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5 Apr 2005, 06:43 (Ref:1270539) | #1 | ||
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Team PSP to race in ATCC
Team PSP will race its pairs of Proton Impians (known as Waja in Malaysia) in the Asian Touring Car Championship. Malaysians Farique Hairuman and Mashlano Buang will drive.
Apparently these are the same cars the team used in BTCC last year. Aren't the cars in BTC Touring spec? The ATCC is run to Super 2000 regulations. Is it quite easy to modify a car from BTC to Super 2000? But it is quite a good thing for an Asian manufacturer to race in the ATCC. I think this is the first time. Hopefully this will mean that other Korean and Chinese manufacturers will join too. |
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From my basic understanding of the regulations I don't think it would be too hard to convert a car from BTC to S2000, I think the British cars run bigger brakes, wings and (I'm guessing) aero aids but aside from that they're very similar.
I'm sure someone who actually knows what they're talking about will give you a better answer though. |
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Hairuman to win the championship! He's been knocked around so much in the BTCC this should be a bit easier for him!! lol
I'm just joking I'm not really sure what the standards of the ATCC may be like. They may be pretty good! Last edited by maximus; 5 Apr 2005 at 20:17. |
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There are fundamental differences, which is as far as I know, the main reason why Vauxhall built the new Astra to BTC spec, rather than developing a ETCC spec one. It really would have been back to the drawing board for the team if they had done so. I'm sure someone else can explain the technicalities better than me, but I know its not easy to make the change, as the differences are pretty considerable. Maybe the ATCC are allowing BTC spec, knowing they are evenly matched? |
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It's possible it will be allowed to race in it's current spec plus a few handicaps. At the end of last year the BTCC-spec MG raced in Germany's S2000 series; Sweden have allowed BTCC-spec cars to race there as well.
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Think they've already taken care of the handicap looking at who's driving...
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If Team PSP hasn't modified the car to Super 2000 spec, then I presume the cars will not be allowed to race in Macau's WTCC round already.
I suspect Team PSP will walk the ATCC given that there is no other factory supported teams in it AFAIK. |
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Can anyone direct me to a site for the Asian Touring Car chamoinship - thanks !
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