That's usually done through carbon ... Le Mans racing; ballast is used to provide a movable, tunable weight balance. Check out the gallery for more detailed photos of the lightweight construction ...

Audi has won overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans more than a dozen times ... today’s material of choice is carbon fiber ― lightweight strands of carbon bonded with resin.

Audi's Le Mans Quattro does more than celebrate the ... the existence of an aluminum space frame under the sculpted carbon-fiber shell. Initially, the designers responsible for the car's exterior ...

As the newest and least competitive car, the Valkyrie gets the biggest break, with a minimum weight of just 2,271 lbs (1,030 ...

Audi R18 e-tron quattro is the name of the new Le Mans prototype that makes its race ... a new gearbox with a carbon-fiber composite housing was developed for the R18 – a premiere for endurance ...

The added weight of the hybrid powertrain is offset by a carbon-fiber gearbox housing ... in a entirely new form. Audi R18 e-tron quattro is the name of the new Le Mans prototype that makes ...

Meet the dead Porsche LMP2000 Le Mans contender that led to the Carrera GT, and the fascinating backstory behind it all.

Audi dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the better part of a decade ... Audi says the body is made of a mix of carbon fiber, aluminum, and other composites to ensure a light weight of less ...

24 Hours of Daytona, Nurburgring & Le Mans with Audi Racing Around the clock and the world of endurance racing Nate Hassler Photographer Michael Febbo Writer Oct 06, 2015 ...

But Audi has found another use for the idea: its racing cars. The latest R18 Le Mans prototype features ... up to a video camera, housed in carbon fiber and protruding ever so slightly from ...

the Le Mans can go from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.7 seconds and on to 124 mph in 10.8 seconds. Top speed is a claimed 214 mph. Under the Audi’s aluminum and carbon-fiber plastic is essentially the ...

Audi have unveiled the stunning Le Mans Quattro sports car concept study ... and add-on parts use a weight-saving mixed aluminium and carbon-fibre concept - thus satisfying the demand for utmost ...