4 in '04: Audi Takes Four Motor Racing Titles This Year -

**The Jesal** · 11-22-2004, 02:42 AM

An exceptional total of four high profile, world class motor racing championships have been decisively won this year by Audi – the ‘Vorsprung Durch Technik’ brand that has become synonymous with the chequered flag. In 2004 Audi has conquered the Le Mans Endurance racing Series in Europe and America, the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) with the A4 DTM car and the North American SPEED GT World Challenge - a landmark achievement.

New Audi A4 DTM car Takes Championship at its first attempt

The prestige German car maker achieved instant domination this year with its new A4 DTM car, more than ten years after the Audi V8 quattro racers’ triumphant winning streak in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM). Audi returned to the series in 2004 with six newly developed Audi A4 DTM cars, and utterly dominated. The Manufacturers’ and Teams’ titles have been won by Audi Sport Team Abt, and the Drivers’ title by A4 DTM driver Mattias Ekström.

The Audi A4 DTM scored five race wins in the 10-race series (4 for Ekström) and a total of 11 top-three finishes in the year that its latest road going A4 was revealed to the World.

Le Mans Victories again in Europe and America:

In the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) Audi was also utterly dominant , with British racers Jamie Davies and Johnny Herbert, campaigning for Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, claiming both the Drivers’ and Teams’ LMES (LM P1) titles respectively. The championship covered a total of almost 2,500 miles, and the Veloqx Audis led for all but 250 of these.

In winning the fourth and final race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium (12 Sep), Davies and Herbert scored the Audi R8 sportscar's momentous 50th race victory in its 60th race since the sports-prototype's début in March 2000. Fellow Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx racers Pierre Kaffer and Allan McNish, who started the race leading the championship but unfortunately were forced to retire after a collision with a slower car, finished title runners-up.

Apart from the four-race LMES (Monza, Nurburgring, Silverstone and Spa), in which Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx won each race outright, the Veloqx Audi squad also claimed second (Davies/Herbert/Guy Smith) and fifth (Biela/Kaffer/McNish) places in the gruelling and extremely hard-fought Le Mans 24 Hours. Both cars started from the front row and the Davies, Herbert, Smith R8 held the lead for the opening 15 hours.

American Le Mans Series (ALMS)

As well as its LMES success, Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx also took the chequered flag in the first round of the American Le Mans Series, and in the process became the only Audi "customer" sportscar outfit in 2004 to win an endurance race on both sides of the Atlantic. Champion Audi went on to win six more races in the nine-fixture series, the American Audi team’s latest success coming last Saturday (October 16) when Johnny Herbert and Pierre Kaffer enjoyed a memorable victory in the ninth and final round at Laguna Seca in California. The impressive final total of seven Audi wins has secured the ALMS P1 Manufacturers’ championship title for Audi for a sixth consecutive year, with the P1 Drivers’ ‘crown’ going to six-time winners JJ Lehto and Marco Werner.

SPEED GT World Challenge

By finishing fourth in the finale of the North American GT series at Laguna Seca on Sunday October 17, last year’s champion Randy Pobst secured the Manufacturers’ title for Audi for a third time in his RS 6 Competition. Michael Galati finished the season as best placed Audi driver in second position, missing the Drivers’ title by just six points. The quattro permanent four-wheel-drive Audi scored four 1-2 finishes in the 10-race series, despite the infliction by the organision SCCA of various power and weight restrictions on the car.

Audi A4 DTM racer echoes new road-going S4 – The German Touring Car Masters (DTM) is one of four major, high profile motor racing championships dominated by Audi in 2004. The ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ brand has also taken titles in Le Mans endurance racing series in both Europe and America as well as with its RS6 in the American SPEED GT Challenge. There is m ore than a passing similarity between the championship-winning Audis can be found in the new V8-powered Audi S4 quattro, arriving in the UK in early 2005.

