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Blip: I'll Be Out This Week Driving A Descendant Of This
Blip: I'll Be Out This Week Driving A Descendant Of This-February 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:12

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This week I’m going on one (likely) last press trip, with Audi to, of all places, the Canary Islands to drive the R8. Should be fun! I guess Audi is blowing through some end-of-year money or something? I’m excited and curious about the R8, and also going to try and hunt for anything interesting or weird around the area, so I’ll try to keep you updated. If you have a weird car in the Canaries, put it somewhere I can see it, please.

And, no, I’ll miss you more.

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