Sportscar/GT (and Le Mans) Rumours and Repetition

[Lagunaseca_4life]

Originally Posted by deggis

Anyway, naughty VW may just gotten much bigger issues than anything related to racing: VW could face $18-billion fine for evading smog rules, cheating pollution tests

Read that else where too,tdi clean diesel my a**.knew it wasn't clean when I could see soot poring out of the r18s pipes.but anyways some reports seem to indicate vw will have time to pay and recall vehicles,so I wonder if it will impact any future motorsport budgets.

[MoMedic9019]

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

I wonder if it will impact any future motorsport budgets.

Not likely.

[FormulaFox]

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

Read that else where too,tdi clean diesel my a**.knew it wasn't clean when I could see soot poring out of the r18s pipes.

There is no such thing as clean internal combustion no matter the fuel. Even under optimal conditions it's still a marketing thing.

However, it IS proven that today's diesel is cleanER burning than regular gasoline.