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DTM and Grand-Am confirms new series in USA

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The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Grand-Am organizers have confirmed a co-operation to start a new series in the USA with the new DTM-regulations.
“Only days after BMW officially announced its commitment to the DTM from 2012, this is more good news concerning the future of the DTM,” said Hans Werner Aufrecht, chairman of ITR.

The new series is going to be started in 2013 and will include races weekend alongside the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series and, in some cases, the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series.

“Internationalisation has been our goal, in order to ensure that cars to DTM regulations can be used in more countries all over the world. We have had very constructive talks with the GRAND-AM organisation and we are very excited with this new partnership,” said Aufrecht.

Grand-Am president Tom Bledsoe is looking forward to the new co-operation and introducing the new DTM regulations in the USA.

“We are proud to forge these new relationships with the many manufacturers choosing to embrace the DTM vision, and we look forward to welcoming these exciting cars to the USA. With these announcements, we can begin planning with our media partners, race tracks and teams. The addition of a DTM-style sprint race will increase the attraction for our fans and help grow all GRAND-AM series,” said Bledsoe.

The races in the new USA series will be run in sprint format.