LexFather

The self proclaimed leader in "green racing", the American Le Mans Series, will be losing one of its premier teams for 2009. After winning nine consecutive LMP1 championships with the R8 and then the R10 TDI, Audi will no longer have a works team in the ALMS in 2009. The only official Audi appearance in North America will be the debut run of the new R15 TDI at Sebring in March. After that, the R15 will go to Le Mans and Audi will be represented by the new A4 in DTM and the R8 LMS in GT3 racing.
Audi hasn't indicated whether it will make the R10s available to Champion Racing or any other team. Champion has been operating the Audi Sport North America program for several years. The current economic conditions have been cited by Audi racing boss Dr. Wolfgang Ulrich as part of the reason for withdrawing from ALMS and also the European Le Mans Series


]http://www.autoblog.com/2008/1...-mans/

4TehNguyen

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sad to see it leave ALMS. I have seen teh R10 race in person and its unreal. It literally sounds like spaceship when its driving, you dont even need earmuffs to watch it run.

LexFather

Yeah, I've seen it too and it is unreal. Very sad news.

JessePS

what!!!

I8ABMR

That is blowing me away. They usually dominate at the ALMS. I am totally confused.