EUROfeature - Audi R8 LMS GT
numerous beasts from JDM land for over a
decade. The weapon of choice here is the sexy
Audi R8. With it’s sleek body contours and low
slung aggressive looks straight from the factory,
can he do a better job?
The planning of the modifications actually
started 6 months before Ken even received the
keys to the car. With his close contacts with race
car drivers and team sponsors accumulated
through his work, he contacted various GT
race teams in Europe and Hong Kong for their
rare and ‘not for sale’ parts hoping to strike
automotive gold. As the race teams were in
peak season, the spare parts were needed but
nonetheless, Ken’s request was put on the top
of their off season to do/sell list. Unrelentless,
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he contacted renowned GT body kit makers
- LMS, to start off the conversion project. It
consisted of the LMS enlarged front grille, front
and rear bumper, front carbon fiber vented
bonnet, carbon fiber side skirts, front wide
fenders, rear upper and lower fenders, carbon
fiber rear diffuser and rear boot extended
spoiler. That’s like reading the list off their entire
LMS catalog.
Not contented with the kit from just one
manufacturer, he infused the kit with a APR
performance front and side skirt splitters for
added ‘badass’ effect. Carbon emblems replace
the old tacky chrome ones and an enlarged R8
V10 bumper vents were carefully sculpted in for
better air flow. At the rear, a rare R8 GT acrylic
glass exposes the gorgeous engine bay. A
pair of futuristic R8 GT tail lights keep the car
looking up to date and awesome. The icing on
the cake must surely be the one off prototype
GT3 double tiered full dry carbon GT wing
with custom LMS base stands that became
available from one of the GT race teams
that managed to surprise Ken with a special
delivery halfway through his build. This is what
he does best and it’s for owning pieces of true
racing heritage on his car to be admired by
racing enthusiasts and GT car lovers.
Handling wise, Ken opted for a well balanced
set up that would enable him to drive the car
in the urban jungle without fuss and yet take
on the ruthless bends of the Sepang track