NudeNut and I had a most enjoyable day at Silverstone today
OPL via MLR ...
soaking wet ... didnt stop raining til about 4pm, by which point a Evo had smashed itself into a wall !
The RS 6 is an absolute disaster on track in the wet !!!
I nearly lost it twice in my first session as I calibrated my brain to how little grip 2 tonnes had in the soaking rain ... answer = very little !!
So different to Goodwood on Monday where that was dry and the car had LOTS of grip.
but, Hanger Straight ... 140mph, monstered EVERYTHING, ok, except Nige's R8, the GTR and the 458 Race Prep'd ... but everything else !
Jumped in with NudeNut in his R8 V10 and MY GOD ... the difference
what a machine that is ! grip everywhere, same pace as the C6, and the noise to die for !
The thing with the RS 6 was, when it lost grip ... all four wheels lost grip the whole car would loose it
but with the R8, if it lost grip, it was just the rears, so it was totally controlable ...
BEST BIT of the day ... me and Nige were out having our last session and Nige was having a bit of fun ... so we came in, and I jumped in with Nige ...
D R I F T I N G !!!!
Nige did about 5 laps drifting more or less every corner !!! was fecken brilliant.... really showed another side of the R8, totally controllable drifts must have looked absolutely epic .... every other car we passed or let pass were just pissing themselves with laughter !!
Have to say ... great day .... whilst the RS 6 wasnt great on track, of course, I expected that ... but it was still quick ... I was keeping up with a gaggle of E36 M3's so their RWD and my weight cancelled each other out !!
The R8 did steal the show today thou. Fastest car out there, best looking, best sounding AND most entertaining with its drifting ... it drew alot of crowds and comments
LONG LIVE THE KINGS OF AUDI .... R8 V10 and RS 6 V10
Nige ... show us your pics !!!
