Earlier this week I had the honor of spending some time on the phone with Mike Silver, the NFL analyst for Yahoo Sports. He just completed the Audi Efficiency Challenge in a Audi Q7 TDI. He is a very well known journalist who has been covering the NFL and other sports for well over 15 years.
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Petit Le Mans 2009 is in the books. The race has been officially called and the checked flag has waived. This anti-clamatic finish comes after many hours of waiting under red flag conditions. Drivers have been out of their cars for many hours waiting for the rain to lighten enough for standing water and track flooding to cease. Peugeot takes 1st and 2nd place in the number 08 and 07 cars. The two Audi R15s finish a dissapointing 3rd and 4th place. Allan McNish was in the lead only minutes before the Red Flag, but spun due to water on the racetrack. The Audi team and fans are certainly disappointed as this spin made the difference in Audi taking home the top podium spot. More to come as official results are posted and Audi posts their press releases!
Official Results
1 #08 Sarrazin/Montagny Peugeot 908 HDI FAP
2 #07 Minassian/Lamy Peugeot 908 HDI FAP
3 #2 Allan McNish Audi R15 TDI
4 #1 Marco Werner Audi R15 TDI
Le Mans, France – All hope is riding on the shoulders of the #1 R15 TDI which is currently in 3rd place behind the #8 and #9 Peugeots. Cappello is behind the wheel running great lap times and is positioned very well to take advantage of any mistakes by the Peugeot team. Both Audi R10 TDIs from team Kolles are in the top ten in 6th and 9th place. The #3 R15 TDI is holding up the back of the LMP1 pack after some lengthy delays due to mechanical issues. Stay tuned for the latest updates live from Le Mans!
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April 21, 2009
Ultimate endurance test for new Audi R8 LMS
* GT3 sports car competes in Nürburgring 24-hour race
* Teams ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing with two cars each
* High-caliber driver line-ups featuring four DTM Champions
Ingolstadt – In the course of the further development of the Audi R8 LMS, an ultimate endurance test is on the agenda for the new GT3 sports car of AUDI AG at the end of May: On May 23/24, Teams ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing, with “factory” support by Audi, will field a total of four vehicles in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
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* New Audi wins 12 Hours of Sebring (USA)
* Fastest Sebring race ever
* Audi also wins efficiency award
Ingolstadt/Sebring – The Audi R15 TDI has defeated its competition in its debut race: Dindo Capello (Italy), Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Allan McNish (Scotland) achieved a historic victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring (US state of Florida) with the new diesel-powered sports car of AUDI AG. The Audi drivers completed 383 laps – beating the previous distance record by an impressive 13 laps.
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