By Johan Laubscher
One of the more unusual match ups took place on Friday in Australia.
Tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, was faced off in a speed challenge against an
Audi R8 LMS. It was a publicity event for the new HEAD Graphene™ Speed tennis racquet.
The
challenge itself included the Audi R8 LMS trying to outrun a serve by Djokovic. Naturally the Audi R8 LMS had a running start
with the serve taking place as the car approached Djokovic. However despite the GT3 specification car's great speed
abilities, it was no match for the acceleration of the tennis ball after being
served by the world’s number one player. The serve just edged out the R8 LMS at the finish. Despite the outcome it was still a
very interesting event.
Turning the focus to the car, it is a Melbourne Performance Centre prepared
Audi R8 LMS. This specific car is a 2009 specification Audi R8 LMS which was previously
owned by Mark Eddy who campaigned the car from 2010-2012. Eddy also claimed the
2011 Australian GT Championship with this very car. Dean Grant drove the HEAD Graphene
sponsored car at this publicity event.
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| The finish line as the ball edges out the Audi R8 LMS |
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