Audi or Bentley to win?

[willdew]

So who's going to take outright victory then?

I think if the Bentleys can run until the end they stand a good chance, but am sceptical they'll finish. The Audi reliability should see them mop up. I think my money's on the Champion Audi R8. What do you reckon?

[willdew]

andymadmak said: Same car isn't it?

I had the same sort of thoughts, but there's a good article in the Autosport supplement detailing the main differences. It points out quite rightly, the rules for the two classes are too different to enter the same car for each race and expect them to be as fast as one another.

It's my understanding that their top speeds and cornering speeds will be different and fuel economies will also vary due to the audi being 10+ mph faster. Obviously the engines are very similar, but do they have the same size air restrictors?

[willdew]

andymadmak said: The winner will be whoever VAG wants to win.....

Also, VAG has no say in the R8s this year as they are all entered by private teams. I wouldn't have thought they'd not be too disappointed if Goh, Champion or Audi UK win, but they obviously want Bentley on the top step of the podium.

>> Edited by willdew on Friday 6th June 13:03

[willdew]

Good call Mark. In the prototype categories they are all racing cars and have nothing to do with the road cars these manufactures produce. It's a different principle to going into a showroom and buying a bentley that's based on an A6.

It's even 90% different people that work on the race cars rather than the road cars. The way I see it is they are all just branded racing teams, funded by a manufacturer with their name slapped on the side. I don't see the first car as really an Audi, nor this car really a Bentley. They're certainly not the same as each other though.