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[The Racing Blog] Audi oil-burner wins Le Mans: I wonder though, considering they were four laps down from the lead and could have been many more if the Audi hadn't controlled the pace later on in the race, how do they feel about coming back for another attempt in 2007, knowing that not only will Peugeot be there with a factory diesel car, but there will also likely be customer Audi R10s to deal with as well. Pescarolo cannot realistically expect to win without diesel power now and their withdrawal from the LMP1 could mean it is contested by just Audi and Peugeot for the next few years.

[I'm no Superman !] Racing is life...: For all the trivia enthusiasts out there, Steve McQueen was a budding American Le Mans series racer himself (Paul Newman is another, I think) who drove a Porsche 908 at the 12 hours of Sebring race in 1970 while preparing for the Le Mans movie, finishing second overall (and first in class) behind the winning Ferrari of Mario Andretti. Another interesting peice of trivia is that McQueen holds1 US patent #D219584 (click picture to enlarge) for something that millions of people use everyday while driving -

[ AutoOrbis - Your Automotive News Source] Audi fights for Le Mans victory with TDI Power: Names, Brits Tough, Rich or Stupid, Hyundai: Hatchbacks Will Save Us!, No Strikeageness, Mercedes-Benz Stability Control Reduces Accidents, High Levels of Particulate Pollution in Chinese Megacities, Report: Opportunities for Natural Gas as Transportation Fuel, AQMD Approves $3M to Replace Old Diesel School Buses with CNG, VeraSun IPO Lands $420 Million, 12 National Academies of Science Issue Joint Statement on Climate Change and Energy to G8 Leaders, Mark Fields Says Ford is On Track, Ford Signs Taylor Hicks in National Advertising Deal, Yet More Gas Saving Tips, Honda Recalling Half Mil Mid 90s Vehicles, Peugeot 907 V12 to Thrill at Goodwood Festival of Speed, DaimlerChrysler Sued For Allegedly Failing To Repair Mercedes CLK GTR Roadster, Chrysler Introducing New 3.0-Liter Diesel With 2007 Grand Cherokee, BP to Establish $500M Biofuels Research Center">14

[Exaflop.org] The Racing Blog - Mulsanne Mike talks about the Audi R10: The R8 wasn't an especially quick car over a single lap - the MG Lola EXP was almost as fast and it wasn't even in the top class and in 2005 the DBA/Zytec was much faster due to the equivalency rules imposed on the old R8 chassis. Even so, when raced against cars of similar pace, the R8 had a huge advantage due to it's Direct Injection V8 engine.

[Germancarblog.blogspot.com] The German Car Blog: Audi: Celebrating Landmark Anniversary at ...: In October 1980, the “Flying Finn” tested an Audi quattro rally car for the very first time in public - a prelude to the remarkable 25 rally championship titles won worldwide by Audi between 1981 and ’85. Mikkola will drive that very same pioneering Audi quattro, which rattled the sport to its core, at a motorsport event for the first time since the Portugal test 25 years ago.

[Fastmachines.com] FastMachines Sports Car News Blog: 2 Champion Racing Audi R8, taking the Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma presented by Ravenswood Winery on Sunday at Infineon Raceway. Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows did a little celebrating of their own as well, as they stood on top of the GT1 podium at Infineon for the fifth straight time.

[37signals.com] The new Audi TT - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals): While I agree that it does look an aweful lot like the Z, and also a wee bit Porschesque, I’ve never really faulted people much for copying stuff as long as the end result was ultimately an improvement. The only tiny issue I have with the new TT design is the way the rear hatch meets the rest of the car’s body.

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