TCR - General topic

[FIRE]

Six events in TCR Germany:

2023 TCR Germany calendar
28-30 April – Hockenheimring
26-28 May – Oschersleben
30-02 July – Nürburgring
07-09 July – Norisring
18-20 August – Lausitzring
01-03 September – Assen

[FIRE]

TCR South America – 2023 entry (30 January)
Fabián Yannantuoni – Paladini Racing – Toyota Corolla TCR
Juan Ángel Rosso – Paladini Racing – Toyota Corolla TCR
Enrique Maglione – Squadra Martino – Honda Civic Type R TCR
Ignacio Montenegro – Squadra Martino – Honda Civic Type R TCR
Fabio Casagrande – Squadra Martino – Honda Civic Type R TCR
Juan Manuel Casella – Squadra Martino – Honda Civic Type R TCR
Bernado Llaver – Toyota Team Argentina – Toyota Corolla TCR

TBA – Alfa Racing – Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR
TBA – Alfa Racing – Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR
TBA – Cobra Racing Team – Audi RS 3 LMS
TBA – Cobra Racing Team – Audi RS 3 LMS
TBA – PMO Motorsport – Lynk & Co 03 TCR
TBA – PMO Motorsport – Lynk & Co 03 TCR
TBA – PMO Motorsport – Lynk & Co 03 TCR
TBA – PMO Motorsport – Lynk & Co 03 TCR
Guilherme Reischl – PMO Racing – Peugeot 308 TCR
TBA – PMO Racing – Peugeot 308 TCR
TBA – PMO Racing – Peugeot 308 TCR
TBA – PMO Racing – Peugeot 308 TCR
TBA – Scuderia Chiarelli – Hyundai Elantra TCR
TBA – Scuderia Chiarelli – Hyundai Elantra TCR
TBA – Toyota Team Argentina – Toyota Corolla TCR
TBA – W2 Pro GP – Cupra Leon Competición TCR
TBA – W2 Pro GP – Cupra Leon Competición TCR
TBA – TBA – Toyota Corolla TCR
TBA – TBA – Toyota Corolla TCR

According to touringcartimes.com Guilherme Reischl will also race in TCR Brazil.

[Evantra]

https://is.gd/Da8dsi

New Peugeot to be developed by GRM in Australia

[FIRE]

Great!

[S griffin]

I expect we will see it in quite a few series.

[TheFlyingTuga]

The new Lynk&Co TCR car will also be unveiled tomorrow!

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by TheFlyingTuga

The new Lynk&Co TCR car will also be unveiled tomorrow!

I think the main difference will be the exterior. The road car got an update for 2023.

[TuteZaek]

The Paladini Racing Corolla TCR debuted its livery for the TCR South America

[FIRE]

Any reason for the dark blue?
IMO car would look better when in Pladini blue or whie.

[TuteZaek]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Any reason for the dark blue?
IMO car would look better when in Pladini blue or whie.

The blue is similar of the ones used by the Peugeot teams on TC2000 and TNC3 sponsored by them, but thats more on the pug side than on Paladini







But i agree, the Paladini white and light blue will be always a classic over these parts of the world.
But even that blue isn't the weirdest Paladini livery going arround... that would be the Paladini-CBSe Civics that Chetta Racing used in 2020

[S griffin]

I think that shade of blue looks nice. Got a nice sponsorship tie up there. Might take some getting used to over here

That is quite a whacky livery on the Honda BTW.

[TuteZaek]

And another Corolla for TCR SA

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by TuteZaek

And another Corolla for TCR SA

Nice looking car.

