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24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 5:29 pm
by LittleSkull
Congratulations to Bentley, but if Audi had studied a new R8 i'm sure the story would have been different. Why didn't they develop a new car [img]images/graemlins/24430-audibash.gif[/img] Maybe because after three wins in a row thay have to be put in a superior category [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 3:21 pm
by Joshie
Well in a way Audi won anyway - apart from coming third with a privately enetererd R8, Audi engines powered the winning Bentleys.
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 9:11 pm
by DavidT
Did they ?
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 8:34 am
by Jon
joshie can you email me the group pics?
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:44 pm
by Joshie
joshie can you email me the group pics?
I'll post them in the gallery when I have a chance Jon
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:45 pm
by Joshie
Did they ?
Well I thought that's what I heard - do you know different David? [img]images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:53 pm
by DavidT
Last year's engine was an Audi job, but I think this year's four litre is a Bentley as it it built to different regulations.
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 8:23 pm
by Joshie
Thanks for that mate - just heard otherwise. I can well believe it as those Bentleys didn't cause perforation of the eardrums when they tore past.
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 8:28 pm
by DavidT
No worries.
There were fewer turbo cars this year, so more noise.
We watched qualifying from the pit grandstand on Thursday evening and the noise echoes up there, it's ear splitting.
Still not a patch on the rotary engined Mazda that won in 1991? though, that was super loud with a mega high pitched tone [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
Re: 24h Le Mans 2003
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 8:38 pm
by s2driver
Bentley Motors chairman elect Franz-Josef Paefgen states: "I can confirm that the powerplant will be a 4.0 litre twin-turbocharged, direct injection engine, which will be unique to Bentley and developed in close co-operation with Audi."
It is just Bentley money at the end of the day. Very little to do with the company that designs, builds and develops the road car....just like most motorsport really. EXP speed8 is designed, built and developed by a specialist motorsport outfit in the UK.