Audi R8C - Inside look by PAN_NULLO

By Johan Laubscher

Before the launch of the Audi R18, the Audi R8C was the first and only closed-roof Le Mans prototype racer from Audi. The car was developed for the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours. Audi Sport UK (Apex Motorsport) ran two of these cars. The short development time doomed the ill-fated R8C cars, but they did look beautiful on track.

Antonio Pannullo’s blog, also known as PAN_NULLO, produces brilliant technical content on Sports Prototype racing. His latest post features the Audi R8C with some great drawings and facts. The post is well worth a look, as well as the other content on offer at his blog via the link below.  

PAN_NULLO Audi R8C Blog post link

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Video: The Return of the Four Rings - Audi 1996 BTCC

By Johan Laubscher

The 1996 British Touring Car Championship was headlined by the return of Audi to British saloon car racing, and the subsequent quattro domination. Quattro took the world by storm in 1996, taking seven national Super Touring titles: Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Belgium, South Africa and Great Britain. Leading the 1996 British Audi effort was the 1995 World Champion, Frank Biela. In their first year back in British saloon type racing since 1981 and the silver machines from Audi dominated the series. Despite heavy penalties during the season, the cars from Audi, armed with four wheel drive, soldiered on towards the triple-crown (drivers, teams and manufactures titles).

Audi Sport UK produced an excellent documentary which covered the entire 1996 season. It was aptly titled: The Return of the Four Rings. The video was produced and distributed after the end of the 1996 season. It is a brilliant documentary which provides great insight into the 1996 Audi Sport UK BTCC campaign. 

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