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  Archive of Audi R8 Race Reports/News/Photos 2002  
   
 

Audi R8  2001  -  2002  -  2003  -  2004  -  2005  -  2006

 
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  ALMS Petit Le Mans  
     
 

Testing

 
     
  BRASELTON, Ga. (October 9, 2002) – Wednesday
practice times for Saturday’s American Le Mans Series Audi presents Petit
Le Mans at 2.54-mile Road Atlanta:

1 - Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro; Audi R8 (LMP 900), 1:11.499

2 - Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello; Audi R8 (LMP 900), 1:11.569.

3 - Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson; Audi R8 (LMP 900), 1:12.038.

4 - James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger and Andy Wallace; Lola EX257-MG (LMP 675), 1:12.573.

5 - Bryan Herta, Bill Auberlen and Gunnar Jeannette; Panoz LMP-1 (LMP 900), 1:12.872.

6 - Jim Matthews, Marc Goossens and Tony Ave; Riley & Scott MkIIIC-Elan (LMP 900), 1:13.292

Photos from Wednesday open testing at Road Atlanta for Saturday's Petit Le Mans:

 
     
 
505 and 405 sit quietly while the team sets up camp at Road Atlanta on Tuesday

Timothy Crete Photo

   
Robinson Urbano smoothes off the edges of the titanium skid blocks on the underside of a new front splitter

Timothy Crete Photo

   
Stefan Johansson gets the first taste of 505's modified aerodynamics and handling package, installed after Miami

Timothy Crete Photo

   
Johnny Herbert has driven this version of the R8 previously...but not on this car

Timothy Crete Photo

   
Johnny at Turn Seven

Timothy Crete Photo

   
Tubi Exhaust Systems, Champion's newest sponsor, graces the newest part of our car...

Timothy Crete Photo

 

   
Herbert waits patiently while the R8 crew makes front suspension adjustments during testing

Timothy Crete Photo

   
Road Atlanta pit lane on a very gray day...

Timothy Crete Photo

   
End of pre-Petit Le Mans test day...third-fastest time for ADT/Champion Audi

Timothy Crete Photo

 
     
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