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Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: moTthediesel on December 15, 2005, 06:11:42 am: I certainly hope the powers that be @ Speed Channel see fit to tear themselves away from the "Hicks on Slicks" long enough to cover Lemans this year so we can all watch this in action :!:

(http://www.speedarena.com/news/uploads/sportscar/750_temp_144.jpg)

Read more about it here:http://www.speedarena.com/news/publish/sportscar/article_6324.shtml

DIESELS UBER ALLES!!

moT
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: TDIMeister on December 16, 2005, 04:47:04 am: That gives me a great reason to attend the Le Mans race this upcoming year. It's located about a 5 1/2 hour drive from me. :lol:
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: moTthediesel on December 16, 2005, 09:28:37 pm: Well, it's going to be run at Sebring Florida in March too. That's about a 23 hr. drive for me, but I'm still thinking about going 8)
moT
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on December 30, 2005, 09:05:23 am: You know... Sebring WILL be on the Speed Channel...

Now, if only I had cable...

(FWIW, TDIClubbers will know me... but I'm a n00b here)
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Master ACiD on December 30, 2005, 12:30:27 pm: hey i live in sebring. maybe ill bring my digicam and go to the race. would you guys be interested in first hand video of the car running?
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: VWRacer on December 31, 2005, 05:25:19 am: Yes! :D
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on December 31, 2005, 06:44:18 am: Of course! ;)
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: moTthediesel on December 31, 2005, 07:33:29 am: Well, I'm stuck in the sticks with a dial-up connection, so it won't do me much good :cry:
But for the others more fortunate on the forum, please do 8)
moT

If I thought I could have the Diesel Tub ready in time for Sebring I'd def be there. But as I'm only midway through my pan replacement (car now in "Fred Flintstone" mode) that's not likely to happen :wink:
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on December 31, 2005, 07:43:19 am: Hopefully, someone with Speed Channel can tape the thing for me, so I can see the whole race... I think I know someone that might have it, too :D
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Master ACiD on January 01, 2006, 09:19:30 am: guess what i have speed too.
gotta let mew know when its on soi can record it to the computer.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on January 01, 2006, 10:04:22 am: Quote from: "Sebring Raceway News"
The American Le Mans Series opens the 2006 season with the 54th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, scheduled for March 18 on SPEED Channel. Series teams will have the opportunity to test at the second annual Wheels Down Winter Test from Jan. 23-25 at Sebring International Raceway.

No time, yet, though.
Title: TDI racer
Post by: fatmobile on March 10, 2006, 01:05:22 am: Bump this up because the 18th is getting close.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Harry on March 16, 2006, 08:26:50 pm: What time does the coverage start on SPEED Channel?

Harry
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on March 17, 2006, 02:19:19 am: The schedule is here (http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/index.php?m=03&d=18&ts=1142658000&timezone=0&subcat=&program=&usecal=yes).

It's in several pieces, but...

For Eastern Time:

10:30-1:00 (first part)
2:30-6:30 (second part)
7:30-11:00 (third part)

Central Time:

9:30-12:00 (first part)
1:30-5:30 (second part)
6:30-10:00 (third part)

Mountain Time:

8:30-11:00 (first part)
12:30-4:30 (second part)
5:30-9:00 (third part)

Pacific Time:

7:30-10:00 (first part)
11:30-3:30 (second part)
4:30-8:00 (third part)

They have NASCAR inserted in between the parts... :roll: BUT, the parts are all live. Now, can someone record all of this for those of us unlucky enough to not have Speed Channel (or any cable)?
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: vwmike on March 17, 2006, 02:49:51 am: What day? is it the 23rd then?

I could capture it but I'm not sure how I'd distribute that to anyone. That would be an insanely huge file.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on March 17, 2006, 05:10:46 am: It's the 18th.

And, for distributing it, encode it using DiVX, and distribute it using BitTorrent.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Harry on March 17, 2006, 07:26:41 am: bhtooefr,
Thanks for the times. And if NASCAR comes on then we get free lessons on English as a second language. Roundanaroundanaroundanaroundanaround, who cares!
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: syncroserge on March 17, 2006, 04:34:26 pm: this is porn to my eyes... :shock:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3704130114630224232&q=r10
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Dennis Froelich on March 18, 2006, 06:51:41 am: Also got pole position.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on March 18, 2006, 08:20:13 am: Live standings: http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html
Live audio: http://globecast.workscast.com/
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: wyldman on March 18, 2006, 08:24:04 am: One started on pole,the other from the pit lane as they didn't complete repairs in time.They are now running 1-2.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on March 18, 2006, 02:59:52 pm: The #1 R10 is retired. Overheating is claimed, but there's rumors that it's actually a telemetry failure.

