World Touring Car Championship eyeing race in The U.S.

[shakespeare]

Marcello Lotti, series promoter for the FIA World Touring Car Championship, told Autosport that he wants to bring the event to the United States in 2011. Inaugurated in 1987, the series was originally based in Europe. In 2009, the racing expanded to Brazil, Japan, and Mexico and continues to grow. Current rules limit engine size to 2000 cc, but that hasn't slowed automakers such as SEAT, BMW, or Chevrolet from rounding out the top 3 in Manufacturer's Championship points right now.

A race in the States would attract new manufacturers (Ford is expected to enter its new Focus model). The two most likely venues for the race would be Laguna Seca and the road course at Homestead-Miami Speedway... the favorite right now. "Our preference is for a race in the south of the country because that's where the market is for smaller cars," Lotti told Autosport.

[Source: Autoblog via Autosport.com]

[Team Green]

I saw that on my Motorsport forum that I visit...

Come on Mazda how about a 3....

[EVILMPS]

I couldn't be 100% positive Trics, but is that not a Mazda 3 on the far left of the picture?
The yellow car with "Brose" and "BORBET" decals and yellow wheels...?
That rear window looks vaguely familiar.

On another note, is that the new Holden Cruze badged as a Chevrolet???

[pockets]

the car on the left is a seat and yep thats a cruze

[BradstaMS]

I couldn't be 100% positive Trics, but is that not a Mazda 3 on the far left of the picture?
The yellow car with "Brose" and "BORBET" decals and yellow wheels...?
That rear window looks vaguely familiar.

On another note, is that the new Holden Cruze badged as a Chevrolet???

The Holden Cruze is built in Korea, which makes it a Daewoo, its just that it got bred with other GM companies and now its spread to Chevrolet and Holden.

And to the left is the Seat Leon as Pockets pointed out

[EVILMPS]

The Holden Cruze is built in Korea, which makes it a Daewoo, its just that it got bred with other GM companies and now its spread to Chevrolet and Holden.

And to the left is the Seat Leon as Pockets pointed out

Built in Korea????
Nice one Holden...

[pockets]

gone to the dogs

[BradstaMS]

Majority of Holdens are now korean, the Barina, Viva, Cruze, Epica - all are Daewoo's

[pockets]

thats another reason why i hate holdens, go ford

[shakespeare]

Majority of Holdens are now korean, the Barina, Viva, Cruze, Epica - all are Daewoo's

And the Captiva!

Good 'ole GM, bought out Daewoo, when Daewoo were in trouble and now GM got into trouble! Trend??

Maybe now though, they'll get themselves back on track financially and stop making bad decisions, though given their current range of product, I think they're sacrificing some of the "fun" factors in their range to satisfy the bean counters.