Nürburgring 24 Hours: 1-2-3 Audi TT RS victory in SP3T class

By Tarek Ramchani

It was an emotional 2014 edition for the Audi brand a the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Not only Phoenix Racing gave the Four Rings a second outright victory at the Green Hell, the privateer Audi TT RS teams also performed very well.

The Audi TT RS simply dominated the field with a brilliant 1-2-3 victory in the end. The Audi team beat the strong full factory effort from Subaru Tecnica International and their Impreza WRX STi.

It was Raeder Motorsport who took the SP3T class honors. The #111 Audi TT RS in the hands of Elmar Deegener, Jürgen Wohlfarth, Christoph Breuer and Dieter Schmidtmann dominated the class and was able to finish twentieth overall. The four drivers covered 145 laps in the Nordschleife 24-hour race.

Second place in SPT3 and twenty-first overall was the #120 Audi TT RS from team LMS Engineering. The car driven by Daniela Schmid, Christopher Tiger, Roland Botor and Constantin Kletzer was a lap down to the winning TT RS from Raeder Motorsport

The final podium spot was taken by Scuderia Colonia e.V. with their #123 TT RS. The Audi was shared by Matthias Wasel, Thomas Wasel, Marcos Löhnert and Roman Löhnert.

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Nürburgring 24 Hours: Audi TT assault in SP3T and SP4T classes

By Tarek Ramchani

The legendary Nordschleife will play host to the demanding Nürburgring 24 Hours this upcoming weekend. In addition to the Audi R8 LMS ultra cars in the upper SP9 class, the race will feature many Audis in SP3T and SP4T classes.

In SP3T five Audi TT, TTS and TT RS cars will fight for class honors. The Audis will have to fight against the factory Subaru Impreza WRX STI from Subaru Tecnica International as well privateer entries from Volkswagen, Seat and Ford teams.

#111 Audi TT RS - Raeder Motorsport:
Elmar Deegener, Jürgen Wohlfarth, Christoph Breuer and Dieter Schmidtmann.

#116 Audi TT - MSC Sinzig e.V.i ADAC:
Rudi Speich, Roland Waschkau and Klaus Hormes

#120 Audi TT RS - LMS Engineering:
Daniela Schmid, Christopher Tiger, Roland Botor and Constantin Kletzer

#123 Audi TT RS - Scuderia Colonia e.V.:
Matthias Wasel, Thomas Wasel, Marcos Löhnert and Roman Löhnert

#124 Audi TT KM:
Professor Jörg Wellnitz, Manfred Krammer junior, Johann Wanger and Thomas Mühlenz

In SP4T three Audi TTS and TT RS cars will enter the class. The three Audi entries will face a single rival, a Ford Focus.

#108 Audi TT RS – Rotek Racing:
Rob Huff, Robb Holland, Richard Meins and Kevin Gleason

#110 Auddi TT RS – Besaplast Racing Team:
Franjo Kovac, Martin Tschornia, Fredrik Lestrup and Kurt Thiim

#112 Audi TTS – Pro Handicap e.V:
Wolfgang Müller, Walter Nawotka, Jutta Kleinschmidt, Carlos Arimon

Photo credit: Nürburgring

VLN: Møller Bil Motorsport domintated an all Audi TT RS battle at the Nürburgring

By Tarek Ramchani

The Audi teams performed very well in the VLN Endurance Championship season opener. Not only Phoenix Racing took a sensational outright victory with their Audi R8 LMS ultra, the Audi TT RS teams too did great at the Nürburgring.

The SP3T division was an all Audi affair with various customer teams battling each other for class honors.

After a thrilling 4-hour race, The #334 Audi TT RS from the Møller Bil Motorsport took a brilliant class win. The victorious TT RS from Norway was driven by Håkon Schjærin, Atle Gulbrandsen and Kenneth Østvold.

LMS Engineering cars finished in second and third within the class with their #303 and #302 Audi TT RS cars. VLN regulars from Raeder Motorsport finished fourth with their #331 Audi TT RS.

In SP4T class only one car entered the event, the #264 Audi TTS taking home an easy win.

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VLN: Duo of Audi TT RS SP3T cars for LMS Engineering

By Johan Laubscher

LMS Engineering will be fielding two Audi TT RS cars in the VLN Endurance Championship this year.

