 The
R8R as debuted to the press in 1998. Very conventional in architecture
with the front mounted water cooler, flank located NACA ducts for intercooling,
top side pod surface located NACA ducts for the turbo intake, short Kamm-ish
tail, and single element Le Mans configuration rear wing. |
 It
initially appeared the show car had some style elements not meant for the
actual race car, notably the four sets of exhaust pipes and the lack of
a rear diffuser. Overall the car looked "pretty", but not all together
functional and certainly not ground breaking, even for '99. |
 The
early version did take on the bulk of the initial testing proving the mechanical
componentry as well as being a working test bed for further developments
of the R8R series. |
