Audi strictly Felix Baumgartner for 24 h Nürburgring

Audi strictly Felix Baumgartner for 24 h Nürburgring

Posted on 07-03-2014 at 12:52 by sir_smokalot – 14 Comments”

Felix Baumgartner
The Austrian Felix Baumgartner not only can very high capsules jump, he is also not without merit behind the wheel. Audi Motorsport saw a PR opportunity, and hengelde Baumgartner. This year he drives the 24-uursrace on the Ring in an R8.

Baumgartner did a lap in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, but really serious aspirations, he had never. Here is changing now: in the coming months, he racelicentie, in the end in the weekend of 21/22 June the war of attrition to engage in a 570 hp strong Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3 racer.

Audi collects a team with sounding names to him: Frank Biela (D, 5 Le Mans victories), Marco Werner (D, 3 Le Mans wins) and Pierre Kaffer (D), nor an unknown name in the racing world.

Of course, this puts especially the PR value, but give Audi even wrong. The comparison with Patrick Dempsey is probably in many upwelling, but the difference is that Dempsey is a privateer, and Baumgartner in a factory team meeracet. In 2012 wrote an R8 LMS yet the final victory to his name in the Eifel.

Also for the Netherlands, there is good news: our compatriot Christiaan Frankenhout will for the first time as a driver with the Audi race experience will be added.

Gallery: Audi R8 LMS ultra 2014 Felix Baumgartner

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