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HOW SEL TAKES CARE OF SHIPPING TCR CARS AROUND THE GLOBE
A puzzle and a race
to the race…
With the Russian round held at Sochi,
the TCR International Series started
the second part of the season and the
one that poses the greatest challenge
in terms of logistics. It is never easy
to move a significant number of
racing cars, and the huge amount of
goods (parts, tools, equipment, tyres,
etc) that the racing teams and the
series organization need at every
event of the season. It is even more
so when the last five events of the
calendar bring the TCR community
first to Sochi and then to an Asian
tour comprising Thailand, Singapore,
Malaysia and Macau.
A logistical nightmare, in truth, but
something that is the everyday
business for SEL Arcese, the official
partner of the series for logistics.
“We
are specialists in transport and
logistics for sporting events”
, explains
Pier Carlo Bottero, the CEO of the
company based in Rivalta, near Turin,
“and we have over 20
years of experience. In a way,
managing the logistics aspect is
something not very different from
racing itself and this aspect reflects
the deepest soul of our work that
always looks to offer a tailor-made
service…
”
It took 11 days by road for the TCR
circus to get to Sochi, on the Eastern
side of the Black Sea, from the
previous round at Oschersleben, near
Berlin. The convoy included two car
transporters and eight articulated
trucks, and the load included no fewer
than 600 tyres. Fuel cans travelled
separately, on a van, because of
different custom procedures. In total,
the journey was 3800 km long,
crossing through Poland, Lithuania
and Latvia before getting into Russia,
as the most direct route, through the
Ukraine, is not feasible at the
moment.
From Sochi, the same convoy (less the
fuel) will have to reach the Italian
harbour of Genoa Voltri, from where it
will go by sea to Asia on 16 July.
Again, the route back to the European
Union will have to avoid sensitive