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Engstler retakes
the points lead
ANDREW KIM AND B.H. KANG ARE TCR KOREA’S FIRST WINNERS
TCR Asia and TCR Korea raced together
at Yeongam’s Korea International
Circuit; the event both counted as
rounds 7 and 8 for the Asian series and
inaugurated the new Korean
championship.
Reigning TCR Asia champion Kantadhee
Kusiri and Luca Engstler shared overall
victories, while Andrew Kim and Kang
Byung Hui opened TCR Korea’s record
book with one win apiece.
In Race 1, Kusiri completed a winning
comeback despite making a poor start
from the pole and dropping to fourth
behind Engstler, Lo Sze Ho and Mitchell
Cheah. The Thai recovered quickly,
overtook Lo Sze Ho and Cheah, stole
the lead from Engstler on lap 4 and
pulled away. Engstler was happy to
settle for second, as he scored the 25
points for the win because Kusiri was a
guest driver.
The TCR Korea race began with pole
sitter Indigo Racing’s Kang Byung Hui
spinning at T1 and rejoining at the
back. His teammate Cho Hoon Hyun led
in the early stages, but was soon
passed by Brand New Racing’s Andrew
Kim who eventually finished third
overall behind Kusiri and Engstler.
Guest driver Alex Hui won the fight for
the fourth position overall, overtaking
Kelvin Wong in the last lap; in TCR
Korea, Kim Byoung Hyun claimed the
second position from Cho Hoon Hyun.
In a very wet Race 2, Engstler scored a
crucial victory that helped him to
stretch his leading margin in the TCR
Asia standings to 11 points over his