The three Bio Natural Gas powered sport coupés completed the race, dominated by many retirements, with their customary reliability. Volkswagen fields the Scirocco in the marathon since 2008 without a single mechanically related retirement, reported Volkswagen Motorsport Information website.
“Three years with the Scirocco, three class victories in succession. Volkswagen has once again proven its reliability and efficiency. I’m incredibly proud and happy for the entire team, especially as the 24-hour race was such a huge challenge this year. We won the class with Bio Natural Gas, which is the most environmentally friendly fuel, and taken good positions in the overall classification,” Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen stated.
It was not only the reliability of the Volkswagen Scirocco GT24-CNG that was a benefit but also its speed. The sports coupé powered by a two-litre turbo engine also completed the fastest race lap for a front-wheel drive car with a time of 9m 04.710s – the record time was set by Nicki Thiim in the “Junior” car. Raging Bull Slots
With the consistency of a clock the team of Ickx/Al-Attiyah/Niedzwiedz/Depping jumped into the breach in the fight for an excellent position that ended with 16th position from approximately 200 starters and ahead of many considerably more powerful sportscars as a result.
