| Audi luxury unit of Volkswagen and recipient of quality | | | | Houston circuit is a new territory. It is also expected |
| VW disc is joining two city races in one week--- the | | | | that the Audi team will experience some problems |
| American Le Mans Series in Long Beach California | | | | during the race since the Houston circuit is considered |
| and Houston Texas. These two races will put the | | | | to be the slowest one on the 2007 American Le Mans |
| undefeated Audi R10 TDI once again to the test. | | | | Series schedule with an extremely bumpy surface. |
| It can be remembered that the Audi R10 TDI has | | | | After the one-two victory that the Audi team has |
| gained a one-two victory in St. Petersburg Florida | | | | achieved in St. Petersburg there was very little time |
| which simply shows that the revolutionary | | | | for the team to take a break. As the drivers flew |
| diesel-powered sportscar is also capable of winning on | | | | back to Europe for some testing in France for the 24 |
| a street course. The circuits in Long Beach and | | | | Hours of Le Mans scheduled on June 16 to 17, the |
| Houston however have different traits compared to | | | | Dave Maraj’s Team Audi Sport North America on |
| the tracks on St. Petersburg which means that the | | | | the other hand has three days remaining to prepare |
| Audi Sport North America team is going to face | | | | the two R10 TDI sports prototypes for the next race. |
| additional challenges and it’s going to be big. | | | | And then as early as Thursday the trucks left the |
| And speaking of challenges, the drivers as well as the | | | | team’s base in Pompano Beach in Florida to travel |
| technical crews need to master a particularly tough | | | | the 2,700 mile distance across the United States to the |
| task in Long Beach and they have to do than before | | | | West Coast. |
| the qualifying race which gives the team as little as 45 | | | | It is the first time for Long Beach to host the American |
| minutes of practice to familiarize themselves with the | | | | Le Mans Series. And for the Audi Sport team, this |
| new circuit. The race will only last for 1:40 hours making | | | | Houston race marks the return to a special venue. It |
| it as the shortest race in the history of the American | | | | should be noted that in the year 1988 Audi contested |
| Le Mans Series. | | | | its debut race with the 200 quattro TRansAm after |
| A week after the Audi Sport North America team will | | | | changing from rallying to circuit racing which happened |
| head to compete in the city circuit in Houston. Dindo | | | | on the street course near Los Angeles. And during |
| Capello and Allan McNish are already familiar with the | | | | that time, Audi caused a big sensation with its Quattro |
| city circuit in Houston since this is where they have | | | | drive and just like its TDI powered sportscar that is |
| gained their victory last year using the Audi R8. | | | | making headlines in the United States. |
| However for Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner the | | | | |