2025 TCR Australia

[one five five]

So who answers the bell for next season?

#1 - Hyundai Elantra - HMO Customer Racing - Josh Buchan
#? - Hyundai i30 Hatch - HMO Customer Racing - ?? (Tom Olyphant?)
#110 - Audi RS3 - Team Soutar Racing - Zac Soutar?
#29 - Audi RS3 - Team Soutar Racing - Glenn Nirwan?
#11 - Lynk & Co - Ash Seward Motorsport - ?? (Dylan O’Keefe?)
#74 - Honda Civic - Wall Racing - Brad Harris?
#76 - Honda Civic - Wall Racing - Will Harris?
#? - Peugeot 308 - GRM - ?? (Aaron Cameron?)
#? - Peugeot 308 - GRM - ?? (Ryan Casha?)
#? - Peugeot 308 - GRM - ?? (Jordan Cox?)
#? - Peugeot 308 - GRM - ?? (Ben Bargwanna)
#99 - Audi RS3 Gen1 - 99 Motorsport - ??
#22 - Audi RS3 Gen1 - Iain McDougall??

Plenty of cars out there in sheds. Audi’s, Alfa’s, Hyundai’s and a Cupra, will a Supercars support schedule get them out on track?

[GTRMagic]

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[GTRMagic]

Uncle Garry’s Used TCR car sale…

As Joe the Gadgetman used to say… bring your money with you…

[GTRMagic]

Five rounds.. ouch!

[one five five]

Interesting….there would surely have had to have been a guarantee of grid numbers to Supercars to get on their support card.

Surely the teams aren’t happy with 5 rounds?

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by one five five

Interesting….there would surely have had to have been a guarantee of grid numbers to Supercars to get on their support card.

Surely the teams aren’t happy with 5 rounds?

With 3 of them in New Zealand,Perth and ,by the look of it, China this is their very own world tour.Might as well administer the last rites now.

[Just Do It!]

I'm so confused. There will be very few Kiwi TCR cars at Taupo - probably 3 or 4 at the most.

[chavez]

Originally Posted by Alan52

With 3 of them in New Zealand,Perth and ,by the look of it, China this is their very own world tour.Might as well administer the last rites now.

Very similar to this year's Australian Formula 4 Series, which featured three rounds in Australia, one in Malaysia and one in Dubai.

Very odd.

However it seemed to work for them with their largest entry the series has had in its history.

[one five five]

Would Supercars tip in the freight bill for NZ and WA?

Presumably the last round is Macau and the organisers there will freight the Australian cars in?

Originally Posted by Just Do It!

I'm so confused. There will be very few Kiwi TCR cars at Taupo - probably 3 or 4 at the most.

You’d assume the only point of an NZ round is so the local cars can join in and bump the grid up

[Just Do It!]

Originally Posted by one five five

Would Supercars tip in the freight bill for NZ and WA?

Presumably the last round is Macau and the organisers there will freight the Australian cars in?



You’d assume the only point of an NZ round is so the local cars can join in and bump the grid up

I would guess that there's few current spec cars that would be competitive without upgrades. The Supercars spectators would bring some appeal though

[Langers]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Five rounds.. ouch!

And not a single one in the country’s most populous and wealthy state.

[GTRMagic]

ARG Relinquishes TCR Category Management

[one five five]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

ARG Relinquishes TCR Category Management

Looks like WSC is taking it on, similar to SRO taking over Australian GT.

The Classic closing of business on Friday announcement though [laugh]

[Mixer]

How is it written as if ARG is basically GRM?

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by one five five

Presumably the last round is Macau and the organisers there will freight the Australian cars in?



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The last round is in China.
Was never going to be at Macau due to grid number restrictions.
Doubtful about financial support.Nothing in it for Chinese organisers to have 5-8 Australian cars running around at the back of a World Tour field.
Death by calendar.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Alan52

The last round is in China.
Was never going to be at Macau due to grid number restrictions.
Doubtful about financial support.Nothing in it for Chinese organisers to have 5-8 Australian cars running around at the back of a World Tour field.
Death by calendar.

If it’s China then the Australian cars will be part of the shipping deal for the World Tour cars after Tailem Bend.

Given the increased control it looks like WSC is taking, they won’t be hanging the Aussie series out to dry.

[Mixer]

Action to try to get older cars out of sheds:

Introducing the Kumho Cup! ?
The class will see reduced entry fees and tyre incentives for drivers and teams contesting the 2025 TCR Australia Series in early-generation cars!

https://tcraustralia.com/2025/01/21/...MCwXZqAXA8JjOQ

Already questions being asked about BoP adjustments seeing as the new metal seems pretty dominant.