R8 reactions

As the owner of the only R8 in Oklahoma, the reactions to my R8 have been very interesting. Most people do not know what it is and at first I do not think they were sure what just passed them. Now, I am finding cars slowing down to take a look... camera phones and cameras coming out. I have had people follow me just to take a look or ask questions. Saturday evening I went to a favourite restaurant where I scored a parking spot right in front. As soon as I exited my R8, hordes of people ran out the door to take a look. It was quite a scene with people asking for rides and questions. One of the questions was "did you decide to order your R8 after seeing the Super Bowl commercial". They could not believe it took over a year to get a car! Friday someone in a black S430 saw me in my neighbourhood, followed right on my tail until I entered a main road where he blocked me in and finally moved after he took a camera phone picture. Kids outside having a coffee are now pointing and yelling at their friends to look.

In a few weeks I am going to have show and tell with a group of automotive students at a local technical school. The head of the department really appreciated my offering to speak to his classes.
Perhaps a new Audi tech will result from this effort.