NEW AUDI TOPS SEBRING TEST.(Audi AG race car tested)
AutoWeek, February, 2006
Audi sent a warning to its rivals at the second annual American Le Mans Series Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway in Florida on Jan. 23-25. It had tested its new R10, powered by a 5.5-liter, twin-turbo diesel V12, privately in Europe, but the Sebring sessions confirmed the R10 as the car to beat in the March 18 12-hour enduro.
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Driver Ivan Capello's best time of 1:47.308 was the test's best, soundly beating the official track record of 1:48.029 set in 2002 by teammate Frank Biela in the old R8. The car "feels like an Audi,'' Capello says, except with way more torque: ...
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