The Audi R15 TDI: Friday Practice

Lucas Luhr in the Audi R15 TDI during Friday practice for the 2009 Petit Le Mans

Lucas Luhr in the Audi R15 TDI during Friday practice for the 2009 Petit Le Mans (click to enlarge)

Here’s Lucas Luhr again, this time during Friday during practice, Turn 1 at Road Atlanta. The Audi R15 TDI had been freshly polished to a mirror sheen and looked absolutely gorgeous. The sharp-eyed will notice that the car is sporting single dive planes underneath the headlights. In the race, this car ran two for additional grip on the wet track. FYI, I’ve added a lightbox plugin so you can enlarge the picture and feast your eyes on this stunning car.

But wait, there’s more… Here’s a sound clip of several of the cars going by. The Audi is first. Notice how much quieter and smoother sounding it is than the others that follow.

Sounds of the 2009 Petit Le Mans (MP3)

2009
10/01
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What’s up (down?) with Lucas Luhr?

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Here’s a picture I took during Saturday’s Petit Le Mans. This is Lucas Luhr. When I took this picture Lucas was cruising by in his Audi at a stately 130mph or so with his foot solidly planted to the floor. In traffic, I should add. Why on earth was he looking down like that? You can’t even see the top of his visor for Pete’s sake! He could be taking a catnap, checking his seatbelt or contemplating his… OK, I have no idea what he was doing. What do you think?

What is Lucas doing?

  • Posting "Mika just gave me the finger in turn 6..." to Twitter. (43%, 3 Votes)
  • Praying that Montagny wads the Peugeot soon. (29%, 2 Votes)
  • Eating the last of those fries he dropped during the last pit stop. (29%, 2 Votes)
  • Having a short snooze on the back straight. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Checking to make sure he remembered his lucky hamster. (-1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 7

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2009
09/28
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Petit Le Mans Friday

Here’s a few highlight pictures from Road Atlanta during Friday’s practice and qualifying sessions.

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2009
09/26
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