Diesel Audi RS10 wins @ 12 hours of Sebring

[Chris_Doane]

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=1872

They made auto racing history with a diesel powered car winning a major race for the first time ever.

Edited March 19, 2006 by CD/BP

[Hey Now]

Interesting. I wonder, did the diesel give better fuel economy resulting in less pit stops in the 12 hours?

[Northstar]

I was just watching it...

I read in a magazine about the RS10 and how it was heavier than the RS8 because they had to give it a beefier transmission and such.

It's pretty impressive to say the least, and maybe diesels will get some respect now.

[scharmer05]

i was watchin some of it on speed channel today and they were talking about how it was supposed to get better mileage, but it was boring so i switched the channel and never found out if it actually did

[Chris_Doane]

Apparently the RS10 made 12 stops and the 2nd place car made 18 stops.

[ocnblu]

I hope this is part of an effort to squash the hybrid myth. Good for Audi.