#2 holds the lead. Diesel power has dominated this race.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: malone on March 18, 2006, 04:11:54 pm: Dr Ulrich says the official reason for pulling the other R10 was overheat. Lack of telemetry lead to the problem.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on March 18, 2006, 07:45:08 pm: The Audi R10 #2 brings TDI power the win!

:D
Title: diesel power
Post by: fatmobile on March 19, 2006, 01:00:22 am: Ha, showed them! :lol:
Was ahead by 4 laps at one time. :D
They were really talking about the diesel and how this car could change the reputation of the diesel engine.
There was no smoke, little noise, no smell and lots of power.
Some of this was due to the Shell fuel that will be coming to America in a few years.
It will be fun to see how it does at Lemans.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Master ACiD on March 19, 2006, 01:10:20 am: guys, i went to the race. i have video and pictures of both tdi's in the pits being worked on. i shook hands with the germans working on the cars and talked with some of them in the pits. i stood on the starting line 5 mins before the race bagan and took pis of the tdi's. i shot video of alot of it, espically video of the car on the track, car being loaded the day before on the trailer, them putting body panels on and off, some neat engine pics and vids.

also got alot of video of other cars but i really focused on the tdi's because i knew you guys would love it.
ill compilate the video and distrubute it tomorrow. its 410am and im too tired to type anymore.

it was amazing ill say that.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Master ACiD on March 19, 2006, 03:37:55 am: i should be sleeping but im sure you guys would rather see some vdeo. heres some preliminary video and pics of the tdi that i shot.

http://users.adelphia.net/~smithjoe/audir12.wmv
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: fspGTD on March 19, 2006, 10:53:10 am: Master Acid - thanks man, totally sweet!!! :D
Title: Vid
Post by: moosiah on March 19, 2006, 04:40:36 pm: Thanks!!!!!! You !!!! Da Man !!!!!!!! I couldn't watch ,,,I had to go build a set for a shoe fashion show in SJ :cry: .......... any reruns on Speed?????? and how'd you get in the pits????? :wink:
ps nice job on the editing, ex choice on the music!!!! :lol:
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Turbo DS on March 20, 2006, 05:13:43 am: The R10 makes us all proud! I would love to know what power it could make without the intake restrictors :shock:
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Master ACiD on March 20, 2006, 07:41:19 am: ill have more pics and vids up of the r12's as well as other cars later guys. i just need more time. i have gigs of video to go through and weed out the bad angles and shots. also have gigs of pics to go through and weed out the bad ones as well.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: Master ACiD on March 20, 2006, 07:31:38 pm: second compilation of audi r12 video, with some extras thrown in just for fun.

http://users.adelphia.net/~smithjoe/audir12_2.wmv

ill have more pics/vids of the rest of the cars later.
Title: v12 TDI
Post by: fatmobile on April 01, 2006, 02:35:24 am: When can we watch these diesels race again?
Is it this weekend?
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on April 01, 2006, 08:28:24 am: They'll be at Le Mans next...

(http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/ressources/images/une/une_01_gb.jpg)
Title: lamans
Post by: fatmobile on June 11, 2006, 01:12:51 am: Hey now, we're getting close to another good race.
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on June 11, 2006, 12:20:38 pm: Ahh, good bump. :)
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: akrallysport on June 11, 2006, 08:26:25 pm: Audi #7 only second fastest in testing. Pescarolo running 2s/lap faster. Or is Audi bluffing about the potential? ;)
Title: TDI's at Lemans!!
Post by: bhtooefr on June 12, 2006, 07:15:58 am: I suspect that Audi's using the same strategy that they said they were using at Sebring.

Take it easy, save themselves for the race, and don't let too much info past.

Now, once they start racing the 24 Heure du Mans, I do believe they'll go all out. Stretching fuel tanks to the end, running the car hard rather than babying it, etc., etc.