Diesel drives McNish to pole
Allan McNish starts the Sebring 12 Hour race in Florida from pole position on Saturday after setting a new lap record in a diesel-powered car.
The 36-year-old Dumfries-born driver set a new record of one minute 45.828 seconds in the new Audi R10 TDI, at an average speed of almost 126mph, around the 3.7-mile Sebring track.
McNish became the first driver to claim pole position in a diesel-powered car and the Scotsman said: "It feels good to have made history. My Audi was very well balanced, the turbo diesel performed superbly while I drove probably my best-ever qualifying lap."
Allan McNish starts the Sebring 12 Hour race in Florida from pole position on Saturday after setting a new lap record in a diesel-powered car.
The 36-year-old Dumfries-born driver set a new record of one minute 45.828 seconds in the new Audi R10 TDI, at an average speed of almost 126mph, around the 3.7-mile Sebring track.
McNish became the first driver to claim pole position in a diesel-powered car and the Scotsman said: "It feels good to have made history. My Audi was very well balanced, the turbo diesel performed superbly while I drove probably my best-ever qualifying lap."