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kooP- 09-30-2005
from touringcartimes.com
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Rumours have circulated recently that Lada would enter the WTCC. Many took this as a joke, but it certainly is not. Lada confirmed in a press announcement that they will be on the tracks of WTCC next year.

A two car team will be run next year, the german team MTEC Sport will prepare the cars together with Lada.

"Our objective is to improve our brand image in all European motorsport program. Lada has a 35-year tradition in motorsport, mostly concentrated in its home market and not visible for international audiences; but that will change now and the three years commitment for the WTCC will allow Lada to promote this campaign aggressively," said Vitaly Vilchik, President General Director of Avtovaz.

Lada will regard the first year in WTCC as testing and will go for it in 2007 with the new Lada Priora. No drivers have been signed yet, but drivers in Europe and the US are being reviewed and a decision will be announced this winter.

A quick online translation of an article from Lada's official site comes up with a similar story.

Kris- 09-30-2005
lol, I predict we'll see a Midland-Lada on the F1 grid in 2007 tongue.gif

ClarkF1- 09-30-2005
Surely not......above 30mph the doors fly off

Kris- 09-30-2005
Who says they'll reach 30mph tongue.gif

J i m- 09-30-2005
ROFL!!!

I thought it said Lauda for a minute laugh.gif

Apeman- 09-30-2005
lada building a low-weight car to have a go at the 2006 championship

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villarule- 09-30-2005
Isnt that a standard Lada Thony? tongue.gif

Thats so funny though, I dont think ive ever seen anyone younger than 80 in a Lada laugh.gif

Apeman- 09-30-2005
QUOTE (villarule @ Sep 30 2005, 12:55 PM)
Isnt that a standard Lada Thony? tongue.gif

yeah, but the've stripped all unnecessary parts to make it lighter, and now they think they wont have to tune the engine to make it go fast tongue.gif

foolish russians rolleyes.gif biggrin.gif

kooP- 09-30-2005
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THIS is a real Lada racer.

:|

It looks as it the suspension is about to buckle under the load any second now.

Apeman- 09-30-2005
looks like something from "Scrapheap Challenge" tongue.gif

villarule- 09-30-2005
QUOTE (Apeman @ Sep 30 2005, 02:08 PM)
yeah, but the've stripped all unnecessary parts to make it lighter, and now they think they wont have to tune the engine to make it go fast tongue.gif

foolish russians rolleyes.gif biggrin.gif

Thats what I ment! rolleyes.gif

Lada's have nothing to them.

Ebi- 09-30-2005
they already tried to enter rally 2 years ago but after the car was built they found out it was too small

Gav- 09-30-2005
QUOTE (Ebi™ @ Sep 30 2005, 03:36 PM)
they already tried to enter rally 2 years ago but after the car was built they found out it was too small

Well Maserati built a car that was too big, but the mean-men still gave them the piece of paper.... ph34r.gif

Ebi- 10-01-2005
but that was a different story
Fia said they were doing a new supercar class with new cars and gave maserati the specs to built a car for it
after car was built and started testing the fia changed idea and didnt aprove those rules so the men in blue were fecked

ClarkF1- 10-01-2005
I've worked out Lada's secret weapon.

That spoiler has a second purpose...the pit crew grab hold, pull it back and let go...it's clockwork, thus very lightweight.

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