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22/06/2026 10:20 am
This cool looking Dallara bodied Le Mans prototype spyder was aimed at the 1999 Le Mans event. It was powered by an Audi 3.6 liter twin turbo V8 that produced between 610 and 640 HP. That year it competed against BMW's V12 and the Toyota GT which were faster but not as reliable as the R8R. It never had a win but did take 3 podium places out of 4 races and later was raced briefly in the American Le Mans series. It was more of a test bed being constantly tweaked to increase speed and performance. The program evolved into the R8 that finished the American Le Mans series that year.
Model by Maisto:
This topic was modified 5 months ago by Rich Sufficool
23/06/2026 9:47 am
I've got the #1 car, it's silver and red instead of the silver and black on Rich's model. I'm pretty sure it's the same model just different number and paint colors. Maisto did a pretty good job with this one, displays really nice.
This post was modified 5 months ago by Jeff G
Steve Jacobs reacted
23/06/2026 12:10 pm
They did a fine job on this model including getting the ride height right - Great "bang for the buck" model.
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