Michael Satterfield
Marcello Lotti, series promoter for the FIA World Touring Car Championship, told Autosport that he wants to bring the event to the United States in 2011. Inaugurated in 1987, the series was originally based in Europe. In 2009, the racing expanded to Brazil, Japan, and Mexico and continues to grow. Current rules limit engine size to 2000 cc, but that hasn’t slowed automakers such as SEAT, BMW, or Chevrolet from rounding out the top 3 in Manufacturer’s Championship points right now. A race in the States would attract new manufacturers (Ford is expected to enter its new Focus model). The two most likely venues for the race would be Laguna Seca and the road course at Homestead-Miami Speedway… the favorite right now. “Our preference is for a race in the south of the country because that’s where the market is for smaller cars,”
[Source: Autosport.com]
