
Update on Chevrolet, Opel & Volvo-drivers
Swedish Touring Car Championship teams Chevrolet, Opel and Volvo still have not announced all of their drivers for the 2008 season.
Swedish Touring Car Championship teams Chevrolet, Opel and Volvo still have not announced all of their drivers for the 2008 season.
The Danish SEAT-team Team Sturup Raceway will join the STCC if they get diesel-engines for their two SEAT Léon.
STCC 2008 is three months away. TouringCarTimes have put together a summary over the current situation of drivers and teams.
TouringCarTimes will during 2008 increase their coverage of more National Touring Car Championships from around the World.
For the first time in five years, a SEAT will enter STCC. This years rookie Roger Eriksson will drive a SEAT Leon, that competed in DTC this season.
Robertshaw Racing have reportly purchased two Chevrolet Lacettis to run in the 2008 BTCC. The cars have been bought engineless from Denmark.
Mikael Nykjær changes from SEAT to BMW and will also drive selected WTCC-races in 2008. He will join Poulsen Motorsport.
The European Touring Car Cup will according to our information get a new system on who are allowed to take part in the race next year.
Team Sturup Raceway ran two SEAT Leon in the Danish Touring Car Championship this year. For 2008 the team could move over to STCC.
Newly crowned DTC and ETC Cup champion Michel Nykjær is working on an entry for the WTCC finale at Macau. Could be full WTCC season 2008.