Tag: Le Mans
Posted by
tyko 2 years 8 months ago
Peugeot's return to Le Mans and endurance racing might be a little more complicated than black-and-white, but the team's livery will not, following the release of images of the 908 HDi FAP in all its 2007 glory.
The French team will field two cars at La Sarthe in June and in the six race Le Mans Series as it makes a return to the sportscar scene, with Peugeot looking to follow Audi in using diesel power to achieve success in arguably the biggest race of them all.
Peugeot announced its six drivers back in January, with the exact line-up...
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Posted by
Fangio 3 years 3 months ago
Audi's goal is to become every bit as racy and blue-blooded as its German competitors, and the company is about to take a big step forward in that pursuit.
The R8 is expected to have the same 425 horsepower V8 engine as the Audi RS4, but weight just 3500 lbs, compared to the RS4’s 4200 lbs. Those figures should be good for a 0-60 mph time in the low-4.0 second range. It is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo platform. Everything from the aluminum space frame to the all-wheel-drive system is from the Lamborghini (Audi owns Lambo).
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Posted by
Fangio 3 years 4 months ago
2006 marks the 40th anniversary of Ford's 1-2-3 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1966. Born out Ford's desire to be beat Ferrari at its own game, the historic victory came courtesy of three GT40 Mark II race cars that this week were reunited at the Le Mans Classic to commemorate the anniversary. This was the first time all three cars had been together since Ford commemorated the racing event's 30th anniversary some 10 years ago.
Ford of Europe even went to the trouble of shipping the first place car, a black and silver Shelby...
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