2017 Argentine touring car championships

[NaBUru38]

Super TC2000 drivers:

Chevrolet: Agust�*n Canapino remains; Franco Vivian or Bernardo Llaver possible.

Toyota: Mat�*as Rossi stays; Gabriel Ponce de León joins; Rafael Morgenstern and Mat�*as Milla likely.

Renault: Emiliano Spataro, Facundo Ardusso and Leonel Pern�*a stay; Josito Di Palma confirmed; Ignacio Julián and Germán Sirvent likely.

Peugeot: Facundo Chapur and Mariano Werner stay; Mat�*as Muñoz Marchesi joins; Fabián Yannantuoni likely.

Citroën: PSG16 will run the C4 Lounge as a factory team. Esteban Guerrieri, José Manuel Urcera and Manuel Mallo confirmed.

Fiat: M&M will run the new Tipo as a factory team. Carlos Merlo confirmed; Damián Fineschi likely; Bernardo Llaver possible.

Ford: Privateer team for Juan Ángel Rossi and Luciano Farroni.

[NaBUru38]

In Turismo Carretera, Mat�*as Rossi will leave Chevrolet for Ford, which is considered high treason. Norberto Fontana amd Jonatan Castellano have also asked to change manufacturer.

[NaBUru38]

In Top Race, Toyota will enter a factory team with Mat�*as Rossi and Gabriel Ponce de León. Also, Norberto Fontana and Juan Manuel "Pato" Silva are negotiating to return.

[FIRE]

2017 ARGENTINIAN SUPER TC 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR

Date – Circuit/Location
Mar 5th – Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires
Mar 26th – TBC (Mendoza or Trelew)
Apr 23rd – Circuito Internacional Potrero de los Funes, San Luis
May 7th – Autódromo Parque Ciudad, General Roca
May 21st – Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio, Rosario
Jun 11th – Circuito Internacional Termas de R�*o Hondo, Termas de R�*o Hondo
Jul 2nd – TBC (Rafaela or Paraná)
Jul 30th – Autódromo Ciudad de Oberá, Oberá
Sept 3rd – Circuito Callejero Santa Fe Ciudad, Santa Fe
Oct 1st – Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires (200km of Buenos Aires)
Nov 5th – Circuito El Zonda Eduardo Copello, San Juan
Nov 26th – Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, Cordoba

Source: http://www.touringcartimes.com/2016/...dar-confirmed/

For international public they really should stream the races on Youtube or other streaming site.

[NaBUru38]

Nice to see Portero de los Funes back!

[Matt]

Hoping that second TBA goes to Rafaela.

[NaBUru38]

Super TC2000 news:

FELA, the new Ford privateer team, added Damián Fineschi as third driver.

The Renault factory drivers will be split like this:
o- Ambroggio: Leonel Pern�*a, Facundo Ardusso, Ignacio Julián.
o- Sportteam: Emiliano Spataro, Germán Sirvent, Josito di Palma.

[NaBUru38]

Turismo Nacional:

o- Norberto Fontana will return to drive a Chevrolet Cruze.
o- Mariano Werner will return to drive a Fiat Linea.
o- Christian Ledesma will drive a Citroën C4 Lounge.
o- Tomás Urretavizcaya will drive a "factory" Kia Cerato.

[NaBUru38]

Super TC2000 news:

o- Chevrolet has confirmed its four drivers: Agust�*n Canapono, Bernardo Llaver, Facundo Conta, and Manuel Mallo.
o- The Gálvez circuit is under renovations, so the first round is postponed to March 26.
o- F1 and Le Mans veteran engineer Enrique Scalabroni will joint Peugeot.

[NaBUru38]

Top Race V6:

o- Fiat will join as a factory team with drivers Juan Bautista De Benedictis and Fabián Flaqué.
o- The Mitsubishi team will feature Franco Girolami and Mat�*as Rodr�*guez.
o- SDE Chevrolet will feature Mariano Altuna and Humberto Krujoski.
o- Midas is discussing with Juan Manuel Silva and Bruno Etman.
o- Gustavo Tadei hired newcomer Julia Ballario.
o- Sportteam will feature Agust�*n Canapino and Oscar Conta.
o- Lincoln will feature Ricardo Risatti.
o- Lucas Valle and Maxi Valle will join.
o- Azar will feature Diego Azar, Oscar Sánchez and Antonino Sganga.
o- DM will feature Maxi Juan.

[hondafan37]

This is the Toyota Camry of TRV6
https://youtu.be/kW4UEmkB78A

[Matt]

It's really ugly, much like everything else in that series.

[NaBUru38]

Not worse than the current TC.

[Matt]

WAY worse. The proportions on TRV6 cars are stupid.

[FIRE]

STC2000 round 1 Buenos Aires sprint race

[NaBUru38]

I saw a bit of the Sunday feature race, it was very entertaining.

There were several moderate clashes, so many drivers are angry. So everything as usual.

[GM10]

I saw them too for the first time, a very good championship.

Someone can talk me about the illegal Chevy, Ford and Renault's front-ends? I'm not so informed about the technical regulations of this championship.

[divxx]

That was a very exciting feature race. The winner's car was a mess, surprised it was still fast enough on the straight.
I'm not very familiar with the series, but was particularly impressed with the privateer Ford driver who came from almost last to 8th, and would have done better if he hadn't been spun out half way through.

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by GM10

Someone can talk me about the illegal Chevy, Ford and Renault's front-ends? I'm not so informed about the technical regulations of this championship.

Apparently they changed rules but didn't tell teams properly. Inspectors went to shops and told them they were fine, then were hit with 30kg at the race.

As always, Argentine motorsport is all about controversy.

[GM10]

Thanks. I read that Citroen wanted them for a bigger ballast. The ambience wasn't so happy in Buenos Aires...

Is there a performance ballast based on results?

[hondafan37]

Originally Posted by GM10

Thanks. I read that Citroen wanted them for a bigger ballast. The ambience wasn't so happy in Buenos Aires...

Is there a performance ballast based on results?

No, There is not ballast penalty. The penalty is with turn back positions in the starting grid.
The winner turn back 8 positions, the second 7 positions, the third 6 positions and so on until the eighth that turn back 1 position.

In the next race (Potrero de los Funes) Urcera turn back 8 positions.
http://www.campeones.com.ar/0/nota/index.vnc?id=50258

[GM10]

Ok, understood. It's something like a reverse grid, a bit different. Is it applied based on the previous event or championship classification?

And when there will be the classification races? All but 200km of Buenos Aires or what else?

[NaBUru38]

The grid penalties depend on overall classification.

Each weekend has a different format, and they decide it more or less the week before.

[hondafan37]

There are special races that have not penalty.
The 200 km of Buenos Aires have not penalty.

[GM10]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Each weekend has a different format, and they decide it more or less the week before.

Serious? Amazing

Thanks for the answers