| Audi luxury unit of Volkswagen and recipient | | | | However for Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner |
| of quality VW disc is joining two city races | | | | the Houston circuit is a new territory. It |
| in one week--- the American Le Mans Series in | | | | is also expected that the Audi team will |
| Long Beach California and Houston Texas. | | | | experience some problems during the race |
| These two races will put the undefeated Audi | | | | since the Houston circuit is considered to be |
| R10 TDI once again to the test. | | | | the slowest one on the 2007 American Le Mans |
| | | | Series schedule with an extremely bumpy |
| It can be remembered that the Audi R10 TDI | | | | surface. |
| has gained a one-two victory in St. | | | | |
| Petersburg Florida which simply shows that | | | | After the one-two victory that the Audi team |
| the revolutionary diesel-powered sportscar is | | | | has achieved in St. Petersburg there was very |
| also capable of winning on a street course. | | | | little time for the team to take a break. As |
| The circuits in Long Beach and Houston | | | | the drivers flew back to Europe for some |
| however have different traits compared to the | | | | testing in France for the 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| tracks on St. Petersburg which means that the | | | | scheduled on June 16 to 17, the Dave Maraj's |
| Audi Sport North America team is going to | | | | Team Audi Sport North America on the other |
| face additional challenges and it's going to | | | | hand has three days remaining to prepare the |
| be big. | | | | two R10 TDI sports prototypes for the next |
| | | | race. And then as early as Thursday the |
| And speaking of challenges, the drivers as | | | | trucks left the team's base in Pompano Beach |
| well as the technical crews need to master a | | | | in Florida to travel the 2,700 mile distance |
| particularly tough task in Long Beach and | | | | across the United States to the West Coast. |
| they have to do than before the qualifying | | | | |
| race which gives the team as little as 45 | | | | It is the first time for Long Beach to host |
| minutes of practice to familiarize themselves | | | | the American Le Mans Series. And for the Audi |
| with the new circuit. The race will only | | | | Sport team, this Houston race marks the |
| last for 1:40 hours making it as the shortest | | | | return to a special venue. It should be noted |
| race in the history of the American Le Mans | | | | that in the year 1988 Audi contested its |
| Series. | | | | debut race with the 200 quattro TRansAm after |
| | | | changing from rallying to circuit racing |
| A week after the Audi Sport North America | | | | which happened on the street course near Los |
| team will head to compete in the city circuit | | | | Angeles. And during that time, Audi caused a |
| in Houston. Dindo Capello and Allan McNish | | | | big sensation with its Quattro drive and just |
| are already familiar with the city circuit in | | | | like its TDI powered sportscar that is making |
| Houston since this is where they have gained | | | | headlines in the United States. |
| their victory last year using the Audi R8. | | | | |