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Title: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on March 23, 2010, 10:04:28 AM

Peugeot finished first & second  :banana: at the 12H of Sebring, in front of the Aston-Lola. But the race was missing the Audis. Does anyone knows why? They thought their 2009 R15 would be outclassed, or planed to introduce their new 2010 R15 that wasn't ready in time? :headscratch:

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2184/361514546896aa608350b.jpg) :rock

(http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/2010_r15_tdi.jpg)

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: Reaper90 on March 23, 2010, 10:11:10 AM

Not ready in time, if I understood correctly. They are actually testing at Sebring as we speak, in preparation for future events.

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on March 23, 2010, 10:15:09 AM

But are they testing the 2010 concept, or a modified 2009?

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: SIK1 on March 23, 2010, 10:34:20 AM

I don't know why they did not make a start at Sebring this year. I do know that Audi withdrew from ALMS before last season and only raced at Sebring that year in the U.S. Maybe they decided too abandon the U.S. entirely where it concerns the prototypes.
It really is a shame too. What Audi has done in Le Mans racing is pretty spectacular, and that diesel is bad to the bone..

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: avionix on March 23, 2010, 12:30:38 PM

Sebring is about 45 minutes from me.  I need to pop on down there sometime.  Those two cars look so much alike it is hard to believe that they were built by two different manufacturers.

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on March 23, 2010, 05:29:18 PM

Wished I could remember who said that regarding supercars similar shapes : "There's only one way to go fast". :D

Totaly agree, Audi stuned a couple of people winning with a diesel engine. We are quite familliar with diesel performances in Europe, but quite an eye opener with the North American crowd. I saw them 2 years ago, such a quiet car as they race by, the brakes are louder than the engine, their engine sound is covered by Penske's 2-3 corners away. Peugeot went that route too, 5.5L diesel 900lbs tq monster.
 :cool:

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: edog1977 on March 23, 2010, 05:59:52 PM

For those interested in the technical side of sports car racing you may want to check out this site:

http://www.mulsannescorner.com

If you go to the news section you can see some pictures of the Audi R15 Plus from sometime this month.  It's still an open cockpit design and looks nothing like the picture at the top of this thread.

Title: Re: Audi @ 12H Sebring?
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on March 24, 2010, 09:08:05 AM

That's a really cool website, ty.