2016 TCR International Series news & rumours - Page 19

**FIRE** · 6 Oct 2016, 18:43 (Ref:3677901)

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Originally Posted by Bramzel

Not if they can't find funding...

Yep

I can imagine it's business wise more interesting to do Italian en German season. Probably easier to find drivers with budget.

Racing Harz · 7 Oct 2016, 06:54 (Ref:3678046)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Yep

I can imagine it's business wise more interesting to do Italian en German season. Probably easier to find drivers with budget.

But the ADAC TCR hat a much better media reach than the italian series.

Racing Harz · 7 Oct 2016, 07:34 (Ref:3678053)

No Huff in Macau.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/...w-rule-change/

rich07 · 7 Oct 2016, 10:18 (Ref:3678085)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

No Huff in Macau.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/...w-rule-change/

That is absolutely ridiculous to bar him on those grounds. This has got to be political.

Bramzel · 7 Oct 2016, 10:56 (Ref:3678092)

Stupid indeed

**FIRE** · 7 Oct 2016, 14:44 (Ref:3678138)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

But the ADAC TCR hat a much better media reach than the italian series.

Maybe they do both?

**FIRE** · 7 Oct 2016, 14:46 (Ref:3678139)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

No Huff in Macau.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/...w-rule-change/

What a stupid rule.

So if Honda wants to enter Alonso and Button they are not allowed to take part?

auroan · 7 Oct 2016, 15:14 (Ref:3678145)

They're having the same problem with the F3 entries as well....

BSchneiderFan · 7 Oct 2016, 16:46 (Ref:3678166)

There is a whiff of either politics or sheer incompetence around Macau this year.

redshoes · 7 Oct 2016, 16:51 (Ref:3678171)

The rule is obviously devised to stop no-hopers with no experience taking part in what is a blue-riband event.

BTCC has similar rules that new entrants must have done a certain amount of testing first. The difference is that the BTCC rules are worded such as 'or equivalent' and is at series director's digression, so that a driver of Huff's calibre could take part even if he didn't meet the exact criteria. TCR obviously forgot that bit of the wording and are stuck having to enforce the rules as they are written.

GM10 · 8 Oct 2016, 07:30 (Ref:3678349)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

The rule is obviously devised to stop no-hopers with no experience taking part in what is a blue-riband event.

Mmmmh, Douglas Khoo (DNQ last year) is on the list and Huffy (2015 winner) is excluded... I understood your message but it's a ridiculous rule.

GM10 · 8 Oct 2016, 07:34 (Ref:3678350)

But I don't know why Edgar Lau, Hon Kei Lou and Chi Lun Tang are also on the list. As far as I know, they didn't run any TCR race this year, am I wrong?

redshoes · 8 Oct 2016, 08:00 (Ref:3678355)

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Originally Posted by GM10

But I don't know why Edgar Lau, Hon Kei Lou and Chi Lun Tang are also on the list. As far as I know, they didn't run any TCR race this year, am I wrong?

I don't know the name, but have they raced in CTCC before? It's a joint CTCC / TCR race so experience of either will be enough.

Likewise BTCC regular Adam Morgan is entered. As far as I known he has never driven a TCR car but has competed in CTCC this year.

BLiTZ · 8 Oct 2016, 08:17 (Ref:3678359)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

I don't know the name, but have they raced in CTCC before? It's a joint CTCC / TCR race so experience of either will be enough.

Likewise BTCC regular Adam Morgan is entered. As far as I known he has never driven a TCR car but has competed in CTCC this year.

As TCN-1 (AKA NGTC) cars are also eligible for Macau then he'd have got away with his BTCC experience alone!

It's a shame that none of the UK teams can justify the cost to send a couple of cars out there. It's be interesting to see how they'd compare to TCR and CTCC on track.

In fact it'd be great if Honda could get the BTCC, WTCC and TCR Civics out on track for a back to back comparison!

S griffin · 8 Oct 2016, 09:18 (Ref:3678367)

It would be good to have more tin top names around the world doing the big race

GM10 · 8 Oct 2016, 09:54 (Ref:3678373)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

I don't know the name, but have they raced in CTCC before?

No. And Honda doesn't run in the CTCC, too.

BLiTZ · 8 Oct 2016, 11:50 (Ref:3678385)

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Originally Posted by GM10

No. And Honda doesn't run in the CTCC, too.

Not true, they run in the Super 1.6T class of the CTCC with the new Civic saloon:

Mark0994 · 8 Oct 2016, 13:26 (Ref:3678399)

Honda is running in CTCC 1.6 class
http://www.webcarstory.com/voiture.php?id=24888

Jimmy Magnusson · 8 Oct 2016, 22:26 (Ref:3678461)

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshoes

The rule is obviously devised to stop no-hopers with no experience taking part in what is a blue-riband event.

BTCC has similar rules that new entrants must have done a certain amount of testing first. The difference is that the BTCC rules are worded such as 'or equivalent' and is at series director's digression, so that a driver of Huff's calibre could take part even if he didn't meet the exact criteria. TCR obviously forgot that bit of the wording and are stuck having to enforce the rules as they are written.

It's dumb. But there's also two weekends left in TCR Benelux where Tiago, Neal et al have been rotating with Lemeret, so if they really wanted to solve it they probaly could. Doesn't seem like it though.

Bramzel · 8 Oct 2016, 23:14 (Ref:3678472)

The rule itself isn't dumb, the fact they have no exception for drivers like Huff is though.

Mark0994 · 29 Oct 2016, 07:53 (Ref:3683778)

Andrea Belicchi will drive Alfa Romeo Giulietta in Macau with Petr Fulin
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/...uti-for-macau/

**FIRE** · 29 Oct 2016, 12:03 (Ref:3683816)

STARD Kia Cee'd TCR:

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STARD confirm the top spec TCR model will be 122,000 EUR. Cup version, with sequential box will be 98k

Source: Touringcartimes.

Looks good.

**FIRE** · 29 Oct 2016, 12:06 (Ref:3683819)

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Peugeot Sport has now confirmed it is opening the order book for the 308 Racing Cup car for 2017. The car complies with TCR and TCN2 regulations, and is racing this weekend at the season finale at Mettet, where the car is being driven by Fréd Bouvy and Aurélien Comte.

...

Peugeot Sport confirmed the pre-tax price of the car is 74,900 EUR, significantly below the TCR price cap of 130,000 EUR, with the latest top spec Audi RS 3 priced at 129,000 EUR, and the most popular SEAT León TCR sold for 110,000 EUR.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/...08-racing-cup/

So the new price cap is 130k Euro.

Bramzel · 29 Oct 2016, 12:31 (Ref:3683829)

That Kia looks great! And good News regarding Peugeot, especially regarding the price.

Speed-King · 29 Oct 2016, 19:10 (Ref:3683892)

Looks like the 308 is priced to sell.

Wonder how many of those we'll see around - and what kind of support Peugeot will provide for their teams. We could some more works-blessed squads a la WRT.

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