FIA WTCC newsletter 11_2008
BIRTHDAY TEST FOR LARINI
Chevrolet driver Nicola Larini celebrated his 44th birthday
on Wednesday while testing his racing car at the Guadix racetrack
in Spain.
Larini and the Chevrolet RML team spent two days at the Spanish
circuit with the aim to establish better chassis performance,
tune other car areas, put mileage on new parts and do some
evaluation work on prototype parts.
Larini commented: "We had two full working
days. Weather conditions were excellent and the Guadix circuit
is very interesting, so it was a very useful test. We have
worked mainly on the set-up, trying a number of little adjustments,
some were new, and others we had already tried. It has been
a lot of fine-tuning."
The car used was the designated 2008-spec test car, as the
actual race cars are currently enroute to Mexico via sea freight
containers.
BMW Team UK/RBM also took part in the test with reigning world
champion Andy Priaulx.
LIVE TV COVERAGE FROM MEXICO
Eurosport will continue to give extensive live TV coverage
to the FIA World Touring Car Championship at the second event
of the season in Puebla, Mexico, on April 6th.
A total of 195 minutes of live broadcasting will be dedicated
to the FIA WTCC during the first weekend in April.
Coverage will start on Saturday 5th, with the qualifying session
aired live on Eurosport 2 from 11.00 to 11.45 pm Central European
Time.
Live coverage will continue on Eurosport 2 on Sunday - from
4.00 to 4.30 pm CET - for the 15-minute warm-up session.
Later on Sunday, Eurosport International will broadcast both
of the Mexican races live: Race 1 from 7.00 to 8.00 pm CET
and Race 2 from 10.00 to 11.00 pm CET. Highlights of the races
will be repeated on Monday morning, from 9.00 to 10.00 am.
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