Review by CoMod Carrera 124 of Carrera the D132 Audi R8 DTM Safety Car (30465)
It took a long time, but now it’s finally rolling up to the starting line. Or rather: into the pit lane. Ever since the launch of Pro-X in late summer 2004, members of the club have regularly expressed a desire for a pace car. And now it hasn’t turned out to be “just any” safety car, but a faithful replica: the Audi R8, as it has been used in the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) since the middle of the 2008 season.
The changes compared to the road version are modest: first, of course, the bar with the orange flashing lights on the roof. In addition, the side air intakes behind the doors are significantly darker. Most striking, however, is the absence of a driver. Accordingly, the windows are heavily tinted all around and virtually opaque to shield the wiring from view.
As for handling, there are naturally no surprises to be expected: the car drives exactly like the familiar road versions of the Audi R8. The digital chip used, however, is different: it also controls the lighting on the roof. While the standard digital chip only allows you to turn the vehicle lights on and off, the turn signal chip offers a total of 5 options:
Vehicle lights and turn signals on
, turn signals only on
, vehicle lights only on
, vehicle lights and turn signals off
When the car is programmed as a pace car, the lights turn
on automatically when leaving the pit and turn off again after about 15 seconds
Finally, it should be noted that the Audi can, of course, be used for more than just safety car duties. Manual driving mode and operation as an autonomous "ghost car" are also possible, as is use on analog tracks.
CoModCarrera 124
It took a long time, but now it’s finally rolling up to the starting line. Or rather: into the pit lane. Ever since the launch of Pro-X in late summer 2004, members of the club have regularly expressed a desire for a pace car. And now it hasn’t turned out to be “just any” safety car, but a faithful replica: the Audi R8, as it has been used in the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) since the middle of the 2008 season.
The changes compared to the road version are modest: first, of course, the bar with the orange flashing lights on the roof. In addition, the side air intakes behind the doors are significantly darker. Most striking, however, is the absence of a driver. Accordingly, the windows are heavily tinted all around and virtually opaque to shield the wiring from view.
As for handling, there are naturally no surprises to be expected: the car drives exactly like the familiar road versions of the Audi R8. The digital chip used, however, is different: it also controls the lighting on the roof. While the standard digital chip only allows you to turn the vehicle lights on and off, the turn signal chip offers a total of 5 options:
Vehicle lights and turn signals on
, turn signals only on
, vehicle lights only on
, vehicle lights and turn signals off
When the car is programmed as a pace car, the lights turn
on automatically when leaving the pit and turn off again after about 15 seconds
Finally, it should be noted that the Audi can, of course, be used for more than just safety car duties. Manual driving mode and operation as an autonomous "ghost car" are also possible, as is use on analog tracks.
CoMod
