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The Audi v Peugeot endurance racing battle will continue next month at Road Atlanta as the German team has finally confirmed that it will bring the R15 TDI back to America. Peugeot announced several weeks ago that it would run its Le Mans-winning 908 HDI at both the Petit Le Mans and at Laguna Seca. So far, Audi has only committed to the 10-hour race in Georgia.
The diesel-powered racers opened up the season with a battle at the 12 hours of Sebring with the R15 grabbing a debut victory. From there the Franco-Prussion war moved on to Le Mans where the Peugeots finally came through with a win after three years of trying. Audi Sport Team Joest will be running the two R15s for the automaker. Audi motorsport boss Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich blamed a lack of testing for the team's failure in France this year and plans to have the team test at Road Atlanta the week prior to the race next month. Hopefully, Audi will stick around for the California race as well.
[Source: Audi]
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