Audi R10 TDI: 10 out of 10
Like many off-the-wall ideas, this one was hatched in a bar. The notion that a diesel-powered sports-prototype might one day challenge for victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours would…
The Nordschleife is split into natural sections, making it comparatively easy to learn. Starting through Hatzenbach there’s a series of medium-fast left-right curves, originally with nasty, sharp little white kerbs where a puncture could mean the end of your race.