Maybe Porsche and Acura are more brilliant than we think. The two diesel power houses will face off at Le Mans this year against a host of privateer petrol cars (read no factory petrol opposition). The factory diesels smash the competition, which they'd do with or without diesel power (read factory teams).
The ACO then adjust the rules. Enter Porsche with a full on petrol P1 program that has essentially been gathering data since the end of 2005 in P2. Acura are doing the same. Porsche will leave behind a fleet of customer P2 cars and maybe Acura will do a customer P2 program as well.
|