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uttamj
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 Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: Bad week for peugeot :( |
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Bad week for PeugeotPosted by Nick Trott at 9:50AM on Wednesday 17 September, 2008 0 Comments
Peugeot's underachieving sportscar team received some bad news at the weekend - and this was before they threw away certain victory in the Le Mans Series Championship at Silverstone.
The bad news is that the ACO - the Le Mans rulemakers - have issued a new set of regulations that aim restore 'sporting equality' between the petrol-powered cars and the diesels.
Last year, the diesel Peugeot 908 HDI FAP lapped the Le Mans circuit in the low 3min 20seconds - some 10seconds faster than the ACO are comfortable with.
The diesels will receive modifications to their air restrictors and a reduction in boost pressure.
Of course, bad news for Peugeot means bad news for Audi too. But the chaps at Lola and in particular Aston Martin must've grinned from ear-to-ear at the news.
Why? Their petrol-powered LM P1 car is proving to be the quickest non-diesel prototype at the moment, and next year will be Aston's 50th anniversary of their only outright Le Mans win...
topgear: http://www.topgear.com/blogs/motorsport/117-bad_week_for_peugeot/ |
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uttamj
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they respsonded pretty quickly
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