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Congratulations to Mohammad from Drag965 for having the fastest R8 on the planet at 244 mph in the standing 1/2 mile and thank you for choosing Underground Racing to build this monster for you. This 2017 Audi R8 Plus has the Underground Racing X Version twin turbo system that makes over 2,500 whp! This was the first event that this R8 has attended. This run happened at the Wannagofast NC 1/2 mile shootout. This is a car that you can drive across the country and back and can be used as a street car. We are so proud of our entire Team and would like to thank all of them which include all in house staff, customers, family and vendors such as John Reed Racing, Harry at Precision Turbo, Proline Race Engines and so many more that stand behind us day after day that make this happen and help us continue to win races and set the bar higher each event. Thank you Blake at Wannagofast and sponsors. More to come from this car soon.

 

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If that car is going to Texas, it's my pick to come home with the KOS title. The R8's seem to hook better than the H's and Gallardos. I'd suspect that frontal area is what's keeping it from ever going as fast as the Lambos in the half. If they've got it making as much power as its yellow Lambo twin....it might be an all-Drag965 Final.

 

Congrats to everyone involved!!! Where's yours, Dustin!?!?!? 😏

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If that car is going to Texas, it's my pick to come home with the KOS title. The R8's seem to hook better than the H's and Gallardos. I'd suspect that frontal area is what's keeping it from ever going as fast as the Lambos in the half. If they've got it making as much power as its yellow Lambo twin....it might be an all-Drag965 Final.

 

Congrats to everyone involved!!! Where's yours, Dustin!?!?!? 😏

It's a heavy ass car overall, 3,700+lbs stock

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That was sick! Kevin, any difference between the new r8 and huracan power for power wise? I know the r8 owners are just better looking....

 

LOL I actually just put blacked out emblems on mine. It is waiting for a trip to Charlotte. I will probably send mine at some point this year. It is a really fun car to drive around so its hard to give it up.

 

All I have done is clear bra, blacked out wheels, blacked out side markers, did the calipers in white, and put a full laser jammer and radar detection in it. I still only have like 600 miles on it. I have managed to do 1 launch control though!

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If that car is going to Texas, it's my pick to come home with the KOS title. The R8's seem to hook better than the H's and Gallardos. I'd suspect that frontal area is what's keeping it from ever going as fast as the Lambos in the half. If they've got it making as much power as its yellow Lambo twin....it might be an all-Drag965 Final.

 

Congrats to everyone involved!!! Where's yours, Dustin!?!?!? 😏

 

They all hook pretty good most the time, Gallardo, Huracan and R8. Seafish's orange UR R8 really performs well at TI though and still holds the event record at 220mph. Hopefully we can get another King of the Streets win. It would be 8 titles. Competition will be even tougher this year as competitors are coming with gutted cars and 15" DR's, both GTR's and some Lambos (not ours). Looking forward to better competition, no matter what they have to do to run with us. Last year we took 1st-4th.

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That was sick! Kevin, any difference between the new r8 and huracan power for power wise? I know the r8 owners are just better looking....

 

LOL I actually just put blacked out emblems on mine. It is waiting for a trip to Charlotte. I will probably send mine at some point this year. It is a really fun car to drive around so its hard to give it up.

 

All I have done is clear bra, blacked out wheels, blacked out side markers, did the calipers in white, and put a full laser jammer and radar detection in it. I still only have like 600 miles on it. I have managed to do 1 launch control though!

 

That was the first time we ever tested the yellow R8. It can go faster if needed, we will take it back out to the 1/2 mile soon. It has the same build as the Yellow Huracan had at the NC 1/2 mile.

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Can't wait for the video of the X version DCT Huracan :) Great build btw

 

257 video first (almost done) then DCT video, (hopefully next week). Moving into the new 50,000 foot shop over the next two weeks so we will be slowed a bit on the videos.

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257 video first (almost done) then DCT video, (hopefully next week). Moving into the new 50,000 foot shop over the next two weeks so we will be slowed a bit on the videos.

You'll have to post up some pics of the new shop!

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257 video first (almost done) then DCT video, (hopefully next week). Moving into the new 50,000 foot shop over the next two weeks so we will be slowed a bit on the videos.

 

What shop you going to work on the cars in? Sounds like the new shop is just enough space to hold all the trophies

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257 video first (almost done) then DCT video, (hopefully next week). Moving into the new 50,000 foot shop over the next two weeks so we will be slowed a bit on the videos.

Looking forward to it, am I a little crazy for liking the DCT car more than the yellow car?

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competitors are coming with gutted cars and 15" DR's, both GTR's and some Lambos (not ours).

 

Why would they fit 15" drag radials on a lamborghini if they dont even make enough power to really utilize them. I would understand you guys doing that at close to 3000hp to achieve a 6 second 1/4 mile pass at some point and get that 60´ low

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Why would they fit 15" drag radials on a lamborghini if they dont even make enough power to really utilize them. I would understand you guys doing that at close to 3000hp to achieve a 6 second 1/4 mile pass at some point and get that 60´ low

 

That's what the GTR's have been doing at the roll races, to try to put more power down at around 65 mph. Pretty sad this street car roll racing is getting away from real street cars. But like I said, whatever the competition needs to do to stay up to speed to be more competitive.

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You'll have to post up some pics of the new shop!

 

 

We plan to do a cool video once we are all moved in and setup. We are really going to be setup nice now with all the room. Prob most excited about the huge area for the CNC machines. We have had 3 buildings totaling about 23,000 feet. Now the Tech, fab shop, transmission shop and etc will be all under one roof. We have enough land to add another 35,000 feet to the 50,000 foot building already there. Going to save the rest of the cool things about it until its all done and we get the video out. They will still be working on the offices and etc after we are moved in so its going to be a bit.

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We plan to do a cool video once we are all moved in and setup. We are really going to be setup nice now with all the room. Prob most excited about the huge area for the CNC machines. We have had 3 buildings totaling about 23,000 feet now. Now the Tech, fab shop, transmission shop and etc will be all under one roof. We have enough land to add another 35,000 feet to the 50,000 foot building already there. Going to save the rest of the cool things about it until its all done and we get the video out. They will still be working on the offices and etc after we are moved in so its going to be a bit.

 

Congrats! Can't wait to see it

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That was sick! Kevin, any difference between the new r8 and huracan power for power wise? I know the r8 owners are just better looking....

 

LOL I actually just put blacked out emblems on mine. It is waiting for a trip to Charlotte. I will probably send mine at some point this year. It is a really fun car to drive around so its hard to give it up.

 

All I have done is clear bra, blacked out wheels, blacked out side markers, did the calipers in white, and put a full laser jammer and radar detection in it. I still only have like 600 miles on it. I have managed to do 1 launch control though!

 

Hi Dustin,

can you post up the pics, please.

Love my LP but I am an Audi R8 tragic as well.

cheers,

john

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Congratulations to owner Mohammed, Gidi the test pilot and Kevin and the UR team for putting together another fine machine!

Well done!

cheers,

john

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