Audi R8: Ractrack experience report

Our friends from AudiWorld have a great report from a trip to experience the Audi R8 on the German Hockenheimring. Great pics and a must read for all Audi lovers, and who isn't? They have even managed to do a video, but unfortunately it's only available in WMV format, so all Mac geeks are out.

We were soon comfortably seated and our instructors started to cover various features of the R8 with the help of videos. Harald gave the talk in German for the participants from Germany, and Rob repeated in English for the benefit of the North American drivers. It’s surprising how little translation is needed, however. As anybody who has attended a driving school knows some of the most important instruction comes in the form of hand gestures.

Since the cars used for the Audi Racetrack experience were equipped with the R-Tronic transmission, the instructors systematically talked through the four operation modes (automatic or manual mode, each with regular or sport shifting) and the various controls. They then gave a few pointers on how to correct understeer or oversteer, how to pick a good braking point, how to manage the throttle through a corner, etc.

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Source: AudiWorld

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