The TCR Middle East series will be comingto the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in the New Year to conclude the newchampionship for motor sport enthusiasts.
Details of the latest edition to theregional sporting map took place at the BIC during the recent national BIC 2000championship.
The event featured a press conferenceattended by GulfWeekly assistant editor Zahid Balooshi. Two test sessions werealso offered to local registered drivers who were given the opportunity to sitat the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf TCR provided by Engstler Motorsport.
Representatives of Audi Sport CustomerRacing, JAS Motorsport and Romeo Ferraris were also present to meet the teamsand explain the technical features of their cars and how to order them.
Bahrain International Circuit ChiefExecutive Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa said: “We would like to thank TCRfor their passion and drive in organising the first-ever TCR Middle EastSeries.
“We fully support this championship and weare excited to see its contributions to the vibrant motorsport culture in theregion.
“We look forward to hosting the third andfinal round of the season in March of 2017 and we expect a full grid of some ofthe most talented racers from our part of the world.”
TCR promoter Marcello Lotti added: “The TCRglobal community is growing faster than expected. We already have a number ofregional and national series around the world, but we want more. The TCR MiddleEast is the latest addition and we are pleased to see that it is attracting somuch interest from the local teams and drivers.”
The TCR Middle East series will kick off atDubai Autodrome on January 12 - 13 as part of the 24 Hours of Dubai racemeeting. Two further rounds will follow at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit onFebruary 9 -10 with the final session staged at the BIC on March 9 -10.
