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[Ti Kan]

Brett Dikeman writes:
> Anyway, they said the Bently has an Audi engine in it.  A few minutes
> later in the report, they said that the car looked great but "still has a
> few problems."  This was accompanied by footage of the car getting pushed
> out of the garage and trying to get out onto the track. It made it about
> 10 feet and the engine died.

The Bentley Le Mans car looks A LOT like the 1999 Audi R8C Le Mans.
Perhaps it is no coincidence, since the R8Cs were campaigned by
Audi Sport UK, that the VW gruppe decided to use that platform as
the basis for the Bentley.  The R8C didn't fare too well in the 1999
race, both cars were retired due to gearbox problems.  I'd think
that if indeed the Bentleys are further-develped R8Cs, the cars should
be improved.  Indeed, the fact that both Bentleys are still running
within the top ten says a lot.

Anyone with more definitive information about the Bentley racers?

I am surprised that the VW gruppe is fielding two marques concurrently
at Le Mans.  Sort of competing against itself, not to mention the huge
budget of doing so...

Nevertheless, while I want Audi to win, having other VW family marques
in the top few places is something worth celebrating too.

-Ti
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