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Henry Ho to contest TCR Asia with Honda China backing

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Macanese driver Henry Ho will contest the full TCR Asia Series season this year, after making his TCR debut at the Guia Race of Macau with the PAS Macau Racing Team, qualifying in the top half of the field in the competitive street race.

Ho will drive with a factory-backed Honda Civic TCR in the 2016 season, continuing his association with the Japanese marque after driving for them in the China Touring Car Championship last season.

“I think TCR is a very successful formula throughout the world and I like what the concept is doing for touring cars,” said Ho.

“As an official driver for Honda China, and with the support of JAS Motorsport, I feel we can be very competitive in the Asian series, especially after the Civic TCR claimed the title last year, and the 2016 International Series has already shown the Honda to be a very fast and capable challenger.

“It was nice to get a feel for the car in Macau, even though my two races were shortened by issues outside of our control, but I feel sure that we can be competitive this season very quickly, even though many of the circuits we’ll compete on this season are new to me.”

Ho is also looking forward to reigniting his on-track rivalry with Andy Yan from the CTCC, who will also be in TCR this year, driving one of Engstler’s Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs.

“I had a great battle in the CTCC last year with Andy Yan who has just revealed he will be in TCR Asia this year. Sadly I missed one round of that championship last year, so couldn’t take the fight all the way to the final round, but I will be doing my best to go after the crown this year, regardless of who the competition will be.”

The TCR Asia Series kicks off at the Korea International Circuit on May 14th-15th.