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WORLD AND LIFE
TCR 2016 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM
> EDITORIAL
On behalf of all the TCR promoters worldwide, I’m proud to welcome you to
the first issue of ‘TCR World & Life’, the new e-magazine dedicated to all the
TCR series, their teams, drivers and personnel.
When we launched the TCR concept at the end of 2014, we had great
expectations because we thought that a new class that was affordable for car
manufacturers and independent teams alike and was capable of offering close
and exciting races was exactly what was needed to fill a gap in Touring Car
competitions.
However, we could never have predicted such rapid growth!
Last year, during the first TCR season, the International Series and the Asia
Series proved that this was exactly the right formula, which convinced a
number of different Touring Car series around the globe to embrace the TCR
concept from 2016.
As a result, over 200 TCR cars will be competing this year on racetracks in
Europe, Asia and America.
The TCR International Series has just begun its second season in Bahrain,
one of the three events in which it supports Formula One Grands Prix.
Six brands of car manufacturers were represented in the season’s opener –
SEAT, Honda, Volkswagen, Opel, Subaru and Alfa Romeo – while at least two
more are planning to join the series within the coming months.
We are very pleased with these figures, but we mustn’t forget that we are
only entering the second year of TCR; the start-up phase is not yet over and
some cars are still under development. In spite of this, it is already clear that
all the TCR championships and series are on course to deliver a variety of
different cars and breathtaking races.
Thanks for being a part of the continuing TCR story!
Marcello Lotti
CEO WSC Ltd.
Editor in chief
Fabio Ravaioli
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Editors
Alfredo Filippone
Mark James
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Photography
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Contributors
(Sean Henshelwood, Natasha Mark,
Vadim Nishikev, Koen Wijckmans)
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2016World and life