Miguel Molina and Martin Tomczyk to drive Audi TT RS in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Audi Sport announced today that two of their "factory" DTM drivers, Miguel Molina and Martin Tomczyk will contest the Nürburgring 24 Hours (June 25th & 26th) in a race-prepped Audi TT RS. Having only made its official race debut last October, this will be the first time Audi's new customer sport TT RS will compete in the 24 hour race at the Nürburgring. More photos of the TT RS race car after the jump.






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Marco Werner joins Audi Race Experience

Entering its second season, the Audi Race Experience will once again offer amateur racing drivers a chance to contest an Audi R8 LMS in a real VLN race. Audi's Race Experience was the first driving "experience" of its kind when introduced last year and has since proved quite successful. Joining this season's roster of professional drivers is three-time Le Mans winner Marco Werner, who will be sharing a cockpit with a lucky few of the program's pupils.

Press Release: Ingolstadt, April 27, 2011 – The Audi race experience enters its second season. Enthusiastic amateur race drivers with relevant experience have the possibility once again to contest a VLN endurance championship race at the Nürburgring with a professional Audi team. On each occasion one or two drivers share an Audi R8 LMS cockpit with a professional driver such as three-time Le Mans winner Marco Werner or pros like Frank Schmickler and Florian Gruber.

The new team manager, who assumes control at the events with immediate effect, is Manfred Jantke. He has a great past in motorsport. His professional career started at the specialist magazine ‘auto motor und sport,’ which he left as deputy chief editor in 1972, in order to join Porsche AG as PR Boss and Race Director. He stayed with the company for 20 years and, among other successes, can lay claim to seven Le Mans victories. He returns once again to racing for the Audi race experience. Jantke will support the team with his experience at four rounds of the VLN endurance championship and at the 24-hour race around the Nürburgring.

The Audi race experience team receives a visit from ‘down under’ for round 4 of the VLN on May 27 and 28. The Australians Warren Luff and Craig Lowndes come to Germany to personally experience the fascination of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The two race pros previously raced the R8 LMS in the Bathurst 12 Hours (AUS) where they finished second overall. As a driver pairing, they compete for the first time in Germany.

The Audi race experience calendar:

May 13/14, 2011 VLN (6 hours)
May 27/28, 2011 VLN (4 hours)
June 24–26, 2011 Nürburgring 24 Hours
Aug 26/27, 2011 VLN (6 hours)
Oct 14/15, 2011 VLN (4 hours)

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Audi TT RS wins again in second VLN test race

Following a debut class win two weeks ago, the all-new Audi TT RS race car has again won the SP 4T class in its second test race of the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Running without the slightest technical problem, the Team Raeder Motorsport Audi TT RS driven by Christoph Breuer, Marc Hennerici and Christopher Miesalso achieved a twelfth place overall finish.



Audi says that the winter break will be used to "focus optimizing the set-up and on customer friendliness." Hopefully this optimization will allow the Audi TT RS racer to be available in Audi Motorsport's customer race program next year.

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Audi TT RS makes successful race debut

Performing without the slightest technical problem, the all-new Audi TT RS race car made a notably successful VLN race debut this weekend. Piloted by Christoph Breuer, Marc Hennerici and Christopher Mies; the Raeder Motorsport Audi TT RS achieved both a SP 4T class win and a very impressive eighth place overall finish at the ninth round of the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring.




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Audi TT RS prototype race car to make test debut

Following the success of the Audi R8 LMS, Audi is set to expand their customer sport program's lineup with a new race car, this time based on the Audi TT RS. Jointly developed by the Technical Development and Production divisions of AUDI AG and quattro GmbH, the new TT RS race prototype uses a five-cylinder TFSI engine and features new racing-specific body, suspension and aerodynamic developments along with some components from the R8 LMS.

Making its test debut in the SP 4T class, Team Raeder Motorsport will contest the Audi TT RS prototype in the last two rounds of the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring on October 16th and 30th.

Oct. 17th - UPDATE: Audi TT RS makes successful race debut






Thanks to oneighturbo for the tip!

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