[WTCC] Round 19 & 20 at Macau (20 November) - Page 3

j_t_8_8_8 · 10 Oct 2005, 19:10 (Ref:1429946)

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15 Thomas JAGER GER Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus

It's strange to see Jager and not Funke with second Focus...

I hope Colciago will be back in an Alfa Romeo!

SFonseca · 10 Oct 2005, 20:03 (Ref:1430004)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Probably Colciago (supporting Farfus in knocking of the BMW's?

)

André Couto

Dani Filth · 10 Oct 2005, 20:14 (Ref:1430020)

hmm . that would make some sense .

**FIRE** · 10 Oct 2005, 20:38 (Ref:1430047)

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Originally Posted by j_t_8_8_8

It's strange to see Jager and not Funke with second Focus...

I had it not noticed yet, but it's very strange. Did he race before at Macau?

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Originally Posted by SFonseca

André Couto

That's also a possibility. What's he doing these days?

Gil Abobeleira · 10 Oct 2005, 20:44 (Ref:1430051)

André Couto is doing Super-GT for Toyota.

Blackadder · 10 Oct 2005, 22:49 (Ref:1430216)

Couto is Macanese. He's been racing there in single seaters and tin tops since 1996 - Won the F3 Macao GP in 2000.

Monkey Head · 11 Oct 2005, 12:14 (Ref:1430656)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

From www.fiawtcc.com:

So Farique Hairuman (Proton) and others aren't allowed to start at Macau because their cars aren't S2000 or not FIA homologated. Isn't this strange? Organizing a championship and not allow some entrants to take part in one round. It's especially sour for Hairuman because he's still in the race for the championship.

last-but-one meeting?
macau round is non-championship round?
shame

(and i am agree with you,very strange idneed)

**FIRE** · 11 Oct 2005, 14:21 (Ref:1430752)

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Originally Posted by Monkey Head

last-but-one meeting?
macau round is non-championship round?
shame

(and i am agree with you,very strange idneed)

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EVENTS
(provisional and subject to change)
Event 1 Races 1 & 2 May 14 - 15 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia
Event 2 Races 3 & 4 June 11 – 12 Bira Circuit Thailand
Event 3 Races 5 & 6 July 16 – 17 Goldenport Circuit China
Event 4 Races 7 & 8 August 6 – 7 Taebaek Circuit Korea
Event 5 Races 9 & 10 TBA TBA TBA
Event 6 Races 11 & 12 October 22-23 Zhuhai International Circuit China#
Event 7 Race 13 November 19 – 20 Guia Circuit, Macau China#**
* Subject to homologation of circuit
** This race will be run according to the WTCC regulations
# Subject to confirmation of commercial agreement

Source: www.afos.com

kmchow · 12 Oct 2005, 01:01 (Ref:1431366)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

From www.fiawtcc.com:

So Farique Hairuman (Proton) and others aren't allowed to start at Macau because their cars aren't S2000 or not FIA homologated. Isn't this strange? Organizing a championship and not allow some entrants to take part in one round. It's especially sour for Hairuman because he's still in the race for the championship.

Well, to be fair, he isn't the only one being excluded, the Altezzas and Integras are also being excluded/kept from racing.

Monkey Head · 12 Oct 2005, 05:20 (Ref:1431487)

'run according to the WTCC regulations'?
mean they are using national rule under FIA scationed?
what a joke

Monkey Head · 12 Oct 2005, 05:27 (Ref:1431492)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

Well, to be fair, he isn't the only one being excluded, the Altezzas and Integras are also being excluded/kept from racing.

IMO all of them should be allowed into the race
especially only engslter is regular on these four ATCC entrants,and only three could be on the starting grid
(Prutirat only done 6 rounds,Costeng qual. time of last year even slower than HK/Macau driver's SP cars)

**FIRE** · 12 Oct 2005, 15:34 (Ref:1431903)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

Well, to be fair, he isn't the only one being excluded, the Altezzas and Integras are also being excluded/kept from racing.

I know there are others, but isn't it strange to exclude some drivers in a round for the championship?

SFonseca · 15 Oct 2005, 22:41 (Ref:1434660)

Join Chi Hong Ao (BMW 320i) and Chong Seng Lei (Honda Civic Type-R) to the entry list. They are macanese. The best in Macau if you forget André Couto.

