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Garrett-Powered Audi R10 Turbo-Diesel Wins Third Race In A Row.

July 2006

The Honeywell turbocharged Audi R10 kept its winning streak alive last weekend bringing home first and fourth position at the American Le Mans series race in Salt Lake City, Utah. Drivers Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela narrowly beat the Porsche team with a gap of only 0.318 seconds to take home the victory. The second Audi car finished in fourth place overall and in third place in the P1 category after having to make an unscheduled pit-stop to correct a slow puncture. This marks the third win in as many races for the new turbodiesel racecar.

"Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela drove a great race," said Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport. "Allan McNish and Dindo Capello showed a great pace but they were unlucky because, while leading, they had to make a late, unscheduled pit stop because of a puncture and fell back. Otherwise a 1-2 victory would have been possible. But motorsport is like that."

The cars will have another opportunity to take home a 1-2 victory this weekend, July 22, in Portland, Oregon.