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Ahead of the final four rounds of the
TCR International Series, it was a
given that the battle for the Drivers'
title would start to become a little
clearer. The results in Thailand and
Singapore – the first two of the Far
East events – might even see a clear
favourite emerge. That's not what
happened; far from it, in fact...
Arriving at Buriram's Chang Interna-
tional Circuit, James Nash was third
in the series, but a disastrous Prac-
tice session on the Friday saw him
hit the tyre barriers and badly da-
mage his car. An overnight rebuild
meant he could take part in Quali-
fying on the Saturday, but even the
most optimistic fan couldn't have
predicted the outcome of Sunday's
two races – third place in Race 1 and
victory in Race 2 more than rewarded
the Craft-Bamboo Lukoil team for
their hard work. The points haul
then meant Nash carried the maxi-
mum 30kg of Success Ballast in Sin-
gapore, but another visit to the
podium in Race 2 meant Nash moved
back into the lead of the series.
Above: the FRD-built Ford Focus made its maiden appearance at Singapore;
right: Vernay leads the field at the start of Singapore night race