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Chris D
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Boxy Brown wrote:
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Risi Competizione won't be at Sebring this year.


Why did they spend money on the Grand-Am cars and running Daytona when they don't have funding for Sebring?


I don't know.

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Sebring livery (2011 car):

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http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/galle ... %20quattro
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Full Audi 2012 line-up

Sebring 12 Hours
#1 Marcel Fassler/Andre Lotterer/Benoit Treluyer Audi R18 TDI
#2 Dindo Capello/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish Audi R18 TDI
#3 Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Loïc Duval Audi R18 TDI

Spa 6 Hours and Le Mans 24 Hours
#1 Marcel Fassler/Andre Lotterer/Benoit Treluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro
#2 Dindo Capello/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish Audi R18 e-tron quattro
#3 Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Loïc Duval Audi R18 ultra
#4 Marco Bonanomi/Oliver Jarvis/Mike Rockenfeller Audi R18 ultra

Remaining WEC rounds
#1 Andre Lotterer , Audi R18 e-tron quattro*
#2 Allan McNish , Audi R18 ultra*

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97740
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New audi Livery looks great. Now if ALMS would get smart and Jump back to SpeedTV so we could watch the race that would really be great.
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LOVEEEEE that #2 livery for Sebring.
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Chris D wrote:
I don't know.


Just kind of strange that they tested at Sebring two weeks before announcing they weren't entering. Even worse they were fastest in three of the four sessions. At least we get to see more of the Risi drivers with AF Corse and Matos is in an LMPC. :(
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deggis wrote:
Awesome liveries, they should have done this a long time ago instead of the horrible paint job of 2010 for example, but I hate that blatant quattro branding. It's just "bla bla bla" marketing BS to my ears.


Why was "Ultra", "TDI" and "FSI" on the R18/R15/R10/R8 any better? :p
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ellis wrote:
deggis wrote:
Awesome liveries, they should have done this a long time ago instead of the horrible paint job of 2010 for example, but I hate that blatant quattro branding. It's just "bla bla bla" marketing BS to my ears.


Why was "Ultra", "TDI" and "FSI" on the R18/R15/R10/R8 any better? :p

Ultra doesn't refer to specific technology per se and at least the engines are diesel engines and R8 had direct direction, unlike this "quattro" which isn't really an AWD. Also it is of course historically much more well known. Altough Audi seem to do stretch the term in their road cars too in the same way...

I can already hear the Audi driver's repeating the audir18etronquattrowiththetdiengine in every sentence in every interview. :yuk:
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Ultra is now the brand they use for the lightweight technology that they were pimping on the side of the R18s. This car might not be AWD in the traditional sense, but it's certainly for 4 wheels driven by the power outlets, and that's AWD, and Audi call that Quattro. If this hybrid system makes its way to the road cars, then it'll be called E-Tron Quattros there no doubt.
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DeltaWing testing today apparently. They kept that quiet.
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So no one would see it not run?
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ellis wrote:
Ultra is now the brand they use for the lightweight technology that they were pimping on the side of the R18s.

I know, but difference is that diesel is diesel and direct injection is direct injection, but "lightweight" is specifically what? And until now, it wasn't wasn't part of the freakin' official name of the car, just an ad basically.

Peugeot's hybrid was "Hybrid4" even though the electric motor was on the rear, so that was even more lame.
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Now that's what Aston should have been racing in a works capacity all these years.
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ellis wrote:
DeltaWing testing today apparently. They kept that quiet.


It did, and guess what?

SHE TURNS! :flag:

[youtubeidiot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQOXiRU4orc[/youtubeidiot]
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Apparently it wasn't at Sebring like reported, it done a shakedown at Willow Springs.

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Holly crap that car just entered into the corner at break neck speed!!! I think Audi need to watch themselves at Le Mans this year!!

This car is going to be one of the worlds worst failures. lol
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[youtubeidiot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQOXiRU4orc[/youtubeidiot]

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I'll just say that the thumbnail is misleading... video = :flag:
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Cool video by Audi!!
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