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Tuesday December 27, 2005

A diesel to win Le Mans ?

The mega successful R8 sportscar that has been so successful at the Le Mans 24 hours race now has a brother powered by diesel. The R10 is a serious effort to win the race using a V12 engine developing over 650bhp. It has a 5.5 litre engine, the largest allowed in the LMP1 prototype rules. When the R8 first raced at Le Mans the three R8 cars finished P1/P2 and P3. It notched up five wins the last was this year. The car will be seen first at the Sebring 12 hours race the ALMS series opener in March. In the following year (2007) Peugeot will return to the race also with a Diesel powered car...

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