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“I know I’ve been testing the McLaren Formula One car this week for the second time, but that’s a completely different exercise to what is my sole priority at the moment, and that’s winning the DTM championship for Mercedes.Next season is next season, I’ll deal with that soon enough, but certainly not before the weekend.”
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The A4 DTM is a thoroughbred race car with the silhouette of the new Audi A4. The chassis has a hybrid concept.
Holden hero Peter Floyd came out fighting with the fastest practice time when the Australian Performance Car Championship opened its 2007 season at Wakefield Park circuit, near Goulburn, today.
Floyd, the 2005 champion, topped the timesheets after two practice sessions in his Holden HSV GTS, his margin of 0.69 seconds to second place suggesting he has adapted sooner to the introduction of a new Pirelli control tyre.
Less than two weeks out from the return of the renowned WPS Bathurst 12-hour Production car endurance race at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Team Eastern Creek Karts has confirmed an all-star driving line up and a powerful thoroughbred race car that they hope will take them to victory.
The upcoming WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival has attracted a variety of manufacturers from across the globe as they line up for the WPS 12-Hour Showroom Enduro at Mount Panorama this Easter.
The first of eight rounds to be run exclusively at V8 Supercars events this season features a diverse range of production-based touring cars, from 5.7 litre V8 Holden HSVs to the nimble all-wheel drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, ultra-consistent BMW M3 and lightweight 1.8 litre Lotus Exige.
“In race conditions, you need a car that you can comfortable drive, and to be able to do those times in a race shows how good the car is setup at the moment, †explained Yick.
A Tighter battle for the 2007 Australian Performance Car Championship (GTP) is expected to follow the announcement today that all cars in the series will have to race on identical Pirelli “control†tyres.
The entries for the WPS 12-Hour Showroom Enduro to be held at Mount Panorama on April 8 continue to flow in with Sherrin Motorsport and former Production Car identity, Chris Sexton, the latest to confirm their entries for the race.