Technical data Comparison :

Audi A4 DTM Racer Audi S4 quattro Road car

Chassis
Tubular space frame, integrated unitary steel monocoque, steel CFK safety cell for the driver, safety cell for all occupants

CFK crash elements front and rear

Engine
Normally aspirated V8 engine, Normally aspirated V8 engine,
90 degree cylinder angle, 4 valves per 5 valves per cylinder, DOHC
cylinder, to comply with rules 2 x main underfloor catalytic
2 x 28.0 mm air restrictors, three-way converters
catalytic converter

Engine management: Bosch MS 2.9 Bosch Motronic
Engine lubrication: Dry sump Wet sump

Displacement: 4000 cc 4163cc

Output: about 460 hp 344 hp

Torque: over 500 Nm 410 Nm

Drive configuration: Rear wheel drive quattro permanent
four-wheel-drive

Gearbox: Sequential 6-speed racing type 6-speed manual /
6-speed tiptronic

Differential
Multiple-disc limited-slip differential Torsen centre differential

Steering
Rack-and-pinion power steering Rack-and-pinion Servotronic power steering

Suspension
Independent suspension at front and rear, Independent suspension at front
double-wishbone suspension, and rear, four-link with upper
pushrod system with damper/spring unit, and lower wishbones at front,
adjustable gas-filled shock trapezoidal link at rear
absorbers

Brakes
Hydraulic dual-circuit brake system, Dual-circuit brake system with
light-alloy brake callipers, ventilated diagonal split, ABS/EBD and
carbon fibre discs at front and rear, ESP 8, tandem brake booster,
brake balance adjustable by driver ventilated discs front and rear

Wheels
O.Z. forged aluminium rims, 8J x 18 inches forged aluminium
front: 10 x 18 inches, rear: 11 x 18 inches Avus design

Tyres
front: 265/660-R18, 235/40 R18 front and rear
rear: 280/660-R18

Length: 4800 mm 4586mm
Width: 1850 mm 1772mm (exc mirrors)
Height: 1200 mm 1427mm
Minimum weight: 1080 kgs (incl. driver) 1660kg (exc. driver)
Fuel tank capacity: 70 ltrs 63 ltrs

*Fourtitude

QUATTROPWR · 11-22-2004, 03:18 AM

They will keep smashing ALMS until porsche comes back with a LMP car! BUt boy are those cars nice..good work audi

