, very clever...just report the posts and I will hunt them down, one by one.

We have gone over to moderating each user. All new users with an email that don't make sense I'll delete from now on.

[The RS6]

That was my next suggestion, going to the database and deleting them manually...

I'll keep reporting them... :D