19/08/2008 17:13. In the last week in August the Audi R10 TDI competes on two race
tracks which could hardly be more different: On 24 August the
American Le Mans Series appears at the Canadian circuit Mosport,
one of the fastest tracks on the calendar. On the agenda only six
days later on the Belle Isle in Detroit (USA) is the slowest street
circuit on the US sportscar seriesâ calendar.
The two Audi Sport North America team Audi R10 TDI prototypes are
not just the only diesel cars in the high-calibre starting field of
the US racing series â they are also equipped
with state-of-the-art electronics which are becoming increasingly
complex. At Mosport a new version of the tyre-pressure monitoring
system will be used, which is also found in a similar form in Audi
road cars.
This is a very important safety... //
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