AUDI R8 "CROCODILE" 2002ADELAIDE 1:18 MIB, NEVER OPENED

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December 31, 2000 Crocodile Audi Wins the Race of a Thousand Years Text from Audi Sport North America Adelaide, Australia -- The "race of a thousand years" lived up to its name: Spectacular action on the difficult street circuit in Adelaide and ultimately a dominant victory for the Audi R8 sporting a crocodile design turned the final of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in front of about 150,000 spectators into a real highlight of the season. After a turbulent 5:45 hours, Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish won with a margin of 21 laps. The companion Audi R8 of Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro achieved sixth place in the prototype category following a crash. The path to the sixth win of the season for the Scottish-Italian duo was harder than ever before and started off with the first moment of panic on Friday afternoon. Right after the first practice, Allan McNish suffering from a severe back-ache, had to undergo medical treatment and rest extensively on Saturday. As the Scotsman's race participation was uncertain, Audi Sport North America nominated Australian Brad Jones as an additional driver and support for the number 77 Audi R8. The next incident, a crash during the last lap of the warm-up on Sunday morning even endangered the start of the "crocodile" Audi. But Team Audi Sport North America repaired the badly damaged car in read more

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