2019 TCR Australia Silly Season

[Mixer]

Brighty interested but not Britek Mk2:
http://v8sleuth.com.au/news/2019/01/...i-car-tcr-deal

Seems he thinks commercially he can find funding but will be looking for someone else to run it for him.

You wonder if this is in the plan for the likes of MPC and HMO.

[Umai Naa]

With AusGT at sea right now, MOC would certainly have the capacity to do so.

[gtcapri]

I'm sort of looking at the positives of TCR.
No complaining of bias commentary or the series is rigged towards Holden,
More than three makes (I hope),
A chance to go to a 'major' motorsport series/event and park right out the front and pick a good spot in the stands....
Finally a chance for Alfa to win a championship!!

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by gtcapri

No complaining of bias commentary or the series is rigged towards Holden,

Now just one whining another car is too powerful, people having ride heights, boost levels checked, being disqualified from sessions...

Originally Posted by gtcapri

More than three makes (I hope),

That one should be easy.

Originally Posted by gtcapri

A chance to go to a 'major' motorsport series/event and park right out the front and pick a good spot in the stands....

Should be OK, but I am not sure that there will even be food vans...

Originally Posted by gtcapri

Finally a chance for Alfa to win a championship!!

Lets see if it can finish races

[gtcapri]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Now just one whining another car is too powerful, people having ride heights, boost levels checked, being disqualified from sessions...



That one should be easy.



Should be OK, but I am not sure that there will even be food vans...



Lets see if it can finish races

I'm sure if there's more than two Alfa's and bugger all else AND no time certain finish.......they might muster a finish or two.

Do I have to think of everything! Stop at Macca's before the entry and keep it warm on the engine cover AFTER you park. It works with pizza.

[Just Do It!]

Originally Posted by gtcapri

I'm sure if there's more than two Alfa's and bugger all else AND no time certain finish.......they might muster a finish or two.

Do I have to think of everything! Stop at Macca's before the entry and keep it warm on the engine cover AFTER you park. It works with pizza.

Pizza would me more appropriate for an Alfa fan

[mtpanorama]

Interesting that the MPC trailer here at Mount Panorama has CUPRA racing on it. I know that it is part of the VAG empire but you have to wonder if they are advertising it whether there is a SEAT on the way.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by mtpanorama

Interesting that the MPC trailer here at Mount Panorama has CUPRA racing on it. I know that it is part of the VAG empire but you have to wonder if they are advertising it whether there is a SEAT on the way.

I believe all of the VAG TCR cars are homologated by CUPRA

In fact you could say all TCR cars in some ways have come out of CUPRA!

[Umai Naa]

They're all built in the same factory in Spain.

[thlbtcc]

Yup, all three VAG cars are the same underneath. Aero is the big differentiator between the three, Audi has a higher top speed thanks to saloon shape, the Golf a more high-downforce set-up and the Cupra in the middle. The Audi comes with fancier appointments, but under the skin, all the same and developed and built by the same people.

It's if anyone half-decent with a Hyundai turns up, that rocks the boat. They should walk it, a superior car even with BoP IMHO.

[GTRMagic]

[champcarman]

Atm I am hearing perhaps 14 cars for round one. Still plenty of time though for that number to go up or down.

[Umai Naa]

So double the number of actual cars in the country right now?

[S griffin]

Well we’ll see if the series gets anywhere

[one five five]

Originally Posted by champcarman

Atm I am hearing perhaps 14 cars for round one. Still plenty of time though for that number to go up or down.

Who are earmarked to prepare the cars and who will drive them? And where are they coming from?

[GTRMagic]

[Umai Naa]

I guess that's one less car on the grid, when he was considering buying one...

[Umai Naa]

Live FTA deal for TCR, etc.

https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/02/12...onals-tv-deal/

[Mixer]

They are definitely doing all the right things.

[blaarg]

Excellent news re FTA deal, looking forward to the organic growth of motorsport in this country.

[D.R.T.]

Great news for TCR and Australian motorsport with the broadcast including AGT and other Shannons categories.

This should see the flow of announcements regarding further TCR entries now

[Umai Naa]

Or so you'd hope.

Still very quiet on news...

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Or so you'd hope.

https://autoaction.com.au/2019/02/19...UZYMOdiPbsk4LA

Still very quiet on news...

Wall Racing has reaffirmed its commitment to the TCR Australia Series by securing a second Honda Civic Type R TCR for the inaugural championship this year.

The Sydney-based team will soon receive a brand-new Civic, adding to the car that was originally delivered to Australia for the launch event held at Sydney Motorsport Park in November last year.

The new Civic Type R will come directly from Honda’s official homologation team J.A.S Motorsport, which is based in Arluno, Italy.

As well as the new car purchase, Wall Racing has also secured a deal with J.A.S Motorsport to become the Australian agent for the Honda TCR vehicles in Australia.

[Umai Naa]

Fun fact: the chassis they currently have is #1, the first FK7 Civic JAS built. It made it's debut at the Dubai 24hr in 2018, and served as an R&D mule before being sent to Australia on consignment.

[Mixer]

Wondering whether one of these brands is smart enough to put some money down to get one of the promising female drivers around into one of these cars.

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