FIA WTCC NEWSLETTER # 29 – 29 August 2006
28 CARS ENTERED IN THE CZECH MEETING
28 cars have been entered in the FIA World Touring Car Championship’s
seventh meeting of the season that will take place this weekend
at Brno in the Czech Republic. Germany based independent team
Wiechers-Sport have still to name the driver who will take
the wheel of their second BMW 320i car, alongside Diego Romanini’s.
TOM CORONEL STARS IN ROTTERDAM
A few days ago Yokohama Independents’ Trophy leader
Tom Coronel starred in the Bavaria City Racing at Rotterdam.
Alongside the Williams and Midland Formula 1 teams, the Dutch
driver completed a number of demonstration runs at the wheel
of his GR Asia SEAT León racing car backed by SEAT
Holland.
More than 300,000 spectators attended the event, taking pictures
and asking for autographs; which proved that Tom Coronel is
one of the most popular racing drivers in the Netherlands.
KSO ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNER SERIES
FIA World Touring Car Championship’s promoter KSO,
announced a new partner series for the 2007 season.
The series will be reserved for the brand new N.T07 Formula
cars that have been designed by N.technology and will be built
and produced by Tatuus.
The N.T07 will be fitted with a 2-litre, 4-cylinder, 250-bhp
engine, gearbox and clutch controls on the steering wheel
and has been conceived to be fitted with an hybrid engine
system.
Tatuus will also provide technical assistance and spare parts
service to the teams. From 2007 this series – whose
name will be unveiled later on – will be part of the
FIA World Touring Car Championship’s European events.
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