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"Exhaustgate" at Gelleråsen and the management at STCC AB seems to be the main reasons why STCC is not as popular as before by the teams. The poor deal on TV coverage doesn't help either.
So, we have PWR confirming 1 car for Dahlgren. They are capable of running 1-4 cars more (4 Cupra, 1 Audi. Not counting the electric Cupra).
Honda/MA:GP was also involved (together with WCR and KMS) in "exhaustgate" against PWR, but kept a much lower profile than WCR and KMS. Their car is getting old, so do they have money to buy something new to be able to win?
KMS: Their plans are revealed january 22nd and includes rally with Polo R5, as most of you know. But what else? If they also backs out of STCC, which would not be a surprise, the championshio is in big trouble.
Lestrup Racing Team: Has an ambition to race more abroad, both sprint and endurance. TCR Germany has been mentioned and Fredrik Lestrup has many good connections in Germany. Might wait and see what KMS etc. will do?
Brink/Audi: No word yet.
Brovallen: Haven't heard anything.
Kågered Racing: No word yet.
I was hoping someone would bring a Lynk, given the Swedish connections. Brink, Brovallen and Kågered all have 2 cars each, with MA:GP being a plausible 7th entry. No news of new teams entering (yet).
I feel something is going on behind the scenes...
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