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Former United States Touring Car
Championship winner Gary Sheehan
declared himself “blown away” by his
first experience of TCR when he
competed in a Liqui Moly Team
Engstler Volkswagen Golf at
Oschersleben. Sheehan had travelled to
Germany together with Ali Arsham, the
promoter of the USTCC, to test a TCR
SEAT León, as he was invited to race in
the International Series event within
the frame of the cooperation between
the two championships.
The invitation to drive the VW meant
he felt “
like waking up as a ten-year-
old boy on Christmas morning!
” The
San Francisco-based driver was then on
course to score a TCR point in Race 1
before an excursion into a gravel trap
on the final lap, while Race 2 saw
Sheehan concentrate on learning how
to get the best from the unfamiliar car
and tyres.
The weekend clearly left a lasting
impression on Sheehan, who described
the experience as “phenomenal”. It
also left him looking forward to the
forthcoming TCR Las Americas series,
which begins in October as support to
the Formula One Grand Prix in Mexico
City and then heads to the Homestead-
Miami Speedway to give US racing fans
their first glimpse of TCR cars in
action.
“The level of preparation offered for
the price point of these cars is hard to
beat,”
Sheehan commented.
“They
are fast, strong and fun as hell to
drive! I think once our drivers and
fans get to see these cars up close
and in action, it won’t be long before
the TCR series takes hold in the US. I
can’t wait!”
Sheehan ‘blown away’
by TCR introduction
THE 2014 USTCC CHAMPION WAS INVITED TO TASTE THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES