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'Formed initially as the factory Volvo team, Cyan Racing entered the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2016.
The squad enjoyed immediate success the following season, with Thed Bjork sealing the 2017 WTCC title in a Volvo S60 Polestar TC1.
The team’s driver Yann Ehrlacher sealed back-to-back titles in 2020 and 2021.
While the Gothenburg-based squad withdrew from the 2022 WTCR season due to tyre safety concerns, its driver line-up that year consisted of former Supercars Championship endurance driver Yvan Muller.
Cyan Racing’s driver roster for 2023 has yet to be announced.'
Is Barry Rogers on good terms with Volvo following their withdrawal from Supercars :WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VOLVO V8 SUPERCARS?
I was fortunate enough to see Australia in the 1987 WTCC:
''The first World Touring Car Championship, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held in 1987 concurrent to the long-running European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Additional rounds were held outside Europe at Bathurst and Calder Park Raceway in Australia (Calder used a combined circuit of the road course and the then newly constructed NASCAR speedway), Wellington in New Zealand and Mount Fuji in Japan. The Championship was well-supported by the factory European teams of Ford, BMW, Maserati and Alfa Romeo (until Alfa withdrew following the European races), but was embroiled in controversy. Unfortunately, the leading BMW Motorsport teams and the Ford Europe backed Eggenberger Motorsport had developed a situation of "you don't protest us, we won't protest you"[citation needed]. While this worked well in the European races, when the championship landed in Australia the local teams took exception to the Europeans somewhat liberal interpretation of the Group A rules. Subsequently, the Eggenberger cars were protested against and eventually disqualified from the Bathurst 1000 results.
The championship was provisionally awarded to West German Eggenberger Ford Sierra RS500 drivers Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz. It was not until March 1988 when their Bathurst disqualification was finalised that results were confirmed and Italian Schnitzer Motorsport driver Roberto Ravaglia in a BMW M3 was declared the champion. The Entrants Championship was won by the Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7 entry. The WTCC lasted only one year and was a victim of its own success — the FIA (and Bernie Ecclestone) feared it would take money away from Formula One and stopped sanctioning the Championship.'
2023 can be the making of TCR in Australia - hopefully Stan delivers the goods.
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Bathurst confirmed for Cyan Racing TCR
Cyan Racing will make its Australian debut when it competes in this year’s round of the TCR World Tour at Bathurst.
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'Formed initially as the factory Volvo team, Cyan Racing entered the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2016.
The squad enjoyed immediate success the following season, with Thed Bjork sealing the 2017 WTCC title in a Volvo S60 Polestar TC1.
The team’s driver Yann Ehrlacher sealed back-to-back titles in 2020 and 2021.
While the Gothenburg-based squad withdrew from the 2022 WTCR season due to tyre safety concerns, its driver line-up that year consisted of former Supercars Championship endurance driver Yvan Muller.
Cyan Racing’s driver roster for 2023 has yet to be announced.'
Is Barry Rogers on good terms with Volvo following their withdrawal from Supercars :WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VOLVO V8 SUPERCARS?
I was fortunate enough to see Australia in the 1987 WTCC:
''The first World Touring Car Championship, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held in 1987 concurrent to the long-running European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Additional rounds were held outside Europe at Bathurst and Calder Park Raceway in Australia (Calder used a combined circuit of the road course and the then newly constructed NASCAR speedway), Wellington in New Zealand and Mount Fuji in Japan. The Championship was well-supported by the factory European teams of Ford, BMW, Maserati and Alfa Romeo (until Alfa withdrew following the European races), but was embroiled in controversy. Unfortunately, the leading BMW Motorsport teams and the Ford Europe backed Eggenberger Motorsport had developed a situation of "you don't protest us, we won't protest you"[citation needed]. While this worked well in the European races, when the championship landed in Australia the local teams took exception to the Europeans somewhat liberal interpretation of the Group A rules. Subsequently, the Eggenberger cars were protested against and eventually disqualified from the Bathurst 1000 results.
The championship was provisionally awarded to West German Eggenberger Ford Sierra RS500 drivers Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz. It was not until March 1988 when their Bathurst disqualification was finalised that results were confirmed and Italian Schnitzer Motorsport driver Roberto Ravaglia in a BMW M3 was declared the champion. The Entrants Championship was won by the Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7 entry. The WTCC lasted only one year and was a victim of its own success — the FIA (and Bernie Ecclestone) feared it would take money away from Formula One and stopped sanctioning the Championship.'
2023 can be the making of TCR in Australia - hopefully Stan delivers the goods.
Stan Sport to deliver expanded coverage for SpeedSeries in 2023 - TCR Australia
Strong viewership on the Stan Sport and Nine Network platforms, coupled with the international streaming of globally relevant categories made the 2022 season the biggest yet for the Motorsport Australia and Australian Racing Group series, featuring some of Australia’s most […]
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