We'll probably never be able to tell you what it's like to hold a really good lottery ticket, but to have the keys to Audi's first exotic sports car placed in our hands for a long-term test is close enough. Surprisingly, convincing Audi we needed to have an R8 for a year was the easy part. Months after the sea of excitement started to ebb, it dawned on us that this rare privilege shouldn't be squandered on just an ordinary test for us. The scope of possibilities was broad but it required proper execution. We needed to do something that would befit and exploit the R8's abilities. Having done multiple tests comparing the R8 to other cars of its caliber, we've routinely been impressed by its magical blending of highway civility with a fierce appetite for apexes. So, with that in mind, we decided to have various staff members drive long distances in the versatile R8 to several track days around the country... venues where the R8 would be allowed to run. This - along with the growing popularity of country club racetrack facilities popping up ail over the country, some of which we've briefly sampled - became the driving force behind what we've deemed "The Ultimate Road & Track Road/Track Trip."
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