Primele poze ale lui R10......

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Rasfoind pe net astazi am dat de niste poze cu noul R10 ale Audi Racing Team si m-am gandit ca nu ar strica sa va atuncati si voi un ochi pe aici.

" BIELA ON THE R10: 'IT'S JUST LIKE AN AUDI :

Sebring, Fla. - Frank Biela was asked what he thought of the new Audi R10, a car that clearly has become near and dear to his heart. His answer was quite telling: "It's just like an Audi."

Given the German manufacturer's long and sustained campaign of excellence in the American Le Mans Series, that's a pretty hefty statement but one to which Biela can speak. And how can you argue against him and the fact that the Audi R8 has won 47 times in the Series since 2000?

"It's always good to have a new toy," said Biela, the 2005 LMP1 drivers' co-champion. "We're happy to be in the car to sort things out. We have to make sure it feels good and runs well. There are a lot of things to do to get ready for Sebring and for Le Mans. That's why we're here."

Part of the program includes the American Le Mans Series Winter Test, which started Monday at Sebring International Raceway. Two R10s from Audi Sport North America that will enter the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring took their first laps around the storied 3.7-mile, 17-turn circuit. Biela was in the No. 1 car, Rinaldo Capello in the No. 2 R10.

Rinaldo Capello said he was surprised by how quiet the R10's V12 disel engine sounds. The early reviews were stellar.

"What impressed me is that everything worked that should work," Biela said. "When I got in the (R8) in 1998 for the first time, everything worked. We know how difficult it is to build a race car. And it was very impressive to me (with the R10)."

The aspect of the R10 that has gotten the most attention, of course, is its V12 diesel engine. It is a revolutionary venture in endurance racing, the most extreme test of motorsport in the world. The diesel is extremely quiet, letting out a smooth hum as it raced around the track. That's what happens when you turn between 3,000 and 5,000 rpm. The R8, incidentally, normally would turn about 7,000 rpm.

"The engine behaves in a different way, kind of like a DTM car," said Capello, a winner at Le Mans in 2003. "On the out lap, it was so quiet that you don't hear it. That was very weird. When you have a loud engine, the sound can give you a feeling. It is quite strange."

"We do have more power with the TDI engine," Biela added. "That makes the drivability even better. You (get) the power quite easily, and that makes it more enjoyable. It's easier if you have a little more torque. You don't have to shift down as much. Here, it is maybe two or three shifts less than in the R8."

Both drivers admitted the team isn't after quick times this week. It's more concerned with seeing what works at Sebring and mapping out all the scenarios that come with a 12- or 24-hour event.

"We are going for the 24 Hours of Le Mans," Biela said. "Performance and reliability have to work together. That's why we're here."

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The 2x Audi R10 si 54th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html

o victorie cu ...rasunet si vibratie ??

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mortaaaaaala minunatia asta ... doar e made by audi ce naiba ;)

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Audi rupe USA ! ;)

andREI: Am scris cu majuscule nu ca mi-ar placea mie prea mult statul asta insa lasa loc la interpretari... de exemplu portiera :P

Modificat 20 Martie, 2006 de ZCH

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din pacate, una dintre masini a abandonat (overheating) sau din fericire, cealalta a castigat. in plus, a facut fastest lap, viteza de varf cea mai mare etc.

sper sa se puna la punct pana la Le Mans, deoarece acolo vor avea competitori adevarati.

Modificat 20 Martie, 2006 de andREI

[andREI]

Ma bucur foarte mult pentru victoria TDI-ului. Asta imi va folosi ca argument bun pentru toti cei care ma intreaba ca "daca e diesel-ul asa bun de ce nu e in vreo competitie".

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Le Mans Test Day 2006

"The Audi R10 TDI made a strong impression on its first laps on the "Circuit des 24 Heures” at Le Mans."

"Italian Dindo Capello set the second fastest time in 3m 32.090 at the wheel of the number 7 Audi R10 TDI. Frank Biela completed the Le Mans dress rehearsal in the number 8 sister car in fourth position (3m 33.160s)."

Fotografii multe se gasesc aici.

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Both Audi R10 TDI cars on the front row at Le Mans.

The starting grid at Le Mans

1 Capello/Kristensen/McNish (Audi R10 TDI) 3m 30.466s

2 Biela/Pirro/Werner (Audi R10 TDI) 3m 30.584s

3 Minassian/Collard/Comas (Pescarolo-Judd) 3m 32.584s

4 Helary/Montagny/Loeb (Pescarolo-Judd) 3m 32.990s

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Tentativa Audi de s fi primul constructor care castiga legendara cursa de la Le Mans cu o masina cu motor Diesel a inceput azi sub auspicii favorabile.

Alan McNish urmat de Frank Biela au avut un start impresionant si conduc intrecerea.

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Prima victorie Diesel la Le Mans cu ocazia celei de-a 74-a editii a celei mai celebre curse de anduranta din lume.

Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro si Marco Werner pe Audi R-10 Diesel, cu numarul de concurs 8 au castigat o victorie istorica azi la Le Mans.

Pe locul trei a sosit masina Audi numarul 7 (Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen si Allan McNish).

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