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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">LE MANS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">25/06/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Intelligent Wheel-Tyre Combination</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">From PK-Dunlop</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/tionFromLE%20.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Dave Lister explains that we've heard a lot about how Ricardo assisted the efforts of Audi and PK Sport at Le Mans this year....but a late night / early morning 'sniff' around the PK / Ricardo pit at Le Mans brought evidence of future developments on the tyre front....this is the first known spy shot of the latest 'intelligent' wheel / tyre combination being developed jointly by PK / Porsche / Ricardo / Dunlop for endurance racing.. It is thought that the system, which is presently top secret, will relay information on tyre wear / condition directly to the pits by radio. It is also thought that as the system is developed it will also be able to advise team managers on suitability of tyre choice in the ambient conditions (a feature that many manager would have killed for this year).. A spokesman for the team would not be drawn on whether the mechanic is intelligent, or whether development of the system is being plagued by miniaturisation problems...<BR> <BR> Or maybe the mechanic was just knackered at 06.00 on Sunday.....<BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>