[FIRE]

2023 TCR South America entry list
W2 Pro GP – CUPRA León Competición
#77 – Raphael Reis (Brazil)
#28 – Galid Osman (Brazil)

Cobra Racing Team – Audi RS 3 LMS SEQ/Toyota Corolla GRS TCR
#70 – Diego Nunes (Brazil)
#10 – Adalberto Baptista (Brazil)

Squadra Martino – Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR
#34 – Fabio Casagrande (Brazil)
#23 – Ignacio Montenegro (Argentina)
#15 – Enrique Maglione (Uruguay)
#60 – Juan Manuel Casella (Uruguay)

PMO Motorsport – Lynk & Co 03 TCR
#27 – Walter Hernández (Argentina)
#1 – Fabricio Pezzini (Argentina)
#24 – Frederick Balbi (Uruguay)
(TBC)

Alfa Racing – Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR
#69 – Gonzalo Alterio (Argentina)

PMO Racing – Peugeot 308TCR
#7 – Juan Pablo Bessone (Argentina)
#55 – Diego Gutierrez (Argentina)
#20 – Pablo Otero (Argentina)
#37 – Guilherme Reischl (Brazil)

Toyota Team Argentina – Toyota Corolla GRS TCR
#17 – Bernardo Llaver (Argentina)
#33 – Manuel Sapag (Argentina)

Scuderia Chiarelli – Hyundai Elantra N TCR
#43 – Pedro Cardoso (Brazil)

Paladini Racing – Toyota Corolla GRS TCR
#2 – Juan Ángel Rosso (Argentina)
#5 – Fabián Yannantuoni (Argentina)

Source: https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023...merica-opener/

[pimmy]

So, the first race on the new TCR TV is about to start and the stream has shat itself already.

[Adamcas87]

Originally Posted by pimmy

So, the first race on the new TCR TV is about to start and the stream has shat itself already.

Down to power cuts at the circuit

[TuteZaek]

The first event of the TCR SA was held at the Oscar Cabalen circuit
The first race ended with the victory of Ignacio Montenegro (Honda Civic- Squadra Martino) with Raphael Reiss (Cupra-W2 Pro GP) and G. Ossman (Cupra- W2 Pro GP) completing the podium
The race 2 was won by Walter Hernandes (Lynk - PMO) with F. Yanantuoni (Corolla-Paladini Racing) and Ignacio Montenengro (Honda-Squadra Martino) in the podium

The age gap between both winners Montenegro (18) and Hernandez (57) is 39 years.
Another fun bit is that Hernandez last win was 20 years ago, with a works TC2000 Focus, was also in Alta Gracia

With the two podiums, Montenegro leads the championship with 75 points over Galid Osman with 55 and Rafael Suzuki with 54

[S griffin]

Thanks for the info, sounds like a good race. Not a well known field of drivers, but I'm sure they are good in their own right

[TuteZaek]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Thanks for the info, sounds like a good race. Not a well known field of drivers, but I'm sure they are good in their own right

Montenegro is a name we all will be hearing a lot in the future, the kid is serious fast and is making himself a name in TC2000 and now in TCR
And Hernandez is the "unlucky" legend, has like 5 second places in the TC2000 championship, always against monsters like Traverso, Silva, Martinez, Ponce de Leon... (on the other hand, he also won the 1993 TC season)

[NaBUru38]

TCR South America's president Federico Punteri says that a Uruguayan company is considering product TCR cars.

Carlos Cristófalo of Motor 1 Argentina (ex Autobog Argentina) speculates that the company is Nordex, which currently produces Stellantis and Ford vans. The owner is Carlos Antelo, who also owns the Car One dealership network with brands like Renault, Nissan and Changan.

Renault no longer produces the Fluence, so Cristófalo suggests it's the Sentra. But how about the Changan Uni-T?

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Changan Uni-T?

It's a SUV?

[TuteZaek]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

TCR South America's president Federico Punteri says that a Uruguayan company is considering product TCR cars.

Carlos Cristófalo of Motor 1 Argentina (ex Autobog Argentina) speculates that the company is Nordex, which currently produces Stellantis and Ford vans. The owner is Carlos Antelo, who also owns the Car One dealership network with brands like Renault, Nissan and Changan.

Renault no longer produces the Fluence, so Cristófalo suggests it's the Sentra. But how about the Changan Uni-T?

The only sure thing: Antelo will make a lot money with this, he never loses

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by FIRE

It's a SUV?

Its height is 1.57 m, barely more than the Peugeot 307.

[TuteZaek]

the TCR SA champion, Fabricio Pezzini, just announced via Twitter that he is leaving the PMO Motorsport team.

[S griffin]

Wonder where he will go now? Interesting he's announced it like this. Any other team or series or category that will pick him up?