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Old 04-29-13, 12:36 PM
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Watching An Audi Corner At 212 MPH Is Like Nothing You've Ever Seen

This is Audi's new "long tail" R18 Le Mans racer taking a corner flat out at 212 miles an hour. It sounds like a faraway jet fighter and it looks like nothing you've seen.

Axis of Oversteer posted this part of Audi's testing before the 24 Hours of Le Mans this summer. To simulate the speeds of the endless Mulsanne Straight, Audi got Monza to open up their end-of-straight chicane. This meant the R18 could enter the infamous Curva Grande without even lifting, somewhere between 205 and 212 miles an hour.

No F1 car is allowed to be anywhere near as fast here.
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wicked sick.
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that is outrageous!!
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Love that sound!!!
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Logic-defying!
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Love that sound! I just watched it about 6 times in a row.
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That sounds is so nice
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Love that sound! I just watched it about 6 times in a row.
haha i watched it 3 times. it's just insane, i don't know how else to put it
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Audi is going to be incredibly tough to beat at Le Mans. Toyota only have a 1/3 of their budget and are bringing less cars as well.
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Awesome!!! I would say make a .gif of it, but must have the sound the go with the pictures so no .gif and we'll just have to keep watching the video over and over.
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