British Touring Car Championship regulars, Motorbase Performance, will have three VW Golfs for the 2018 racing season. The team gave their first car a shakedown today at Brands Hatch, but have not made it clear whether they will enter the TCR International series or the inaugural season of TCR UK, but have elected to keep…
The new for 2018 Honda Civic Type R TCR machine has officially been given it’s shake down at Italy’s Autodromo Tazio Nuvolari with Roberto Colciago piloting the JAS Motorsport-built car. Colciago said:“It was great to get a first taste of the new Honda Civic Type R TCR. As this was only a first run it’s too…
(from TCR-Series) Thai driver Kantadhee Kusiri of Liqui Moly Team Engstler secured the 2017 TCR Asia Drivers’ championship with two cautious races at Zhejiang at the wheel of his Volkswagen Golf GTI. Kusiri greatly benefited from an engine failure that slowed down his countryman Tin Sritrai during the first race and focused on staying out…
After taking the Race 1 win at Zhejiang, the new Hynundai i30 N received a BoP adjustment while under temporary homologation. Under the new BoP measure, the Hyundai has been given 40 additional kg added to the 1285kg minimum while reduced overall power of 95%. A maximum boost pressure 2470bar was also given. For race…
Rob Huff took his Leopard Racing VW Golf GTI to the top step of the podium after the most thrilling race of the 2017 season. Gianni Morbideli would come home second with James Nash finishing third in his Craft-Bamboo SEAT Leon. Alain Menu and his slightly-heavier Hyundai i30 N would finish fourth with Pepe Oriola…
Gabriele Tarquini and his BRC Hyundai took the win in China, but due to the car being under temporary homologation, Jean-Karl Vernay was awarded the victory. Vernay’s teammate, Rob Huff, would finish just behind with Gianni Morbidelli and Pepe Oriola coming home fourth and fifth.
With a time of 1:33.173, Rob Huff put his #3 VW Golf GTI on pole, just ahead of his Leopard Racing teammate, Jean-Karl Vernay. “It’s the first time I really have a lot of time to play with the car, and unfortunately, the opportunity comes at my last TCR event of the season. I am happy…
Rob Huff, Jean-Karl Vernay and Gianni Morbidelli topped the time sheets after two hours of testing in their VW Golf GTI machines with Huff posting a best time of 1:34.191. Sitting fourth and fifth were both Hyundai i30N from Alain Menu and Gabriele Tarquini with times of 1:34.428 and 1:34.444 respectively. Championship leader Attila Tassi…
The TCR Technical department has announced that all Opel Astra vehicles will have 20kg added, bringing the weight up to 1315kg including the driver. This rule change is effective as of the International Series event in China this weekend and also applies to the TCR Asia and TCR China competitors running as well.
AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 4, 2017 release) – WC Vision, producer of the Pirelli World Challenge, has announced the addition of a new Touring Car class in 2018 with many auto manufacturers’ models eligible to compete in the 12-round road racing series. In 2018, the new Touring Car class will be open to eligible models within the cars’…
The TCR International Series visits China’s Zhejiang Circuit, a 1.98 mile, 16 turn track, for the first time this weekend for the penultimate event of the 2017 season. 21 drivers will line up to take the green flag with Attila Tassi leading by a mere 2 points over J-K Vernay 179-177. Two-time and defending champion…
Local racers ZZZ Team will be on the TCR International grid at Zhejiang with two Audi RS3 LMS cars for Tengyi Jiang and Zhendong Zhang, who also race in the China Touring Car Championship. Jiang previously has TCR International experience when he drove a Craft-Bamboo SEAT in the 2015 rounds at Shanghai, where he finished…
