Flow Audi Trackday! (56k I don't think so...)

[Pete4 1.8t]

Hey Guys,

Thought you all might be interested in this! My wonderful dealer(s), Flow Greensboro, Flow Winston Salem, and Flow Charlottesville had a complimentary track day for their customers at Virginia International Raceway today and it was amazing! A huge thumbs up to Flow for doing this, what a great dealer! So this is how it went, we all met up at the Greensboro Store there were about 60 Audis all in the parking lot and we had a police escort across to the highway (pretty awesome Audi VIP treatment) and we convoyed up to VIR. Health and Safety meeting was next and then to the track it was! Audi of America and regional reps also showed up with an R8 and a few new A4's and an S5 to drive! It was a great learning experience and so much fun!

I started off with the new B8 A4, which to say the least with I was very impressed with, there is no turbo lag what so ever, much better then even the B7 and around the corners you definitely feel the better balance and the 40:60 torque split of the quattro, it handled wonderfully!
I then got in the R8 for a ride with one of our service advisors who has racing experience and man was that something else! The sound of the beast is just amazing not to mention the speed!

So anyways what you're here for is the pictures....

This was our Convoy of about 60 Audi's of pretty much every model, RS4, S6, R8, Q7, etc. up 29 North

The Audi of America R8 that we got to take rides in!

The lunch parking lot


A symphony of engine noise! That silver B8 was the car that we got to drive

AOA S5


My A4



Pulling up after a hard session of laps, note the smoke coming off the brakes.

The ole' B6 held up wonderfully and mine is completely stock, I got it up to 105 along the main straight and it blasted around the corners with all four tires screaming in pain. I kept up with ease with many of the other cars, but then again I was in the beginner level so nothing too crazy. My brakes were smoking quite a lot by the time I was done and the lettering on the sidewalls of my tires has been rubbed off a bit (ooopps)

Throughout the day we got prizes, I got a free hat and really nice duffle bag. And then as a special treat they also had rented out the on site go cart track which was a blast! I didn't get any pics of that though.

[SeKKeY]

i wish my dealer(s) cared for me

[chadb2434]

Simply amazing! I'm very jealous!!!

[gq9]

That is...SICK. /jealous as fuck.

[AudiA4_20T]

that is so badass

[absolutegtr]

my life sucks

[B6Lovin]

flow is the shit. before i got my a4 i used to always stop by there anytime i was headed out west or visiting in g-boro.

wish i had known, i woulda tried to get off work for that

[Siggiepop]

wow we don't have anything like that. I've never even heard of a dealer held track day.

[FourRings80]

That's simply amazing! Being able to track the R8 is priceless. Lucky guy and to flow for organising that very special day.

[Pete4 1.8t]

Yeah it was awesome fun! Such a great learning experience and a way to get to know some other people from the dealers and other owners! And for some additional eye candy, here's a jet blue with carbon fibre blades R8 that Flow Greensboro has just gotten in!

[CapstoneJHS]

VIR is so fun.

[demea]

Man, my dealer dont do dick except tell you <in a stern, fatherly voice> "why I shouldnt mod my car"
Douchebags.

[n7plus1]

sounds like TONS of fun

[Maverick]

i thought this color on the R8 is a non-production color
glad you had fun.

I got to ride in two different R8 the day whe I went to NHIS

[mtbrider]

Not to rain on your parade but Flow Audi in Charlottesville sucks, they have a few nice mechanics but thats all they got going for them

[Pete4 1.8t]

Not to rain on your parade but Flow Audi in Charlottesville sucks, they have a few nice mechanics but thats all they got going for them

Oh I have never been there, that is the smallest dealer I believe, the few people that they sent down seemed pretty nice though. Definitely a bigger rep from the Greensboro and Winston Crowd!

[nytildie914]

Man, my dealer dont do dick except tell you <in a stern, fatherly voice> "why I shouldnt mod my car"
Douchebags.

your a lucky guy, cause all my dealer says to me is "its gonna cost (insert large amount here)"

[My OOOO My]

Great experience....

So the B8 has no Turbo Lag?

[B6Lovin]

^it probably just makes enough power off boost on what im sure is STILL a ridiculously small turbo that you don't notice it.

kinda like the new wrx's

[Elliott]

I'm glad I just moved out of Greensboro to CO.

Looks like you guys had fun!

[jon102034050]

wow, good time

[My OOOO My]

^it probably just makes enough power off boost on what im sure is STILL a ridiculously small turbo that you don't notice it.

kinda like the new wrx's

Thanks for that update

[Pete4 1.8t]

Great experience....

So the B8 has no Turbo Lag?

If it has any at all it's very minimal, of course I keep the car above 4,000 RPMs on the track so on the street it might be different, but it had a really nice smooth build to the speed and was always right there with the power when I wanted it.

[theringmeister]

Woot! That's my Red UrS4 in the background. Did you go to the one yesterday Pete? We ran North instead of South, and it's much better. I missed the one in November, but the one in June of last year was on North Course too. Flow and Audi both deserve credit for this. They co-sponsor it, but you have to have a great dealer like Flow, and an Audi AE who's ready to spend some money on these events instead of somewhere else. They had a euro-spec 2011 A8 there yesterday too. Much prettier in person than in the pics I've seen, and as usual, the interior is awesome.

[jmw241]

Wow, thats awesome, my dealer could give a ish

[A4_Mike]

I wish Leith Audi would do that for their customers...