Brian
12-17-2005, 12:26 PM
Audi steps up involvement in DTM race series
<p><img alt="Audi DTM A4 450 pr photo" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000058607.JPG?0.8499103940815557" align="top" border="1" height="300" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="450"/></p>
<p>Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s announcement of its ambitious Le Mans prototype program comes Friday’s announcement<br />
that Audi will increase its commitment to the German DTM touring car series. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of Audi<br />
AG’s Board of Management, committed to Audi involvement in the series through 2008, saying the DTM is “the most<br />
attractive racing series outside of Formula 1.”</p>
<p> With the recent withdrawal of Opel from the series, the DTM’s future was in doubt, but today’s commitment from Audi<br />
guarantees the series will move forward, albeit as a Mercedes vs. Audi duel for the time being.</p>
<p> The high-tech DTM V8s are enormously popular in Europe, with 922,500 fans attending the eleven races in 2005, and a TV<br />
audience of about 2 million for each race.</p>
<p> In an effort to recapture the DTM championship, Audi will enter a massive ten-car fleet of A4s in the 12-race 2006<br />
series, featuring a newly-developed V8 engine, as well as redesigned aerodynamics and suspension.</p>
<p> [Source: Autoblog]</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/17/audi-steps-up-involvement-in-dtm-race-series/)
<p><img alt="Audi DTM A4 450 pr photo" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000058607.JPG?0.8499103940815557" align="top" border="1" height="300" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="450"/></p>
<p>Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s announcement of its ambitious Le Mans prototype program comes Friday’s announcement<br />
that Audi will increase its commitment to the German DTM touring car series. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of Audi<br />
AG’s Board of Management, committed to Audi involvement in the series through 2008, saying the DTM is “the most<br />
attractive racing series outside of Formula 1.”</p>
<p> With the recent withdrawal of Opel from the series, the DTM’s future was in doubt, but today’s commitment from Audi<br />
guarantees the series will move forward, albeit as a Mercedes vs. Audi duel for the time being.</p>
<p> The high-tech DTM V8s are enormously popular in Europe, with 922,500 fans attending the eleven races in 2005, and a TV<br />
audience of about 2 million for each race.</p>
<p> In an effort to recapture the DTM championship, Audi will enter a massive ten-car fleet of A4s in the 12-race 2006<br />
series, featuring a newly-developed V8 engine, as well as redesigned aerodynamics and suspension.</p>
<p> [Source: Autoblog]</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/17/audi-steps-up-involvement-in-dtm-race-series/)