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WORLD AND LIFE
TCR 2016
In terms of cars, the season ended
with a total of eight brands having
been represented at least once
during the season. Three of those
brands (Honda, SEAT and
Volkswagen) won races and two
more (Audi and Kia) were unveiled
during the season and will make
their competitive debuts in 2017.
One of the stories of the year was
the dramatic overnight repair to
James Nash’s SEAT after a heavy
crash in testing in Buriram. Not
only did the car make it onto the
track for Qualifying the following
day, but Nash finished both races
on the podium; second place in
Race 1 and an incredible victory in
Race 2 rewarded the Craft-Bamboo
Lukoil team for their hard work.
Negatives were thankfully few, but
Guest stars at Macau: Josh Files (above left),
Antti Buri (above right) and Tiago Monteiro who won the second race