The Audi Driving Experience
10/27/2008
Kristine and I went to Joliet today to hang out with the Audi folks.. I was invited to this event a few months ago and it was a great time. We both got to drive 6 or 7 different brand new Audi models at the Autobahn Country Club road racing track. We drove the A3, A4, A6, A8, Q7, S4 and S5.
There were several different driving skill exercises, such as Accident Avoidance, Handling, and Braking. For the Braking exercise, we had to drive the car flat-out in a straight line for about 500 yards towards an obstacle, and then stand on the brakes and let the ABS help us through the situation. It was a bit scary the first time but as soon as you learn to trust the car, it was fun.
The event wrapped up with us doing some hot laps on the road racing circuit, in a lead-follow exercise with our driving instructor. I drove the S5, and Kristine drove the S4.
I hope they come through again some time, it was a lot of fun.
10/27/2008
Kristine and I went to Joliet today to hang out with the Audi folks.. I was invited to this event a few months ago and it was a great time. We both got to drive 6 or 7 different brand new Audi models at the Autobahn Country Club road racing track. We drove the A3, A4, A6, A8, Q7, S4 and S5.
There were several different driving skill exercises, such as Accident Avoidance, Handling, and Braking. For the Braking exercise, we had to drive the car flat-out in a straight line for about 500 yards towards an obstacle, and then stand on the brakes and let the ABS help us through the situation. It was a bit scary the first time but as soon as you learn to trust the car, it was fun.
The event wrapped up with us doing some hot laps on the road racing circuit, in a lead-follow exercise with our driving instructor. I drove the S5, and Kristine drove the S4.
I hope they come through again some time, it was a lot of fun.
This is the BEAUTIFUL 2008 S5, pricing is in the range of ~$50K or so....
According to the instructor, the S5 cars at this event are the only cars in the US at this time.
According to the instructor, the S5 cars at this event are the only cars in the US at this time.
Some participants discussing the Accident Avoidance course - this course used the A6
This event is part of a 4 month tour of the US -- Joliet was the closest location to St. Louis
Kristine and Matt "thumbs up" and ready for some hot laps
This is the Audi R8, we didn't get to drive this one :-)
2 comments:
You guys look good in your helmet. Did you get some good speed out of the Audis. You guys look like you had a blast. Time to buy a new Audi S4.
Looks like you guys had fun! You need to update this more often :)
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