>> In later years the
>>Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which sets the rules for racing in the
Le
>>Mans 24 Hours, had reduced the restrictor size on the engine, and
stipulated
>>the R8 carry ballast, to make the races more competitive

Exactly my point in an earlier post --- here at last is a racing use for the
Wasserboxer engine -- Ballast :-)

Doug

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Hanson
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] I've been waiting ALL WEEK for Friday.....
>
>  I'd rather see VW get involved in Endurance racing, like 24hrs  of Le
> Mans....I think the technology in that race series actually has a little
> more to cross over to street vehicle technology...Pretty incredible how
> fast
> they make those prototypes lap around the clock..
>
> They're already involved in endurance racing.  Them Audi R8Rs and R10Rs
> seem
> to be rather competitive.
>
> The Audi R10 TDI was built to supersede the Audi R8 race car, a proven
> model
> which had won five times at Le Mans since 2000 and earned a reputation as
> one of the most successful racing cars of all time. In later years the
> Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which sets the rules for racing in the Le
> Mans 24 Hours, had reduced the restrictor size on the engine, and
> stipulated
> the R8 carry ballast, to make the races more competitive.
>
> That's the true test.... Ensmallen the intake and make you haul more weight
> so the other guy has a chance....
>
> Audi = VAG
>

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