Spotted for the first time in Charlotte (NC)
| Spotter | NCspotter |
| Spotted in | Charlotte (NC), United States of America |
| Date | 2018-09-11 19:14 |
I spotted this interesting R8 outside of The Imperial bar on 6th St earlier this year. Pretty sure the color is a wrap, looked awesome in person.
| Topspeed | 301 KM/H |
| Acceleration 0-100 KM/H | 4.60 s |
| Power | 414 hp |
| Torque | 430 Nm @ 4500 RPM |
| Weight | 1560 kg |
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thomcarspotter - 2018-09-11 at 21:34
Love how you always capture the scenery :) Niteresting spec, i like it! Nice spot!
NCspotter - 2018-09-11 at 22:56
@thomcarspotter thanks man! It's always hit or miss, sometimes I have plenty of time to incorporate the surrounding area or other interesting things into the pics, and other times I only have a couple of seconds to grab a few pics, so I just do the best I can.
OPspotters - 2018-09-13 at 02:03
I agree with Thomcarspotter, you always do an awesome job on the scenery. Great spot.
Horse-Power - 2018-09-13 at 12:37
@NCspotter Not a fan of the wrap ( color ) or the wheels. I am however a HUGE fan of all the pics! Great camera work, brother.
NCspotter - 2018-09-15 at 04:56
@Horse-Power I'm not a huge fan of the wheels, but the color looked cool. Thanks as always for your comments buddy!
Horse-Power - 2018-09-17 at 12:54
@NCspotter Hi Nick. I hope your well after this weekends weather? I was worried about you, brother! North Carolina was most definitely not the place to be visiting. I was surprised that over the last few days I did not see a lot of tags from your location. Anyways drop me a message I would like to read how you are doing! It was very hot and sunny at the track on Friday. At one point it was around 104 degrees. The 488's are just so boring! The exhaust was so low at speed that it was like standing on the side of a major highway, lol. The 458's had their own category and if not for them we would of left! They looked as if they were faster and the nose was glorious! You could here them scream all around the track. The best location to stand was at the back straight when the cars were at their fastest and the braking was hard. Just hearing those downshifts made my adrenaline pump! Anyways buddy talk with you really soon.
NCspotter - 2018-09-18 at 07:10
@Horse-Power we pretty much just got a bunch of steady wind and rain, but other than some leaves and branches everywhere, we're all still kicking up here in the Raleigh area. That's a shame to hear about the 488, I've never was a huge fan to begin with because I just thought it looked kind of ugly, but if it doesn't sound that great then what's the point? I think the F430 will always be my favorite of the V8 Ferraris, it was one of the first Ferraris I ever remember seeing up close in person, and I just love the available but rare gated shifter. Anyway it's basically been the same old same old with me, been working a lot but I do have the next couple of days off so I'm not sure what I'll do. Probably some work on my car, and I might buy a new pair of shoes from an outlet about 30 mins away. Last Wednesday I did catch a supercharged Elise in the parking lot at work, and today when I was driving to work I saw a Shelby Series 1 right outside of my neighborhood. I was only able to get a few pics, but what a way to start off the work day lol. Cool finds on the 488 and 720S, and I'll talk with you later!
Horse-Power - 2018-09-18 at 13:02
@NCspotter Glad to read that all is well, Nick! That Shelby series 1 that you caught is a pretty awesome spot! Catching any Lotus is always a cool find especially since I know how much you love them! Going back on the Ferrari Challenge series, The first race that I ever attended in person was in their very first year in 1994 at the track Blackhawk Farms in Chicago. I was only around 7 years old but I remember it like it was yesterday. The smell of the high octane gasoline coming from the rear of the 348's engine compartment parked on the main straight was just intoxicating, and I mean that in a very good way, lol. I believe the gas was supplied from Agip back in the day. What a smell to take in for a young car guy in the making! I have now watched all of the models in this in house series 348, 355, 360, 458 and the, 488. The cool thing about Blackhawk farms is that I actually drove there several years ago with XX. It was on a very damp track the cars that I drove were a Ferrari 458, and a Mclaren 12C. The Ferrari was just brilliant in those conditions! The Mclaren was sketchy. On a final note my first Ferrari that I ever drove was a 348 Spyder so I guess it was fitting beginning as a Ferrari guy. Anyways brother great job with those Lexus shots that you posted. I will talk with you soon.
Horse-Power - 2018-09-24 at 06:06
@NCspotter Hey Nick I hope your weekend treated you well, buddy? At least I hope your work schedule was light? I had a great Saturday. It felt like being in Miami! So many high end rides running around. Sunday was a different story though I came up empty! Drop me a few lines when you get a breather, brother. I hope to see a new post soon? Talk with you latter!
NCspotter - 2018-09-26 at 05:08
@Horse-Power I've been absolutely slammed lately, I closed on Saturday and Sunday (turned into a late night), then had to be there before the sun rose on Monday and ended up covering a closing shift that night, and had to be there from this morning to the early evening. Unfortunately while I was at work today, someone from one of the other businesses clipped the front end of my car, and it's not undriveable but at the very will least need a new bumper and turn signal. It sure is a good thing that mid-90s Audis are very common cars (sarcasm because those things are going to be near impossible to source and very expensive). One of these days I'll try to get something new posted up here, I did actually see a new R8 V10 Plus sitting in the parking lot at work yesterday, but we were so busy that it left before I was able to step out and grab some pics.
