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TCR 2017
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The two events that spanned the TCR
International Series’ midpoint couldn’t
have been more different. First, the
long straights and 180-degree corners
of the Salzburgring in Austria
delivered no end of dramas and
resulted in two drivers repeating
victories from earlier in the season.
Then, just seven days later at the
Hungaroring on the outskirts of
Budapest, the two races saw one of
the championship’s youngest drivers
not only record his first win, but he
then repeated that victory shortly
afterwards.
So many of those stories involved
Attila Tassi. The young Hungarian was
one of several drivers to crash heavily
at the Salzburgring, but Tassi’s crash –
during the Friday test session –
resulted in an overnight dash to
deliver a brand new Honda Civic from
JAS Motorsport in Italy to the circuit.
The M1RA Racing team then rushed to
prepare the new car, allowing Tassi to
take part in Free Practice and
Qualifying. A near-fairytale ending
then saw Tassi finishing second in
Race 2, rewarding both JAS and M1RA
for their determination to get him
going again after the crash.