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attracted the support of the ADAC,
the main driving force behind
motorsports in Germany. “We are
bound to a very successful launch
and a very exciting season”,
comments ADAC Sports President
Hermann Tomczyk.
A field of no less than 22 cars,
representing four different brands
and entered by 11 different teams, is
expected at Oschersleben. The new
Opel Astra has been chosen by Target
Competition, the team from Südtirol
that won the first edition of the TCR
International Series in 2015, and
Lubner Motorsport, while the
Volkswagen Golf GTI is the option
taken by Liqui Moly Team Engstler ,
Racing One and JBR Racing. The first
two squads will also enter one SEAT
León, with Spanish machines being
fielded also by LMS Racing, HP
Racing, TOPCAR Sport, Steibel
Motorsport, Wolf-Power Racing, ST
Motorsport , SEAT Austria and JBR
Motorsport. Team ADAC Sachsen, on
its side, is entrusting its hopes to
two Flugel-prepared Honda Civic TCR
cars. Drivers confirmed so far
represent six different nationalities.
“The worldwide demand for the TCR
concept provides us with an
interesting challenge and I am
convinced that interest in the series
will only grow throughout the
season”, says Franz Engstler, who
has played an instrumental role in
coordinating the creation of the
ADAC TCR Germany.
Let the fun commence!
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PREVIEW
Lautenschlager,
a name
with history…
Tom Lautenschlager (
bottom
) is
one of the very young guns at the
start of the ADAC TCR Germany,
where he will drive one of the Golf
cars of Liqui Moly Team Engstler.
Not yet 18-years-old, the Baden
Würtenberg-born comes straight
from karting, but with… a
pedigree. His great-grandfather was
no other than Christian
Lautenschlager (
top
), one of the
heroes of pre-Formula 1 Grand Prix
racing. A works driver for Mercedes,
Christian won twice the ACF Grand
Prix, in 1904 and 1914, and the
Elgin Trophy in the US also in 1914.
He also competed in great races
such as the Targa Florio and the
500 miles of Indianapolis, before
embracing a career as test driver for
Daimler-Benz.
The Liqui Moly Team Engstler will
run Volkswagen Golf Gti TCR cars