Built and maintained by T1 Race Development, the Palo R8 is a twin turbocharged masterpiece with a stock 5.2-liter V10 engine. Details include an AMS turbo kit, a Sheepy intake manifold, Injector Dynamics fuel injectors/pump, a MoTech ECU, and a fully-built (billet gears) Shep transmission.
Amie’s previous best is an 8.25-second pass.
On Day 1 the all-wheel drive Audi posted runs of 8.48 @ 168.89 mph and 8.46 @ 166.07 mph.
Day 2 saw Amie posting more consistent eights with an 8.53 @ 167.24 mph, an 8.47 @ 168.01 mph, an 8.43 @ 168.18 mph, an 8.27 @ 167.99 mph and an 8.39 @ 168.47 mph.
Still experiencing shifting difficulties on Day 3, Amie rolled to the line with the heart of a competitor, she laid it all on the line and posted a run of 8.230 @ 170.04 mph (World Record). That beat out the previous record holder (Sheepy Race/8.232) by a margin of 2/1000ths.
Congratulations to Tony and Amie Palo and the entire T1 Race Development Crew!