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The Alfa Romeo
Racing Team has
received a welcome last minute boost ahead of this weekend's
FIA World Touring Car Championship races at Silverstone as
the Touring Car Bureau has decided to reduce the minimum
weight of the front-wheel drive cars by 20kg.
This is the
first intervention by the new Bureau, which was established at
the beginning of this year with the task of taking quick
decisions about technical and sporting matters. In this
particular case, the intervention was inspired by Article 83 of the FIA
WTCC Sporting Regulations, that enables the Bureau to adjust
the minimum weight of the cars at any time during the
season, in order to keep performances balanced.
The dominance of
the rear wheel driver BMW runners, over the front wheel
drive brigade, including the Alfa Romeo Racing Team, in the
opening two events forced the swift rethink.
The Touring Car Bureau's
decision was as follows:
“After
consideration of the time set during the first two events of
the Championship, it has been decided that, for the
Silverstone event, the minimum weight of all the front-wheel
drive cars will be reduced by 20 kg.”
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As part of the
promotional campaign for this weekend's meeting at Silverstone, KSO in cooperation with the Northamptonship
circuit, has organised a special event which is
being held in Leicester Square,
in London, today |
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Alfa Romeo
has received a last minute boost ahead of
this weekend's Silverstone FIA WTCC races as the Touring
Car Bureau has reduced by 20kg the min. weight of the FWD cars |
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Consequently,
the minimum weight of the Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda
and SEAT cars will be reduced from 1140 (1100 + 30 for use
of the sequential gearbox) to 1120 kg.
FIA WTCC CARS
AND DRIVERS IN LEICESTER SQUARE
As part of the
promotional campaign for this weekend's meeting at Silverstone, KSO in cooperation with the Northamptonship circuit, has
organised a special event in London. Today, five racing cars
from Alfa Romeo, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford and SEAT are being
exhibited on London's Leicester Square's North Terrace, from
11.30am to 4.00pm.
The Alfa Romeo
Racing Team's English pilot James Thompson, will be joined
by a group of British WTCC drivers, including current FIA
ETCC Champion Priaulx, SEAT guest driver for Silverstone
Jason Plato, and Chevrolet factory pilot Robert Huff, and
three former BTCC champions, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard
Rydell and Alain Menu. They will meet the fans for two
autograph sessions this afternoon.
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