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09-21-2009, 08:56 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg 1,000-miles of "Petit Le Mans” racing at Road Atlanta. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=233882)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Audi_R15_at_2009_LeMans.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Sept. 21, 2009
Synthetically fueled and Turbo-Diesel powered #1 Audi R15 at the 2009 “24 Hours of LeMans.”
The countdown for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours is underway. In preparation, Audi will contest the US endurance classic "Petit Le Mans” at Road Atlanta on September 26 with two Audi R15 TDI’s.
The inaugural "Petit Le Mans” race was held in 1998 and has been bringing Le Mans flair to the United States ever since. The 1,000-mile race at Road Atlanta helped launch the American Le Mans Series in which Audi has been the dominant brand.
By competing in the popular "Petit Le Mans” race, Audi will be supporting the market launch of TDI technology in North America: Since April 2009, the 3.0L Audi Q7 TDI has been available with the much anticipated 2.0L equipped Audi A3 TDI expected at US dealerships in December.
The Audi R15 TDI demonstrates the high performance capabilities of a TDI power-plant as engineers extract over 600 HP from the 5.5-liter V10 TDI engine.
After beating the Peugeot 908 HDI’s at Florida’s 12-hours of Sebring, the R15 TDI Le Mans debut did not go well with a third place finish. Audi aims to improve upon that finish with more racing experience at Road Atlanta which will then be fed into the further development of the R15 TDI for 2010.
The vehicles being fielded in the US race are unchanged except for minor changes to suit the special demands of Road Atlanta.
Although the race mainly serves as a test run for Le Mans 2010, Audi would like to continue its string of exploits in the US endurance classic. The brand with the four rings has contested the "Petit Le Mans” race nine times so far and each time an Audi crossed the finish line as the winner. Six races were won by the Audi R8, and three by the Audi R10 TDI.
The last three victories for Audi were clinched by the driver team Dindo Capello (Italy)/Allan McNish (Scotland) who will again be competing together and targeting a fourth consecutive triumph, a feat no driver has achieved to date. The "sister car” designated as car number 1 will be driven by the reigning ALMS Champions Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner (both Germany), who took third place at last years Road Atlanta classic.
Practice at Road Atlanta will start on Wednesday. Qualifying will be held on Friday afternoon. The green flag is scheduled to be waved on Saturday at 11:15 AM local time and the race will cover a distance of 1,000 miles or a maximum of ten hours into the night, whichever comes first.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Audi_R15_at_2009_LeMans.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Sept. 21, 2009
Synthetically fueled and Turbo-Diesel powered #1 Audi R15 at the 2009 “24 Hours of LeMans.”
The countdown for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours is underway. In preparation, Audi will contest the US endurance classic "Petit Le Mans” at Road Atlanta on September 26 with two Audi R15 TDI’s.
The inaugural "Petit Le Mans” race was held in 1998 and has been bringing Le Mans flair to the United States ever since. The 1,000-mile race at Road Atlanta helped launch the American Le Mans Series in which Audi has been the dominant brand.
By competing in the popular "Petit Le Mans” race, Audi will be supporting the market launch of TDI technology in North America: Since April 2009, the 3.0L Audi Q7 TDI has been available with the much anticipated 2.0L equipped Audi A3 TDI expected at US dealerships in December.
The Audi R15 TDI demonstrates the high performance capabilities of a TDI power-plant as engineers extract over 600 HP from the 5.5-liter V10 TDI engine.
After beating the Peugeot 908 HDI’s at Florida’s 12-hours of Sebring, the R15 TDI Le Mans debut did not go well with a third place finish. Audi aims to improve upon that finish with more racing experience at Road Atlanta which will then be fed into the further development of the R15 TDI for 2010.
The vehicles being fielded in the US race are unchanged except for minor changes to suit the special demands of Road Atlanta.
Although the race mainly serves as a test run for Le Mans 2010, Audi would like to continue its string of exploits in the US endurance classic. The brand with the four rings has contested the "Petit Le Mans” race nine times so far and each time an Audi crossed the finish line as the winner. Six races were won by the Audi R8, and three by the Audi R10 TDI.
The last three victories for Audi were clinched by the driver team Dindo Capello (Italy)/Allan McNish (Scotland) who will again be competing together and targeting a fourth consecutive triumph, a feat no driver has achieved to date. The "sister car” designated as car number 1 will be driven by the reigning ALMS Champions Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner (both Germany), who took third place at last years Road Atlanta classic.
Practice at Road Atlanta will start on Wednesday. Qualifying will be held on Friday afternoon. The green flag is scheduled to be waved on Saturday at 11:15 AM local time and the race will cover a distance of 1,000 miles or a maximum of ten hours into the night, whichever comes first.