Audi Presents a Lap around Road America

[ivakpavlov]

1:25 - reverse tamburello?

[LaiPt]

LoL one of the quickest at lime rock.. LoL

[MegaMrDamo]

under the big brave bridge. big long hill. fastest ever laps at lime rock.

commentating fail.

However it's a driver commentating so I shall forgive him

[MichiganU13]

@sabres685 you mean electric components? lol

[VuDu4000]

Why do they need a passanger seat in those cars? Can't they just make it 1 seat and save some weight?

[sabres685]

@VuDu4000 They dont use it as a passenger seat. the right hand side that we were looking from is used to hold electronical components for the car so it is easy acess if something goes wrong

[kinnokaizoku]

CART set the Lap Record here at 1:39:xx, so about 10 seconds faster a lap than an LMP1 car.

Doubt it, but anyone know if FXX Evo's ever ran here, and what Schumi's time was if he drove? I'm wondering how FXX Evo's compare to LMP1's.

[Acidicheartburn]

An LMP1 would run circles around an FXX Evo.

[DRIVEFASTER2010]

I'm guessing the FXX couldn't be as fast as an LMP1. Mainly beacause it just wouldn't have the immense downforce an LMP1 generates.

Part of the reason LMP1's are so big is so they have a huge footprint for grip and a huge surface area for the wings/diffusers etc. to work so well.

I think the FXX would be every bit as exciting though since modern LMP1 cars have an almost robotic "point and shoot" way of going around corners!

Unlike the nasty Audi diesels it sounds like a REAL racer too.

[MonsterTruckRally666]

NASCAR Nationwide Series is racing here in June. It should be a pretty interesting race.

[Regel2008]

yeah, it ended right there lmao

[shtstorm]

After the almost flawless turn by turn cometary, to mess it up in the last few seconds is priceless!

[ChicknNudleSoup]

"one of the quickest laps ever at Lime Rock. sorry! oh shit."

hilarious!

[antongandon1986]

Lime Rock, heeh

[NR92CP]

..?

Look I'm American and all, but it's just dumb to say things like that. European tracks, by and large, have a ton more character and challenge than American tracks. All we have going for us is Road America, Infineon, Laguna Seca, and Sebring, and even Sebring is completely flat.

[minerl99]

No Miller, no VIR, no Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio and yeah it's Canada, but no Mosport and I'm probably missing a few more.

[vansoth]

We actually have quite a few characterful tracks, including...but not limited to: Watkins Glen, Mid Ohio, Summit Point, Summit Point Shenandoah, Road Atlanta, Mosport, VIR, Lime Rock, and many others.

[NR92CP]

We have interesting tracks, nobody is debating that, though Mosport is in Canada. I just feel that the general consensus is that European courses often outclass their American counterparts.

[DRIVEFASTER2010]

Yep, nowhere has tracks (or cars to match) quite like Europe!

Laguna Seca and Suzuka are the best circuits outside of Europe but between Spa, Monaco, Mugello, (of course) the Nurburgring and Le Mans...... even if you could design and build better tracks they'll never have the history.

[jbmass06]

@DRIVEFASTER2010 You forgot Bathurst in Australia

[Thavggg]

i would love to add a chicane into road america, who wants to see cars go down long straights?

[vansoth]

Many people do, long straights give the possibility of slipstreaming and very high speeds. Chicanes almost universally ruin racing. :)

[JStalin195]

@vansoth Chicanes add an extra challenge to the racing.

[jimbocardude56]

i can't believe i live like an hour away from here and i've never seen it

[nezy37]

why? Even if you aren't a racing fan it is cool to see at least once.

[jimbocardude56]

im a huge racing fan, thats y im amazed i've never been here

[nezy37]

Well, you have no excuses then. Two weeks is the ALMS race, go you will have a good time. I'll be there, where you live?

Turn 5 is the place to be for lap one.

[RoadAmerica014]

im goin there for the alms race to. im thinking turn 3 is the best for lap 1 cause they are all still bunched up, alot of crashes happen there

[nezy37]

that is a good spot too. Alot of action has taken place over the years in 3. I like standing along the fence right when they start braking, so you get a feel for the speed.

[RoadAmerica014]

yeah i know, do you camp at the track? i do its so fun, right in the carousel. and yeah i like doing that in 3 also.

[nezy37]

No, never camped there. I live in Oshkosh so the drive isn't bad. If I stay I have a buddy that has a place on Crystal Lake so I stay there then.

[RoadAmerica014]

ahh i see. thats cool, i live in minneapolis so i have to camp there haha. yeah we drive there on thursday thru the day and then stay at a hotel in oshkosh, then drive to the track in the morning. its alot of fun.

you gonna be there for the alms race next week?

[mapexmaster1992]

Amazing going into the kink flat out before 12! First time i saw the deisel audis was unreal.

[RoadAmerica014]

audis arnt gonna b here this year tho, they pulled out

[hoopscenter92]

i pulled out when i was with your mom last night, its too bad you could have had a little brother

[RoadAmerica014]

wtf, you wish you fucking faggot

[GTRF1V8]

love the ending lol

[Eruption1O2]

lol lol lol, and that is one of the quickest laps ever at lime rock...sorry s**t. lol

[davelodl]

I was just at the race Sat. Got to do a few laps on my mountain bike too.

[Drake730]

ya that is one of the top 3 tracks in North America. along with laguna seca and watkins glen.

[kaslkaos]

What about Road Atlanta ?

[velocty98]

I LOVE Road America!!!!!!! Great track, great layout.

[22KOSTAS]

lmao he gets the track name wrong then says s**t.

[yomi1896]

the Audi TDI's are so very quiet for a diesel. :)

[nwgrede]

Yeah, they top out at 4 and a half grand. They are ALL torque.. 811 ft/lbs of it!!!!

1100 Newton/meters!

[yomi1896]

oh yeah, i remember watching the alms race on tv, saying how much raw torque they have. They just blow by all the other cars.

[zxi12]

O yea i forgot to add that the road and track bridge at the 13th flagging station is gone and they made a huge tunnel for the entrance way.

[zxi12]

Road America is a very cool track. If you haven't been their you should try to do so!!!!

[ccuebas19]

f***ing brave is what it is! I forgive him for screwin up the name then cursing, jejejej brilliant chap that McNish!

[ccuebas19]

f***ing brave is what it is! I forgive him for screwin up the name then cursing, jejejej brilliant chap that McNish!

[vfrrider17]

One of the best.. THE BEST!!!!!!!!

[x2xmusicxislifex2x]

Road America is so awesome in person...

[stevekach]

he messed up at the end and said lime rock and then shit!

[SportscarBruce]

Nice video!