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Old 5 May 2004, 16:30 (Ref:961659)   #17
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Hooper should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally posted by jhansen
Fab you took the words right out of my mouth. Le Mans is totally different than it used to be. It's much more of a downforce track these days. The Audi has never had stellar trap speeds. That should surprise nobody on this forum. But, their overall lap times are superior. And they were superior by a lot at the test day. Those cars are beautifully balanced and run quickly on any track type.
Now, i would like to know if the relativ lack of top speed of the audis compared to some others is due to a power deficit or the drag generated by their bodyworks which generate a lot of downforce. Remember that the audis use only 30.7 restrictors compared to the 31.7 of the judd in the domes..
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