Launch Control in my R8 V10 Spyder

It's taken me a while to try the R8 V10's launch control capabilities but what better opportunity than Accelerate PR's tuner day on the 2 mile runway at Bruntingthorpe. My R8 Spyder officially has 518hp (525PS) but the modifications of Quicksilver Sport Exhaust, K&N air filters and Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres helping a little in the performance stakes, unofficially I estimate it at around 540hp. The Midnight Purple wrap by KIK Customs probably added weight, but that's being picky!

I tried 3 launches, learning the process slightly. You put the ESP in Sport mode, hold the brake and press the accelerator where it revs up to a soft-launch at 1,500rpm, then release it and press again where it will hold at 4,000rpm before you drop the brake and get kicked in the back!

The car reported 191mph, the race box declared 180mph but following the filming it was established the box wasn't working correctly at that stretch because other cars showed 180 that had gone faster. On a previous occasion I have driven the R8 showing 191mph on a GPS but this must have been up to about 185mph! Shortly after my brake pad warning light fired up so that was the end of that day before getting it sorted.

Check out some of these Facebook pages:

Accelerate PR: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accelerate-PR/175200902529168?
Quicksilver Exhausts: https://www.facebook.com/QuickSilverExhausts
Michelin UK: https://www.facebook.com/MichelinUK
KIK Customs: https://www.facebook.com/kikcustoms1
K&N Filters: https://www.facebook.com/KNFilters

Thanks for watching, Tim

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