First test for 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
The 2011 version of the Chevrolet Cruze has hit the tracks for the first time. Rob Huff drove the car with the new 1.6 litre turbo charged engine.
The 2011 version of the Chevrolet Cruze has hit the tracks for the first time. Rob Huff drove the car with the new 1.6 litre turbo charged engine.
Japanese drivers Yoshihiro Ito and Masaki Kano are going to drive the third car of Team Engstler in the two final races of the FIA World Touring Car Championship 2010.
We caught up with Chevrolet Motorsport Manager Eric Neve at Oschersleben to talk about the future of WTCC, as well as Chevrolet’s performance in 2010.
Chevrolet are currently running the new 1.6 turbo engine, set for introduction in WTCC 2011, in a dynamometer.
Sergio Hernández extended his lead in the independents’ trophy at the weekend, finishing second then third in class at Oschersleben. Hernández is hoping to lift the independents’ trophy this year and see Proteam promoted to works status in 2011.
Further detail on the WMSC’s confirmation that current S2000, S2000 Diesel and Nationally homologated cars can compete in the WTCC in 2011.
Jordi Gené’s enduring a trying season in the WTCC in 2011, currently 13th in the championship after fighting to even make the grid at the start of the year.
The BTCC has issued it’s provisional calendar for the 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, with ten events at the same set of tracks as this season, starting in April at Brands Hatch and ending in October at Silverstone.
World Touring Car Championship leader Yvan Muller is embarking on a number of exciting challenges outside of the WTCC later this year. We asked Yvan about them, and his mentality about strong team mates.
SEAT could return to the WTCC as an official manufacturer entry in 2011, with a 1.6 turbo unit alongside sister marque Skoda’s rally project.