Welcome back American Le Mans Series! Sometime you wonder how these guys (drivers + crew = personel) can do it week in and week out.
- Two ALMS races within eight days
- US comeback for defending champion Dindo Capello
- “Clean Diesel” with advantage over Ethanol
After a seven-week break, the American Le Mans Series continues in the middle of July with back-to-back races: At Lime Rock (Connecticut) and Mid-Ohio (Ohio) the world’s fastest sportscar contest two races within eight days on 12 and 19 July.
Continue reading ‘ALMS: 30th race for the Audi R10 TDI’
Dindo Capello will return to the American Le Mans Series with the two-time LMP1 champion teaming with fellow Italian Emanuele Pirro at Lime Rock Park for next week’s American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix. The July 12 race will be Capello’s first in the Series since taking P1 honors (and third overall) for Audi at Sebring. Continue reading ‘ALMS: Dindo Capello returns to Lime Rock’
We are still celebrating in the States!!
Audi R10 TDI, Allan McNish, Dindo Capello, Tom KristensenAt one of the most exciting and fastest races in Le Mans history, AUDI AG clinched another triumph at what is arguably the world’s toughest motor race.
For Audi, this marked the eighth Le Mans triumph in just ten races. This puts Audi in third place – just one victory short of Ferrari – on the perpetual list of winners of the endurance classic which has been staged since 1923. Continue reading ‘Facts about Audi’s eighth victory at Le Mans’
Allan McNish (left) rejoices with Audi’s Dindo Capello, Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and Tom Kristensen at Le Mans. Photo: Regis LefebureHot off his second victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – and first since 1998 – three-time American Le Mans Series champion Allan McNish will be a guest on XM’s Powershift program at 9:25 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 19. McNish won at Le Mans for the first time with Audi and took a 4:31 victory with Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen as the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI won the world’s greatest race for the third year in a row. Continue reading ‘Allan McNIsh goes from Le Mans to XM Powershift’
