The Audi R8 RWS and Porsche 911 GT3 should be the ultimate rivals for one another, each using rear-wheel-drive and costing £112,000 apiece. They’re also aimed at hardcore driving enthusiasts who care less for luxuries like space and equipment than they do about outright speed, giving us the perfect ingredients for an epic track battle. The question is, which is faster around a treacherously wet Bedford Autodrome? It’s over to Steve Sutcliffe and his trusty stopwatch…