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Originally Posted by Mike Sheraton
It is hoped that because most of the races will be held during most respective touring car championships seasons, that a higher amount and quality of entries will appear, this is also the reasoning for the variaty of areas.
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However, holding more events during the main season means more chances of a clash with other events.
As far as BTCC teams are concerned, Germany clashes with Oulton Park so that's a non-starter. Portugal is the week prior to the opening round at Thruxton and Italy is the week after the season finale at Brands Hatch, which doesn't give much time to get the car prepared and transported that distance. Only the Austrian round fits the schedule as it's in the middle of the mid-season break.