#Audi R8 GT3

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Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II / Filip Salaquarda / CZE / Libor Milota / CZE / ISR Racing by Artes Max Via Flickr: International GT Open 2024 / Circuit de Barcelona

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The 2024 ADAC 24H-Rennen Nürburgring DE proved to be quite short after heavy fog red flagged the endurance event overnight resulting in the N°16 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVOII winning for Scherer Sport PHX after just fifty laps.

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do you have any good facts about gt3 cars or gt3 racing? currently foaming at the mouth for some of the cars in that class

I have a good fact about this ask! I viewed it and the notification went away and I completely forgot about it until I was brushing my teeth so here we are now!

One cool fact is the team that runs itasha liveries, Goodsmile Racing, which I mentioned in my post about itasha, which if you don't know is... well... this.

As far as the rest goes, my knowledge of GT3 cars is shallow enough that anyone invested enough in them to ask will know all I do. But, on the off chance that you don't and to entertain the public:

This is a Ford GT.

And while it's bigger than the 1960s racecar it's inspired by and by its mid-00s revival, it's really not that big! It's under 4.8 m (188 in) long and 1.1m (44 in) tall. That's about the length of a Camry and three quarters the height. Squish a Camry real hard, basically.

This is a BMW M8. It's not that small. It's a whole 23cm (9in) taller than the GT. It's a touch narrower, but its race version is instead 18cm (7in) wider than the GT's.

This creates a rather striking difference in size when they are side by side, which, given they compete in the same class, often happens.

Now, some Japanese exaggerated that size difference with image editing because he thought he was funny.

He was.

This sparked a series of "Big M8" memes that got progressively more overboard.

"But aren't these GTE cars?", you may object.

And yes. They are. I just didn't know the difference when I started writing this post. So that's how much I know about GT3 cars.

I guess I could tell you some fun facts about the road cars they are based on - like that the first Audi R8...

...was based on parts from both these cars!

While chassis and powertrain were heavily shared with the Gallardo due to Audi's Lamborghini ownership, the R8 also had a "base" V8 trim that used the engine from the RS4 (aka the Real Sporty version of the Audi A4 - of which by the way Father had and thoroughly loved the convertible, exquisitely competent car! Turbo issues aside I thoroughly recommend).

Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!

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Audi Sport Team Car Collection R8 LMS Evo II

2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours

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2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3

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The Audi GT3 dominated the British Endurance Championship race at Silverstone. Report in the latest issue of Classic and Competition Car magazine. Free to read at www.classicandcompetitioncar.com

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El Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia FIA WEC ahora en SPA Francorchamps

Los Hypercars y GT3 son la élite de las carreras, compitiendo con prototipos y los autos de calle de alto rendimiento diseñados para dominar las pistas. ¡No te pierdas esta emocionante carrera y sigue la acción en las pistas de resistencia! #Hyperpole

Aqui los detalles: Mayo 9,10 y 11 2024 Circuito de SPA Francorchamps ¡El Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia FIA WEC se pone aún más emocionante con el nuevo formato de clasificación Hyperpole! Dos sesiones determinarán los diez vehículos más rápidos y quién se quedará con la pole position, generando altas expectativas antes de cada carrera, ¡incluida la próxima en Spa-Francorchamps! FIA WEC El…

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Audi R8 LMS

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2018 Audi #44 R8 LMS GT3 racing at Maple Valley Raceway in Forza Motorsport (2023)

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Klassen- und Vizetitel für Audi-Kundenteams

– Zwei Klassentitel im GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Nach Pro-Am-Titel nun Vizetitel im Silver-Cup in GT4 European Series – Siege und Klassentitel für den Audi RS 3 LMS Die Kundenteams von Audi Sport customer racing hatten am ersten Oktober-Wochenende Grund zum Feiern: Teams in Europa haben mit dem Audi R8 LMS sowie dem Audi RS 3 LMS bei Titelentscheidungen Wertungssiege in ihren…

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Audi R8 LMS GT3 / Ryuichiro Tomita / JPN / Valdemar Eriksen / DNK / Frank Bird / GBR / Team WRT by Artes Max Via Flickr: Festival de la Velocidad 2021 / Circuit de Barcelona

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The 2024 24H SERIES stays in the Mideast for the Dubai 24 Hours where Saintéloc Racing took charge of the Autodrome by qualifying their N°18 Audi R8 LMS GT3 EvoII on pole.

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Mperformancetx :"This Audi R8 GT3 Evo 2 was brought to the shop on very short notice and needed a whole front frame section to be replaced due to a previous racing incident. We used our Celette Sevenne frame machine and specific Audi Motorsports jigs to repair the car to the factory specs to ensure the car would be ready to hit the track with no issues."

[sixcylinderdean]

Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS Evo II

2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours