2024 TCR World Tour (former WTCR)

[Petoli]

Originally Posted by coffinpilot

I don't think UK would ever go with Kumho.
Almost everybody involved in TCR UK has a connection with BTCC one way or another (apart from drivers) and the Goodyear connection wouldn't be broken.
I read an interview with someone from TCR UK who said something like - we know everybody at Goodyear, we can phone them, or go and see them any time during the day, we wouldn't give that up.

Also, the teams are unhappy, very unhappy for having to pay an extra £2500 for hard tyres just for Thruxton - their budget is that tight.

I was not suggesting they would

The point i am making is that TCR world tour should not have its own tyre supplier if the premise is them racing with the other TCR series. That was the concept

The first 3 races of this year TCR world tour are stand alone events. They might as well just bring back WTCR

[KA]

Originally Posted by Rubio

Borkovic already confrimed:
https://www.fiatcrworldtour.com/news...r-at-marrakech

Bennani is pictured on all official posters for the event, so I guess it is a matter of time before we hear the official confirmation.

Sportmotores recently wrote that Bennani is likely to race with Comtoyou:
http://iris.cpidt.pt/publishing20/!s...20055&id=68968

2 more cars are possible for Volcano with local drivers + Monlau with Girolami and Davidovski.

If they eventually get to 15-16 cars, that would be super.

As for US round, there is speculation that there are no entries from US teams so far which puts the event in doubt. But let's wait and see

According to Touring Car Times, 15 are confirmed. Bennani's rumoured Comtoyou Audi has turned out to be one of the new VZ Cupras, run by Clairet Sport, who are also fielding an Audi for Julien Piguet.

The other additions to the World Tour regulars are a pair of GOAT Hondas- Borkovic as already announced, joined by Ruben Fernandez in a fourth FL5

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2024...-in-marrakech/

[Rubio]

Expected a lot worse from this version of circuit, though it is still a crappy one.
Shame it is unlikely get back to its 2009-2010/2012-2015 layout

Maybe they could remove that silly chicane at the end of the lap and create a bigger braking zone next year