TCR - Guia Race of Macau

[FIRE]

Next weekend Macau!

2013 Renault Clio UK and Eurocup champion Josh Files and TCR and ETCC regular Igor Skuz have been confirmed as the driver line-up for Campos Racing’s Opel Astras for the season finale next weekend in Macau, completing a 30 car entry for the Guia Race.
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There are some other moves in the field as well, with Robb Holland moving across from the FRD Sport Ford Focus to the Hong Kong-based Roadstar Racing team’s SEAT León. His spot in the the FRD team’s self-developed Ford will be taken by Kenneth Ma, while James Nash will drive the Onyx Race Engineering Ford Focus, which will be jointly run by Proteam and FRD.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...r-macau-entry/





Entry list:

No – Driver – NAT – Team – Car/Model
7 – Lorenzo Veglia – ITA – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – Volkswagen Golf TCR
8 – Mikhail Grachev – RUS – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – Volkswagen Golf TCR
10 – Gianni Morbidelli – ITA – West Coast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
12 – Robert Huff – GBR – West Coast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
13 – Kenneth Ma – HKG – Frd Ford Hk Racing Team – Ford Focus ST TCR
14 – Josh Files – GBR – Campos Racing – Opel Astra OPC
20 – Igor Skuz – UKR – Campos Racing – Opel Astra OPC
21 – Jordi Oriola – ESP – Target Competition – SEAT León
24 – Kevin Gleason – USA – West Coast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
25 – Stefano Comini – SUI – Target Competition – SEAT León
27 – Robb Holland – USA – Roadstar Racing Team – SEAT León
28 – Sunny Wong – HKG – West Coast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
29 – Ho Wai Kun – MAC – Pas Macau Racing Team – Honda Civic TCR
33 – Andrea Bellicchi – ITA – Target Competition – SEAT León
35 – Rafaël Galiana – FRA – Target Competition – SEAT León
38 – Kenneth Lau – HKG – Prince Racing Hong Kong – Honda Civic TCR
49 – Guillaume Cunnington – FRA – Asia Racing Team – SEAT León
50 – Francisco Mora – POR – Target Competition – SEAT León
52 – Alain Menu – SUI – Top Run Motorsport – Subaru STI TCR
56 – Samson Chan – HKG – Roadstar Racing Team – SEAT León
63 – Sam Lok – HKG – Asia Racing Team – SEAT León
65 – Douglas Khoo – MAS – Niza Racing – SEAT León
68 – Michael Choi – HKG – Prince Racing Hong Kong – Honda Civic TCR
73 – James Nash – GBR – Proteam Racing – Ford Focus ST TCR
74 – Pepe Oriola – ESP – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León
77 – Sergey Afanasyev – RUS – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León
87 – Rodolfo Avila – MAC – Asia Racing Team – SEAT León
88 – Jordi Gené – ESP – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León
97 – Johnson Huang – TPE – Roadstar Racing Team – SEAT León
98 – Keith Chan – HKG – Target Competition – SEAT León

[Speed-King]

This is more about next year than this, but anyway:

With more and more national TCR-series coming, should they make Macau an all-comers race like in the 1990s or keep it a part of the international series?
What would you guys prefer?

[FIRE]

It can be both. Official round of the international series but one off entries are welcome.

[Mark0994]

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...-macau-finale/
Good or Bad?

[FIRE]

I would rather see a 2nd qualifying session for race 2. Or 2nd best time in qualifying sets grid for race 2.

If you have a dnf in race 1 there's almost zero chance of good result in race 2.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by FIRE

It can be both. Official round of the international series but one off entries are welcome.

Macau is pretty insane anyway, but how many cars can you have on the grid before things become completely bonkers? With around 25 regular entries expected in the International Series for next year, there might not be a lot of room for one/offs...

[Mark0994]

Originally Posted by FIRE

I would rather see a 2nd qualifying session for race 2. Or 2nd best time in qualifying sets grid for race 2.

If you have a dnf in race 1 there's almost zero chance of good result in race 2.

2nd qualifying session will be good, but i think there are no time.
There are Formula 3, GT World Cup, TCR, Motorcycle Grand Prix, CTM Touring Cup, Road Sport Challenge, Lotus Celebrity Race and Chinese Racing Cup. I don't know any other race that have more crowded schedule.

[Racing Harz]

Dan Wells replaces Igor Skuz in the Campos Opel Astra.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/...-macau-finale/

[Metzo]

Huff nearly 2 seconds in front after FP1.

[FIRE]

Qualifying in 1 hour?

Is there a live stream?

[LavidaLoca]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Qualifying in 1 hour?

Is there a live stream?

here we go

http://new.tdm.com.mo/c_broadcast/

[FIRE]

Found it already on TCR website.

[LavidaLoca]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Found it already on TCR website.

oh well my apologize then

[kurski]

http://www.touringcars.net/2015/11/r...-pole-position
Rob Huff secured pole position on his début in the TCR International Series, beating team-mate Kevin Gleason to pole position around the Circuito da Guia in Macau.

[redshoes]

Someone needs to tell Rob Huff to slow down. 9 drivers outside 107% of his time, that's a third of the field!

[Bramzel]

I can't say it suprises me. 1.6 seconds on a 2,5 minute lap is what you can expect from a driver as fast and experienced as Huff. Don't forget he's one of the most experienced Macau-drivers in the touring car world right now.

[FIRE]

Macau is madness but I like it.

[touring fan01]

over 5 secs cover the top 10.
thats going to make a boring race after lap 1

[Metzo]

Originally Posted by redshoes

Someone needs to tell Rob Huff to slow down. 9 drivers outside 107% of his time, that's a third of the field!

[pimmy]

Originally Posted by redshoes

Someone needs to tell Rob Huff to slow down. 9 drivers outside 107% of his time, that's a third of the field!

And three of them haven't been allowed to start.

The overall quality of drivers in SE Asia has never really been very high.

[divxx]

Is the official stream unwatchable for everyone or is it just me?

[Robbe]

This was a really tough battle between Comini and Oriola. Sometimes the Guia races tend to be dull but this one certainly wasn't. Loved the onboards in turn 2 as well.

Overall I really enjoyed this season. The racing was hard, there are some great touring car characters in this league and it's a true battle of the private teams with the occasional budget and technical issues. It felt really oldschool. Next year I will visit the Oschersleben event for sure.

[somebodysb2]

Originally Posted by pimmy

And three of them haven't been allowed to start.

The overall quality of drivers in SE Asia has never really been very high.

Someone is a racist. Also, only one of these drivers is from SEA. Guess you're a bigot as well.

[Metzo]

calling somebody a bigot/racist for saying drivers from asia arent that fast/good as others is a bit over the top.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Especially when there is not an abundance of high quality drivers from Asia in general when compared to Europe, North America and South America. There are obvious geopolitical reasons behind this, nothing racist. In 20 years there will be at least 5 Asian drivers in F1 and they'll all be handy.