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[wtcc] Lada To Enter In 2006

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kooP

Posted: September 30, 2005 10:05 am

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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.

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Kris	Posted: September 30, 2005 10:14 am
m00f! Group: Members Posts: 4690 Member No.: 48 Joined: February 15, 2004	lol, I predict we'll see a Midland-Lada on the F1 grid in 2007 -------------------- m00f!

ClarkF1	Posted: September 30, 2005 10:18 am
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Kris	Posted: September 30, 2005 10:22 am
m00f! Group: Members Posts: 4690 Member No.: 48 Joined: February 15, 2004	Who says they'll reach 30mph -------------------- m00f!

J i m	Posted: September 30, 2005 11:05 am
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Apeman	Posted: September 30, 2005 11:27 am
Formula 3 Driver Group: Members Posts: 754 Member No.: 96 Joined: February 20, 2004	lada building a low-weight car to have a go at the 2006 championship -------------------- !! Alphaf1c Winter Series - Pick Your Seats !!

villarule	Posted: September 30, 2005 01:03 pm
La la la Group: Members Posts: 1430 Member No.: 471 Joined: August 20, 2004	Isnt that a standard Lada Thony? Thats so funny though, I dont think ive ever seen anyone younger than 80 in a Lada --------------------

Apeman

Posted: September 30, 2005 01:16 pm

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QUOTE (villarule @ Sep 30 2005, 12:55 PM)

Isnt that a standard Lada Thony?

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

foolish russians

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kooP	Posted: September 30, 2005 01:31 pm
1969 in the sunshine... Group: Members Posts: 2185 Member No.: 31 Joined: February 15, 2004	THIS is a real Lada racer. :\| It looks as it the suspension is about to buckle under the load any second now. -------------------- GPLRank: -34.981 \| vadertrophy.com A pirate I was meant to be, trim the sails and roam the sea!

Apeman	Posted: September 30, 2005 01:44 pm
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villarule

Posted: September 30, 2005 02:41 pm

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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

foolish russians

Thats what I ment!

Lada's have nothing to them.

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Ebi	Posted: September 30, 2005 02:44 pm
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Posted: September 30, 2005 09:38 pm

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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....

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Ebi	Posted: October 01, 2005 07:14 am
Tifoso Doc Group: Members Posts: 2879 Member No.: 5 Joined: January 19, 2004	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	Posted: October 01, 2005 08:49 am
Chief Executive, Boris Johnson Appreciation Society Group: Members Posts: 2694 Member No.: 74 Joined: February 16, 2004	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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