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The Honda Racing Team J.A.S. started track activity in view of the new season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with a three-day test at Valencia.
From Wednesday, Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro are taking turns at the wheel of the Honda Civic WTCC test cars on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. They completed 280 km on day 1 and 225 on day 2, with no technical issues says the press release. The test continues today.
This is also the first occasion for Tarquini to evaluate the progress made by the car, following Monteiro's participation in the three last events of the 2012 season.
Same weight to all cars in 2013
All cars that will take part in the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship will run on the same minimum weight of 1150 kilos, including the driver.
The decision was taken last week by the FIA Touring Car Committee, and a list of the eligible cars has been published in the Appendix 1 to the championship's Sporting Regulations.
The list includes BMW 320 TC, Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T, Ford Focus WTCC, Honda Civic WTCC, SEAT León WTCC and all other cars that took part in the 2012 championship.
Compared to last year, the weight of BMW and Chevrolet cars has been reduced by ten kilos, putting them on the same level with the other machines.
The only car still missing is the LADA Granta Sport, as the Committee will decide about its weight after the homologation formalities are accomplished.
The Honda Racing Team J.A.S. started track activity in view of the new season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with a three-day test at Valencia.
From Wednesday, Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro are taking turns at the wheel of the Honda Civic WTCC test cars on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. They completed 280 km on day 1 and 225 on day 2, with no technical issues says the press release. The test continues today.
This is also the first occasion for Tarquini to evaluate the progress made by the car, following Monteiro's participation in the three last events of the 2012 season.
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| Photo: FIA WTCC |
Same weight to all cars in 2013
All cars that will take part in the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship will run on the same minimum weight of 1150 kilos, including the driver.
The decision was taken last week by the FIA Touring Car Committee, and a list of the eligible cars has been published in the Appendix 1 to the championship's Sporting Regulations.
The list includes BMW 320 TC, Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T, Ford Focus WTCC, Honda Civic WTCC, SEAT León WTCC and all other cars that took part in the 2012 championship.
Compared to last year, the weight of BMW and Chevrolet cars has been reduced by ten kilos, putting them on the same level with the other machines.
The only car still missing is the LADA Granta Sport, as the Committee will decide about its weight after the homologation formalities are accomplished.