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With Audi campaigning an all-new generation R15 diesel at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, the company seems to be comfortable enough to let a round of auto journos behind the wheel. One of the lucky SOB’s was EVO’s James Mills, and the write up is absolutely worth the read. From Mills’ impressions, [...]
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Le Mans 2009: Audi Reveals Its R15 TDI Proto
There are plenty of reasons to get excited about this year’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but one of the biggest has to be the debut of Audi’s new diesel monster. The company has revealed the prototype of its R15 TDI racer, which will replace the aging R10 TDI the team campaigned [...]
Audi Sells Off Two R10 TDIs
Looks like the old war-horse R10 TDI and Audi’s new R15 TDI Le Mans racer will meet each other in competition. Audi has sold two R10’s to Dr. Colin Kolles – a race team owner with a history behind the wheel of the four rings. Kolles’ team plans to take on the brutal 24 Hours [...]
ESPN to Broadcast Audi’s “Truth in 24″
This is just a little announcement, as our favorite West Virginian — Zach Bowman — has actually seen the film (last night as a matter of fact) and he’ll be reviewing it for y’all tomorrow. I spoke with him on the phone before this press release came out and he told me that Truth in 24 was the [...]
Le Mans: Goodbye V10, V12
When signs of the times butt heads with predictable racing, somethings got to give. In this case LMP1-class Le Mans sereis cars will not be reving their V10s and V12s to eardrum splitting redlines come 2011. The move comes because according to the man in charge of the rules, this is what the manufacturers want. Says Daniel [...]
Top 5 Le Mans Practice Session Results: Who Are These guys?
Alright, for those of you out there who’ve been unfortunate enough to grow up in a land where turning left at 180 mph is the pinnacle of racing, here’s the low down on the top 5 teams at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. As you may have seen, things are really starting to fly [...]