Blackadder · 16 Oct 2005, 00:20 (Ref:1434684)

Eurosport to Air 'WTCC Night' get your video players set, sky+ boxes at the ready!
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport are to devote nine consecutive hours of programming to the World Touring Car Championship finale at Macau next month
Fantastic news.... source http://www.autosport-atlas.com/news.aspx?id=47686&g=2

Monkey Head · 16 Oct 2005, 05:30 (Ref:1434736)

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Originally Posted by SFonseca

Join Chi Hong Ao (BMW 320i) and Chong Seng Lei (Honda Civic Type-R) to the entry list. They are macanese. The best in Macau if you forget André Couto.

I will be very happy if you tell me Ao is replaceing jody costeng

kmchow · 16 Oct 2005, 07:46 (Ref:1434771)

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Originally Posted by Blackadder

Eurosport to Air 'WTCC Night' get your video players set, sky+ boxes at the ready!
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport are to devote nine consecutive hours of programming to the World Touring Car Championship finale at Macau next month
Fantastic news.... source http://www.autosport-atlas.com/news.aspx?id=47686&g=2

If it's on satellite, will anyone be able to capture the coverage and make it available for download?

SFonseca · 16 Oct 2005, 12:03 (Ref:1435022)

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Originally Posted by Monkey Head

I will be very happy if you tell me Ao is replaceing jody costeng

No. Two more ATCC cars.

Monkey Head · 17 Oct 2005, 01:54 (Ref:1435593)

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Originally Posted by SFonseca

No. Two more ATCC cars.

i see
would chong seng lei using ex-GR asia's civic?
his use to be rent their focus and his own SP spec civic used to be maintanced by them

SFonseca · 19 Oct 2005, 11:54 (Ref:1437859)

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Originally Posted by SFonseca

André Couto

Confirmed!

kmchow · 20 Oct 2005, 03:02 (Ref:1438519)

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Originally Posted by SFonseca

Confirmed!

So Andre Couto is confirmed for a SP or S2000 drive? Whatever happened to him? There was so much hype around him? Did a lack of financial resources also keep him from progressing onwards? Would a touring car career be easier to achieve?

Monkey Head · 20 Oct 2005, 04:31 (Ref:1438542)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

So Andre Couto is confirmed for a SP or S2000 drive? Whatever happened to him? There was so much hype around him? Did a lack of financial resources also keep him from progressing onwards? Would a touring car career be easier to achieve?

He will be in 5th alfa works car in macau
Toyota work driver of SUPER GT not bad to him

**FIRE** · 21 Oct 2005, 17:00 (Ref:1439966)

Patrick Bernhardt instead of Thomas Klenke at Macau:

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Patrick Bernhardt will replace Thomas Klenke at the wheel of one of Hotfiel Sport’s Ford Focus cars for the final meeting in Macau.

Since the beginning of the season Bernhardt – 34 years old from Wetzlar, Germany – was one of the drivers who worked with the team to develop the Focus in Super 2000 specs, alongside Klenke and Michael Funke, who will be Bernhardt’s team-mate in Macau.

During his already long career, Bernhardt emerged as a race winner in different categories: Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Touring Cars. His best season was 2003, when he was classified second in the German Touring Car Challenge at the wheel of a Ford Focus ST170 run by Hotfiel Sport.

Source: www.fiawtcc.com

kmchow · 23 Oct 2005, 06:06 (Ref:1441015)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Patrick Bernhardt instead of Thomas Klenke at Macau:

Source: www.fiawtcc.com

Is the change due to the latter exhausting his sponsorship/budget? Or is it due to the lack of results?

Monkey Head · 23 Oct 2005, 07:52 (Ref:1441045)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

Is the change due to the latter exhausting his sponsorship/budget? Or is it due to the lack of results?

may be klenke not willing to drive in no run-off area circuit

j_yick · 25 Oct 2005, 11:52 (Ref:1442962)

This is a little bit off topic.

Has anyone been to Macau to watch the race? Are there much differences in the amount of track you can see from the 'Grand Stand' and the 'Reservoir Stand'?

Thanks.

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