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Peugeot’s Anthony Davidson hopes the new Intercontinental Le Mans Cup can bring sports car racing to a much wider audience, having admitted that he had no idea how spectacular the discipline was until he dropped out of Formula 1.

LMP1 giants Audi and Peugeot last went head to head over a full season in the 2008 Le Mans Series, but both have now   … More

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Audi Le Mans star Allan McNish believes this year’s rule changes could make the top gas-powered cars a major threat to Audi and Peugeot’s diesel prototypes.

Diesel-engined cars have dominated the Le Mans scene since Audi switched to the R10 TDI in 2006, but race organizer the Automobile Club de l’Ouest is adjusting the regulations this year and opening the door for performance balancing changes to ensure parity between gasoline and diesel cars. This has encouraged Aston Martin to   …  More

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 A Lamborghini Gallardo developed by Porsche? How about a Stuttgart-engineered Audi R8? It could happen under a new plan that puts Porsche in charge of sports car development for all Volkswagen Group brands.

The decision comes as part of VW Group’s overall plan to streamline its brand and engineering structure. Although Porsche is the newest member of the family, its expertise in sports car engineering apparently made it   …  Pictures & Details

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Rockstars Bucky Lasek and Rune Glifberg were invited for a day of driving at OCRC (Orange County Race Craft) check out there experience and more at… www.ocracecraft.com

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