EUROstuff Magazine #109E | Page 20

EUROfeature - Audi R8 LMS GT Photo by TheStreetCulture / autocultureasia Text by Kevin Tan If you are expecting wizards, hobbits and epic battles, then you will be disappointed. But wait, there is a coveted ‘ring’ (make that 4) and it’s very ‘precious’ to the owner. T here are car enthusiasts that pay a lot to convert their beloved rides into their dream machine, and then there’s Ken. You see, he doesn’t believe in taking the easy route and ordering a bumper or a bonnet and closing the book. He actually contacts actual race car teams to source for parts that no one else will have access to. Case in point that for all the cars that he has ever owned, they were all customised to grand touring worthy perfection. The last being a wide bodied 90% carbon fiber replaced body shell for his Nissan GT-R R35. But that was all in the past. His new challenge was to transfer his knowledge and expertise into creating his new German supercar into a GT race car, and it was exactly what he needed to up his game after creating 20