RS4 Track experience @ Infenion Raceway

Originally Posted by czechchamp

I think one day R8 is around $1,700 and two day over $3k IIRC. You can look it up online.

As far as Prague goes, if you'll be there only for weekend, plan ahead and figure out beforehand what you're after. The town has too much to offer. I certainly hope that you're not flying all the way over there just for a weekend and then going back to the states. That be bad idea, obviously.

I'm paying $150.

hahah no i'm going to school in milano, i just do weekend trips to new countries every weekend and i was trying to decide between poland and prague, and everyone tells me prague is amazing. though really i'm not big on doing all the typical tourist things(visiting castles and such) then again prague has some very cool architecture... but i'm also not a big drinker(makes traveling in europe very annoying) so i'll just be wandering around the city.

and that 1,700 price tag is a bit much!! i'm just a college student after all... i guess i'll have to live with the rs4

sick.....simply sick

any more pics?

That looks fun.... I've always wanted to do something like that.

Originally Posted by k2pilot

hahah no i'm going to school in milano, i just do weekend trips to new countries every weekend and i was trying to decide between poland and prague, and everyone tells me prague is amazing. though really i'm not big on doing all the typical tourist things(visiting castles and such) then again prague has some very cool architecture... but i'm also not a big drinker(makes traveling in europe very annoying) so i'll just be wandering around the city.

and that 1,700 price tag is a bit much!! i'm just a college student after all... i guess i'll have to live with the rs4

Lol I thought Milano was little town around the Bay Area haha. I'm in SF for few more weeks than going back to TX. Well Prague is beautiful and has a lot to offer. If you just want to take a look and roam around that be great. Wenceslav square, Charleas bridge, Prague's Castle etc...are cool places to visit. There's a ton of tourist attractions there. It's party place as well. I'd recommend it.

Originally Posted by mcr_driver

sick.....simply sick

any more pics?

I'll try to put up some more tomorrow.

Originally Posted by czechchamp

Sure, no problem. Btw was told by one of the instructors that the S8 is a beast, they like to flog it around the track as well

I enjoyed the RS4 a lot. The 'S' button supposedly increases throttle response and makes the car louder. The V8 sounds wonderful, but the increase in throttle response is marginal at best IMO. During the day I ran the car on the parking lot and the track. So I did lots of hard accelerating, but the fastest I went on the track was prolly 103mph. So I can't really comment on the RS4's high speed abilities, but the car picks up speed nicely and it is very easy to launch. I probably launched it 25-30 times hard during the day and the car was moving good. Can't argue with 0-60 in 4.8sec or so. The engine revs up to 8k quickly and clutch / tranny are easy to operate.

On the track the car was stable and the V8 had a lot of torque to push you back in the seat. I enjoyed revving it up to 8k in third, shifting to 4th, wot, then hard on breaks, 3rd, and put it through apex. Breaks were very good too, no complaints what so ever. Overall very fun car!

The interior and exterior are obviously top notch (although that is subjective). The car had around 5k (track) miles but no reliability / wear & tear issues what so ever. Even the instructors said that the cars have been very reliable so far.

The overall mpg in "my" RS4 at the end of the day was 6.3 mpg. One of the RS4 owners told me he averages around 20-21 mpg.

Quattro came in handy especially when the track got rained on, I couldn't believe we could sustain such high speeds while it was pouring down raining.

If you have any other questions, ask away.

Nice thanks.

I have driven the Rs4 a couple times as well, can't say i pushed it hard. And i agree with everything you said about the feel/sound/power/looks/ etc..it is and will be one of my favorite cars.

The Rs4 is amazing at high speeds by the way, after 100mph the steering rack automatically tightest up and it gives you a great feel of control, and it roars even louder at higher speeds.

I think that you got so lucky having rain on your side exactly half way through your track experience with the Rs4, and see for yourself how the car behaves in different weather/road conditions; and according to you, it didn't act up..

And for the instructors telling you that the S8 is a beast and that they do throw them around the track.

Originally Posted by deafboy

That looks fun.... I've always wanted to do something like that.

I'm jealous

Rats! There's a chance it may rain on Saturday for me.

Originally Posted by mcr_driver

sick.....simply sick

any more pics?

Done, took me longer than anticipated.

hit me up if you visit prague. im a student here and will be here for a while. im also trying to do the traveling thing, but so far ive only been to vienna. my plan is to check out 1 place a month while i am here.

how much traveling have you done?

Originally Posted by k2pilot

hahah no i'm going to school in milano, i just do weekend trips to new countries every weekend and i was trying to decide between poland and prague, and everyone tells me prague is amazing. though really i'm not big on doing all the typical tourist things(visiting castles and such) then again prague has some very cool architecture... but i'm also not a big drinker(makes traveling in europe very annoying) so i'll just be wandering around the city.

and that 1,700 price tag is a bit much!! i'm just a college student after all... i guess i'll have to live with the rs4

hahahah you must be doing alot more work in class then me(granted those italians are remarkably lazy). so far i've done:switzerland(interlaken, looots of zurich, and geneva) spain, ibiza, denmark/copenhägen, sweden, all of italy, germany/munich & berlin, and greece. i'm stil planning a trip to the african continent(either morocco or tunsia, less than 100 dollar flights to both!) and then paris.

writing to you from berlin right now

how long have you been there for? thats a lot of traveling! where do you buy your tickets?