A new race series called the Touring car Racer International
Series (TCR) launched this year and it’s already proving popular among
enthusiasts and up-and-coming drivers. That’s because the concept behind TCR
calls for low cost of entry and low running costs.
The cars designed for the series are mostly based on
affordable compacts and have a cost ceiling of approximately $90,000. The
regulations call for turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines with no more
than 300 horsepower, and drive to the front wheels via six-speed
sequential transmissions. The minimum weight must be 1,260 kilograms (2,777
pounds) including the driver.
Volkswagen is the latest manufacturer to design a car for
TCR, joining the likes of fellow Volkswagen Group brands Audi and seat, as
well as Honda and Opel. VW’s racer is based on the Golf hatchback, and right
now it’s being used for evaluation purposes with a view to be offered to
customer teams starting in 2016.
However, in order to accelerate the development, the new
Golf TCR will be tested under competitive conditions between now and the end of
the 2015 motorsport season: as cooperation partner, the Liqui Moly Team
Engstler will run two of the cars at the eighth round of the TCR series, which
takes place this weekend at Austria’s Red Bull Ring.
Under the hood sits the turbocharged 2.0-liter four from the
production Golf R, which is paired with a six-speed, paddle-shifted
sequential transmission. On the outside, extended fender flares house a widened
track that VW says is around 15 inches wider than stock. The wheels are 18-inch
light alloys, and an aerodynamically-shaped front splitter and carbon rear wing
are also among the modifications for competition use.
“The newly created
TCR category provides a promising platform for customer racing—on a national
and international level,” VW motorsport Chief Jost Capito said in a statement.
“With exciting races, production-based technology and reasonable costs, it
offers a new outlook for private racing teams.”
source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1029575_vw-reveals-radical-golf-racer-for-new-touringcar-racer-international-series
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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