TobyTDI
Well-known member
More Diesels Headed to LeMans from CNet News:
"The two best endurance high-performance cars in the world are now powered by diesel. It's almost official.
The diesel-powered Peugeot 908 set track records during its official Le Mans Series public testing at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track near Marseilles on Monday, according to reports.
Planet Le Mans lists Peugeot as running the fastest lap time at 1:43.705.
This means that the race will ultimately come down to two diesel-powered cars: the Peugeot 908 and last year's LMP1 winner, the Audi R10.
This year's LMP1 (Le Mans Prototype 1) race in the Le Man Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans will be one for the record books.
Some thought the diesel-powered Audi win in 2006 was a fluke, but the addition of another high-performance diesel at the forefront of LMP1, the pinnacle for endurance racing, signals an evolution.
The change also ushers in a new breed of Le Mans racing, since skill and theory change dramatically for pit stops and refueling.
Posted by Candace Lombardi "
"The two best endurance high-performance cars in the world are now powered by diesel. It's almost official.
The diesel-powered Peugeot 908 set track records during its official Le Mans Series public testing at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track near Marseilles on Monday, according to reports.
Planet Le Mans lists Peugeot as running the fastest lap time at 1:43.705.
This means that the race will ultimately come down to two diesel-powered cars: the Peugeot 908 and last year's LMP1 winner, the Audi R10.
This year's LMP1 (Le Mans Prototype 1) race in the Le Man Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans will be one for the record books.
Some thought the diesel-powered Audi win in 2006 was a fluke, but the addition of another high-performance diesel at the forefront of LMP1, the pinnacle for endurance racing, signals an evolution.
The change also ushers in a new breed of Le Mans racing, since skill and theory change dramatically for pit stops and refueling.
Posted by Candace Lombardi "
Later!