Artwork: Audi R18 e-tron quattro Champion Racing
Let us imagine if Champion Racing and their funky color schemes would come back and race at Le Mans and in the WEC. See the result.
By Tarek Ramchani A great Audi R18 e-tron quattro from Forza Motorsport 5. The car carrying the legendary Champion Racing paint scheme.
Champion Racing was very successful and popular team with Audi in the American Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The team took multiple ALMS titles representing Audi Sport North America and gave the Audi R8 its last ever victory at La Sarthe back in 2005.
This artwork has been made by TheFishE77 at forzamotorsport.net community forums.
Photo credit: TheFishE77 at forzamotorsport.net
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