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Trip Reports

R8 Noco Booster hardwiring

November 15, 2025 Nigel Pinder
R8 Trip Reports

R8 18″ Track wheels

October 24, 2025 Nigel Pinder
Aero Build Topics Splitter

R8 Aero. Front splitter.

October 20, 2025 Nigel Pinder
Build Topics

R8 wheel studs.

October 20, 2025 Nigel Pinder
Aero Build Topics Wing

R8 Aero. GT3 Rear Wing

October 16, 2025 Nigel Pinder
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R8 Noco Booster hardwiring
Trip Reports
R8 Noco Booster hardwiring
R8 18″ Track wheels
R8 Trip Reports
R8 18″ Track wheels
R8 Aero. Front splitter.
Aero Build Topics Splitter
R8 Aero. Front splitter.
R8 wheel studs.
Build Topics
R8 wheel studs.
Repacking an SKF Wheel bearing with High Temperature Grease
Bearings Build Topics
Repacking an SKF Wheel bearing with High Temperature Grease
Turbo Rebuild
Turbo
Turbo Rebuild
R8 Noco Booster hardwiring
Trip Reports
R8 Noco Booster hardwiring
Bedford March 2014
Bedford UK Trackdays
Bedford March 2014
R8 Noco Booster hardwiring
Trip Reports
R8 Noco Booster hardwiring
R8 18″ Track wheels
R8 Trip Reports
R8 18″ Track wheels
R8 Aero. Front splitter.
Aero Build Topics Splitter
R8 Aero. Front splitter.
R8 wheel studs.
Build Topics
R8 wheel studs.
Trip Reports

R8 Noco Booster hardwiring

November 15, 2025 Nigel Pinder

My Noco Booster is what I use to start the R8 if the battery goes flat. The supplied crocodile clips…

R8 Trip Reports

R8 18″ Track wheels

October 24, 2025 Nigel Pinder

Whilst I think the R8 looks great on the 19″ wheels, the availability of track tyres is limited. Those that…

Aero Build Topics Splitter

R8 Aero. Front splitter.

October 20, 2025 Nigel Pinder

Fitting a huge wing on the back of the car certainly helps rear stability, but there needs to be something…

Build Topics

R8 wheel studs.

October 20, 2025 Nigel Pinder

Anyone who has ever changed wheels regularly on a track car will understand how much easier it is with studs…

Aero Build Topics Wing

R8 Aero. GT3 Rear Wing

October 16, 2025 Nigel Pinder

After the trackday at the Ring I knew fitting the rear wing was high on the list. I’m a confidence…

Trip Reports

R8. From 4WD to RWD

July 11, 2025 Nigel Pinder

The R8 is AWD. Audi heavily promotes its quattro system, which can send up to 15% of the power to…

Nurburgring Trip Reports

Destination Nurburgring July 2024

June 29, 2025 Nigel Pinder

It was time to take the R8 on the Nurburgring. After driving almost 3,500 laps over the last 20 years…

Bearings Build Topics

R8 Manual gearshifter refresh

May 19, 2025 Nigel Pinder

For Audi R8 owners, the crisp, mechanical feel of the manual gearshift is a big part of the car’s appeal,…

Coilovers Suspension

R8 Ohlins TTX Dampers

March 14, 2025 Nigel Pinder

The R8 was always going to be the best build I could put together within a sensible budget, with the…

Build Topics

R8 stud conversion

January 30, 2025 Nigel Pinder

Anyone who has ever changed wheels regularly on a track car will understand how much easier it is with studs…

ForSale

Golf MK2 16VTurbo part details

January 12, 2025 Nigel Pinder

This is now being broken for parts. EVERYTHING available. For Sale, my very heavily modified MK2 Golf trackcar. I’ve owned…

Oil system

R8 Additional Oil Cooling

October 30, 2024 Nigel Pinder

A road R8 has many similarities with the GT3 version, such as the dry sump oil system, however cooling is…

R8 Roll Cage

R8 Half cage and harness bar

July 7, 2024 Nigel Pinder

After fitting the bucket seats, I needed a half cage with harness bar. I want to run 6-point harnesses on…

R8

Installing Cobra Nogaro seats in an R8

July 2, 2024 Nigel Pinder

The standard seats in the R8 are too high and won’t lower enough when wearing a helmet. There is no…

Road Trip

Pyrenees 2024. 3 week 4000Mile road trip

June 24, 2024 Nigel Pinder

We bought the R8 to do road trips as well as trackdays. I know these posts can be a bit…

R8

R8 Adding Maxton Design side skirts and front splitter.

June 14, 2024 Nigel Pinder

I picked up a set of Maxton Design side skirts and front splitter. Offered up the side skirt and held…

Bodywork R8

R8 Full colour change respray.

June 5, 2024 Nigel Pinder

I was collecting some paint from my local trade supplier back in March for some spraying on the Golf and…

Cadwell Park

R8 First trackday at Cadwell Park May 2024

May 29, 2024 Nigel Pinder

Cadwell is one of my favourite circuits in the UK and it is a good place to test the R8…

R8

R8 Dashcam, Trackday cameras and permanent power feeds

May 27, 2024 Nigel Pinder

Not the most exciting update but it was necessary. I wanted to fit a dashcam, both for the removal of…

R8

R8 Bringing the ICE up to date with Android Auto / Carplay headunit.

May 26, 2024 Nigel Pinder

The head unit in the car was the original 2009 Audi unit that quite honestly was out of date in…

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