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Recent winners of Le Mans have been powered by diesel engines. I went 3 years ago and it was very strange - the diesel power LMP1 cars were almost inaudibly qu
by dabeeeenster 16y ago
Recent winners of Le Mans have been powered by diesel engines.
I went 3 years ago and it was very strange - the diesel power LMP1 cars were almost inaudibly quiet compared to the petrol powered cars. Almost like they were floating round the track - most surreal.
Diesel engines have advanced incredibly in the last 15 years.
- simonsarris 16y ago(Yeah the new Audi's are incredible!) And they were trying everything to cut the balls of them, weren't they? The Diesels aren't banned but they restricted their fuel-tank size. They also have to refuel slower than non-diesels (not by design but by regulation) and they have a new +30kg weight increase restriction just for diesels. There might be more. I suppose its not a bad thing to try to equalize the cars for racing by putting handicaps (and thus leaving it up to the drivers skill) but I dislike the outright banning of certain technologies.[1]
- siika2000 16y ago> I dislike the outright banning of certain technologies.[1] So do I. Did you forget to include some link you intended to include?