The TCR expansion continues: next stop – Australia

The expansion of the TCR is showing no sign of slowing, with the successful category ready to land ‘down under’.
WSC Ltd, the organisation behind TCR, and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) have signed a five-year agreement for the development of a TCR Australia Touring Car Series expected to begin in 2019.
This is the first time CAMS has adopted an international set of Technical Regulations for Touring Car racing since Super Touring in the 90s. CAMS will confirm the series’ promoter in due course, with expressions of interest now open.

Marcello Lotti, CEO of WSC said: “We are absolutely delighted. The deal with CAMS, which is the driving force behind the success of Australian motor sport, adds a fourth continent to those – Europe, Asia and the Americas – where TCR series have already been established. This is also a great challenge, because Touring Car racing is hugely popular in Australia and the local motor sport fans are enthusiastic and competent. We are confident that they will soon learn to love TCR just as has happened with their fellow fans across the rest of the world.”

Eugene Arocca, CEO of CAMS said: “This is an exciting development for Australian motor sport. TCR will provide the opportunity for affordable-cost, competitive action in cars that are direct derivatives of popular road going cars. We are looking forward to working with manufacturers and competitors to ensure the success of this category. The worldwide interest in TCR has been very encouraging and we anticipate that the competitive Australian car buying market will see a number of manufacturers support the category. We are now inviting expressions of interest from relevant parties in regards to the promotion of the TCR Australia series through a commercial management agreement. Anyone interested in finding out more should head to cams.com.au.”