The Raeder Audi TT RS is a specially built and dedicated race
car prototype which was built by the German company Raeder
Motorsport.
In 2010 the car will be competing in the last two races of the
Endurance Championship Nurburgring on the 16th and 30th of October.
The car, which was developed jointly by the Technical Development
(TE) and the production of Audi AG and quattro GmbH, represents
the first prototype of a potential track-only and modular TT
RS race car which will be offered to the public - well race
teams anyway.
The Raeder Audi TT RS features a five-cylinder turbocharged
engine which runs on diesel. It has other upgrades for the bodywork
- in the form of a massive wide-arch bodykit. The chassis as
been stiffened and fitted with a fully integrated roll cage.
And the aerodynamics have been improved thanks to numerous vents,
diffusers and spoilers to keep it firmly stuck to the track.
Similar and related vehicles:
2010 ABT Audi TT RS
2009 MTM Audi TT RS
2008 Audi TT by Nothelle
2007 Audi Abt TT-R
Below is the Raeder press release translated from German.
While the DTM starts in Hockenheim, at the same time, initiated
with the Audi R8 LMS customer sport program of AUDI AG receives
may increase: the case of the last two rounds of the Endurance
Championship Nürburgring 16th and 30 October starts the team
bikes racing in the class SP 4T with the prototype of an Audi
TT RS, which is being developed jointly by the Technical Development
(TE) and the production of Audi AG and quattro GmbH. During
test operations, the vehicle that represents the spearhead of
a potential customer sport modular approach to TT base, piloted
by Marc Hennerici and Christopher Mies. Audi is responding to
the high demand of customers, the TT and other brand vehicles
used in motor sport can be.
The prototype has a five-cylinder TDI engine. It has race-specific
new developments in the areas of body, chassis and aerodynamics.
Also could take over the project team in the sense of maximum
synergy, some parts of the R8 LMS.
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