Their second Audi TT RS has arrived at the LMS Engineering workshop and it will also be converted to the two litre version of the TT RS five cylinder power plant, allowing it to compete in the SP3T class. The new engine debuted with the LMS Engineering team last year, when they won the SP3T class on their debut with the new 2.0 SP3T class TT RS.

Their driver line-up will be announced soon.

LMS Engineering is also busy preparing their primary TT RS for the 12H Italy-Mugello, which will be held from 14-15 March.

The VLN test day will be taking place from 21-22 March and the opening round of the season a week later on 29 March.

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LMS Engineering

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24H Series: Two Audis entered for the 12H Italy-Mugello

By Johan Laubscher

The 24H Series will be hosting the 12H Italy-Mugello from 14 - 15 March 2014. Two Audi teams have so far committed entries for the event.

The first team is LMS Engineering, who has entered their VLN SP3T class Audi TT RS (2.0 five cylinder conversion). Their #62 TT RS will be driven by Christian Krognes, C. Tiger, Roland Botor and Georg Niederberger.

The second Audi team is that of Red Camel Racing, a regular 24H Series entrant, who has entered their Audi R8 V8. It is one of the two privately built Creventic Audi R8 V8 race cars, which are also known as “CR-8”. Their #51 entry will be driven by Ivo Breukers and Henk Thijssen (drivers currently listed).

Both of the Audis will be running in the SP3 class of the 24H Series.

The entry list can be seen HERE. 

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12H Italy

VLN: Successful rollout for LMS Engineering Audi TT RS

By Johan Laubscher

LMS Engineering conducted a successful rollout at the Nürburgring today. This was the first track test for their #1 Audi TT RS and its two litre five cylinder turbocharged engine.

After overcoming early season setbacks, LMS Engineering completed successful dyno testing this week, followed by a successful rollout. Their SP3T Audi TT RS was seen at the Nürburgring today, where the team tested the car on track for the first time.

LMS Engineering has developed a two litre version of the five cylinder turbo TT RS TFSI engine, allowing it to compete in the SP3T class in the VLN Championship. A few of these Audi Sport customer racing TT RS cars have been converted to run in the SP3T class (two litre turbo) versus the original specification in the SP4T class (two and a half litre turbo). The Raeder Motorsport and Møller Bil Motorsport TT RS cars are current examples of these SP3T versions, which are currently competing in the VLN. The LMS Engineering SP3T version will be the first variant with a five cylinder engine, the other SP3T TT RS examples are based on four cylinder two litre power plants. 

It is great to see the LMS Engineering TT RS progressing well, and the car certainly sounds fantastic in the video embedded below. The team has mentioned their intentions of taking part in the next VLN event, which will be taking place next weekend (14 September).

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VLN: LMS Engineering Audi TT RS progressing well

By Johan Laubscher

LMS Engineering was set to compete in the 2013 VLN with a new Audi TT RS, but various setbacks prevented them from taking part, but the team is now progressing very well with their car.

The #1 LMS Engineering Audi TT RS was presented earlier this year, but supply problems regarding critical drive train components resulted in the team unfortunately withdrawing their initial VLN entry. Since then the team has been working very hard and they have also acquired the required parts. In recent weeks they have revealed photos and videos of their new engine. The car and engine were tested together for the first time this week, with successful dyno runs. The team is now ready to begin further testing and their first rollout with the Audi.

LMS Engineering has developed a two litre version of the five cylinder turbo TT RS TFSI engine, allowing it to compete in the SP3T class in the VLN Championship. A few of these Audi Sport customer racing TT RS cars have been converted to run in the SP3T class (two litre turbo) versus the original specification in the SP4T class (two and a half litre turbo). The Raeder Motorsport and Møller Bil Motorsport TT RS cars are current examples of these SP3T versions, which are currently competing in the VLN. The LMS Engineering SP3T version will be the first variant with a five cylinder engine, the other SP3T TT RS examples are based on four cylinder two litre power plants. 

It is very exciting to hear that LMS Engineering are progressing well with their TT RS, especially after their setbacks earlier this year. Hopefully the beautiful #1 TT RS will be seen on track very soon.  

Update: LMS Engineering conducted their rollout at the Nürburgring on Friday afternoon.

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LMS Engineering

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