11-22-2004, 02:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
The Jesal BANNED! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Roselle IL Posts: 17,153 Casino cash: $2055550 Images: 21	4 in '04: Audi Takes Four Motor Racing Titles This Year An exceptional total of four high profile, world class motor racing championships have been decisively won this year by Audi – the ‘Vorsprung Durch Technik’ brand that has become synonymous with the chequered flag. In 2004 Audi has conquered the Le Mans Endurance racing Series in Europe and America, the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) with the A4 DTM car and the North American SPEED GT World Challenge - a landmark achievement. New Audi A4 DTM car Takes Championship at its first attempt The prestige German car maker achieved instant domination this year with its new A4 DTM car, more than ten years after the Audi V8 quattro racers’ triumphant winning streak in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM). Audi returned to the series in 2004 with six newly developed Audi A4 DTM cars, and utterly dominated. The Manufacturers’ and Teams’ titles have been won by Audi Sport Team Abt, and the Drivers’ title by A4 DTM driver Mattias Ekström. The Audi A4 DTM scored five race wins in the 10-race series (4 for Ekström) and a total of 11 top-three finishes in the year that its latest road going A4 was revealed to the World. Le Mans Victories again in Europe and America: In the 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) Audi was also utterly dominant , with British racers Jamie Davies and Johnny Herbert, campaigning for Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, claiming both the Drivers’ and Teams’ LMES (LM P1) titles respectively. The championship covered a total of almost 2,500 miles, and the Veloqx Audis led for all but 250 of these. In winning the fourth and final race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium (12 Sep), Davies and Herbert scored the Audi R8 sportscar's momentous 50th race victory in its 60th race since the sports-prototype's début in March 2000. Fellow Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx racers Pierre Kaffer and Allan McNish, who started the race leading the championship but unfortunately were forced to retire after a collision with a slower car, finished title runners-up. Apart from the four-race LMES (Monza, Nurburgring, Silverstone and Spa), in which Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx won each race outright, the Veloqx Audi squad also claimed second (Davies/Herbert/Guy Smith) and fifth (Biela/Kaffer/McNish) places in the gruelling and extremely hard-fought Le Mans 24 Hours. Both cars started from the front row and the Davies, Herbert, Smith R8 held the lead for the opening 15 hours. American Le Mans Series (ALMS) As well as its LMES success, Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx also took the chequered flag in the first round of the American Le Mans Series, and in the process became the only Audi "customer" sportscar outfit in 2004 to win an endurance race on both sides of the Atlantic. Champion Audi went on to win six more races in the nine-fixture series, the American Audi team’s latest success coming last Saturday (October 16) when Johnny Herbert and Pierre Kaffer enjoyed a memorable victory in the ninth and final round at Laguna Seca in California. The impressive final total of seven Audi wins has secured the ALMS P1 Manufacturers’ championship title for Audi for a sixth consecutive year, with the P1 Drivers’ ‘crown’ going to six-time winners JJ Lehto and Marco Werner. SPEED GT World Challenge By finishing fourth in the finale of the North American GT series at Laguna Seca on Sunday October 17, last year’s champion Randy Pobst secured the Manufacturers’ title for Audi for a third time in his RS 6 Competition. Michael Galati finished the season as best placed Audi driver in second position, missing the Drivers’ title by just six points. The quattro permanent four-wheel-drive Audi scored four 1-2 finishes in the 10-race series, despite the infliction by the organision SCCA of various power and weight restrictions on the car. Audi A4 DTM racer echoes new road-going S4 – The German Touring Car Masters (DTM) is one of four major, high profile motor racing championships dominated by Audi in 2004. The ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ brand has also taken titles in Le Mans endurance racing series in both Europe and America as well as with its RS6 in the American SPEED GT Challenge. There is m ore than a passing similarity between the championship-winning Audis can be found in the new V8-powered Audi S4 quattro, arriving in the UK in early 2005. Technical data Comparison : Audi A4 DTM Racer Audi S4 quattro Road car Chassis Tubular space frame, integrated unitary steel monocoque, steel CFK safety cell for the driver, safety cell for all occupants CFK crash elements front and rear Engine Normally aspirated V8 engine, Normally aspirated V8 engine, 90 degree cylinder angle, 4 valves per 5 valves per cylinder, DOHC cylinder, to comply with rules 2 x main underfloor catalytic 2 x 28.0 mm air restrictors, three-way converters catalytic converter Engine management: Bosch MS 2.9 Bosch Motronic Engine lubrication: Dry sump Wet sump Displacement: 4000 cc 4163cc Output: about 460 hp 344 hp Torque: over 500 Nm 410 Nm Drive configuration: Rear wheel drive quattro permanent four-wheel-drive Gearbox: Sequential 6-speed racing type 6-speed manual / 6-speed tiptronic Differential Multiple-disc limited-slip differential Torsen centre differential Steering Rack-and-pinion power steering Rack-and-pinion Servotronic power steering Suspension Independent suspension at front and rear, Independent suspension at front double-wishbone suspension, and rear, four-link with upper pushrod system with damper/spring unit, and lower wishbones at front, adjustable gas-filled shock trapezoidal link at rear absorbers Brakes Hydraulic dual-circuit brake system, Dual-circuit brake system with light-alloy brake callipers, ventilated diagonal split, ABS/EBD and carbon fibre discs at front and rear, ESP 8, tandem brake booster, brake balance adjustable by driver ventilated discs front and rear Wheels O.Z. forged aluminium rims, 8J x 18 inches forged aluminium front: 10 x 18 inches, rear: 11 x 18 inches Avus design Tyres front: 265/660-R18, 235/40 R18 front and rear rear: 280/660-R18 Length: 4800 mm 4586mm Width: 1850 mm 1772mm (exc mirrors) Height: 1200 mm 1427mm Minimum weight: 1080 kgs (incl. driver) 1660kg (exc. driver) Fuel tank capacity: 70 ltrs 63 ltrs Fourtitude __________________ ///M3*

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11-22-2004, 03:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
QUATTROPWR Banned by EuroTek Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Chicago IL Posts: 174 Casino cash: $50250	They will keep smashing ALMS until porsche comes back with a LMP car! BUt boy are those cars nice..good work audi