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Audi R8 is new safety car at the DTM

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Ingolstadt/Nürnberg – Double début at the Norisring in Nuremberg: This weekend, the Audi R8 will be used as the official DTM safety car for the first time – and as a racing taxi as well.

quattro GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of AUDI AG handed over two of the 420-hp mid-engine sports cars to the German Motorsport Association (DMSB) on the occasion of the “Norisring Speed Weekend”.

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Audi TTS is Isle of Man TT Official Car

Located in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is a legendary time trial motorcycle race.

Going back 100 years there have been 224 fatalities as the race sees very high speeds over 34 miles of very narrow and twisting public roads traveling through rolling mountainsides as well as small villages with stone walls, curbs, fences, buildings and of course lots of spectators.

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