Patrick Long locks down 3rd for ALMS Mid-Ohio start

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Patrick Long locks down 3rd for ALMS Mid-Ohio start Posted: 04 Aug 2012 06:28 AM PDT ONEIGHTURBO Porsche works driver Patrick Long secured a good starting position for round six of the American Le Mans Series. Sharing the cockpit of Flying Lizard Motorsports’ Porsche 911 GT3 RSR with his works driver colleague Joerg Bergmeister, Long takes up Saturday’s race on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from third on the grid in the GT class. In an exciting qualifying session on the challenging race track close to Lexington in the US state of Ohio, Long was just a tenth of a second shy of the pole-setter. “We’ve obviously found a good set-up for this classic race track,” says Patrick Long. “The car is well-balanced and I think I got the best I could out of the qualifying. We’re only a tenth of a second off the pole-sitter’s time, we’re very happy with the car and it seems we may be better off with our tires than our opponents. These are all positive signs for the race.” Joerg Bergmeister added, “This track always suited our car. There are no long straights here, but instead it features many successive corners and you have no time to rest. Our car was fast on both the new and used tires.” Sascha Maassen pocketed the eighth quickest time at the wheel of Paul Miller Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and was just nine-tenths of a second slower than the front-runner. The ninth grid spot went to Bryan Sellers in the 911 fielded by Falken Tire. Sellers won the race here last year with Porsche factory pilot Wolf Henzler, and the pair team up again this weekend. In the second Flying Lizard Porsche, Seth Neiman, who shares driving duties with Porsche works driver Marco Holzer, posted the twelfth quickest qualifying time. Qualifying result GT class 1. Jorg Muller – BMW E92 M3 – 1:19.298 2. Guy Cosmo – Ferrari F458 Italia – +0.03 3. Patrick Long – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – +0.15 4. Johannes van Overbeek – Ferrari F458 Italia – +0.17 5. Antonio Garcia – Chevrolet Corvette – +0.24 6. Tommy Milner – Chevrolet Corvette – +0.43 8. Sascha Maassen – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – +0.91 9. Bryan Sellers – Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – +1.92 12. Seth Neiman – Porsche 911 GT34 RSR – +4.80 Photos: © 2012 Darren Pierson/DPerceptions BUY PRINTS Related posts: Flying Lizard to start sixth and tenth at ALMS Long Beach You're reading Patrick Long locks down 3rd for ALMS Mid-Ohio start originally posted on oneighturbo.com. If you've enjoyed this article, be sure and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.

MTM A6 3.0 BiTDI Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:14 AM PDT ONEIGHTURBO The Audi A6 3.0 BiTD isn´t a weakling for sure. He is armed with 313 hp and a torque which is as flat as the lake Balaton and this is a guarantor for a standard bump from torque cellar until engine speed limit. The Audi A6 is the ideal base for the MTM-engineers and technicians for an intervention in the electronic engine management. The result of this high-tech operation is very interesting. 381 hp and a torque of 780 Nm are data that satisfy even the highest claims. This brings in fact the throne of the eight-cylinder diesel engine to jiggle. The MTM engine electronic is in only two hours exchanged against the serial-software. Now let’s come to the costs. This operation is available for barely 1800 € and for 100 € fewer you can have the tamed MTM version with 365 hp and 760 Nm torque. To harness such a boost, good brakes are needed in case of doubt. On the front axle holds a MTM brake system against the rapid propulsion. You can choose between two different varieties. The first one is available in the configuration of 380 X 34 mm with granulated brake discs, stainless-steel-flex-line and eight-piston brake caliper. This exemplar is offered for 4900 €. The second variety is available for 6400 € and offers a 405 X 36 mm rated brake which fits under minimum 20” rims. After a test run with the youngest high-tech creation of MTM explains Roland Mayer, boss of the company, that creating superior driving performance is the daily bread for his firm. Mr. Mayer also said that he is fascinated by the enormous retardation which is possible with the brakes. An F-Cantronic ECU for air suspension elevates and lower the MTM A6 3.0 BiTDI on the right level according to the driving- conditions. Under about 70 km/h is the A6 crouched. On the front axle is the car maximal 25 mm lowered and on the back axle maximal 20 mm. The air suspension will stabilize the car on standard level if it goes above the mentioned data. The F-Cantronic is mounted in 2, 5 hours and costs less than 1740 €. One MTM achievement principle is that the cars should be strong in accession and beautiful in appearance and this explains why there is such a variety of offers on bimoto rims in every size. For nearly 1730 € is the variety 8 X 18” available, and for 5230 € you can have 9 X 20” and this one suits the A6 3.0 BiTDI excellently. - MTM Related posts: 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR debut You're reading MTM A6 3.0 BiTDI originally posted on oneighturbo.com. If you've enjoyed this article, be sure and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.

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