TCR World and life

32 UK & BALTIC Lewis Kent emerged as the best TCR UK driver in the season opener at Oulton Park. After setting the second fastest lap in Qualifying behind pole sitter Daniel Kirby, Kent took the lead at the start of Race 1 when Kirby made a mistake; behind the leader Darelle Wilson had moved into second position but then crashed into the barriers at Shell on lap 3. Kent won the TCR class, well ahead of Max Hart and Kirby. The second race started on a damp track and Kent took the lead during the first lap and managed to build a gap. In the second part of the race, as the circuit was drying, Kent was able to control the pace and took a stunning maiden win of the year. Hart finished second, followed by Wilson and Tim Docker. TCR UK will race again on 12/13 September, on the Silverstone National circuit. The circuit of Pärnu in Estonia was the stage for the opening event of the Baltic Touring Car championships. TCR cars competed in two series, the BaTCC that featured two sprint races on Sunday and Saturday’s 6-hour race that counted towards the BEC6H. In the long-distance race, the Noker Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI led for a few laps before retiring with an overheating engine. This paved the way for the LV Racing Audi RS 3 LMS that Martin Rump had placed on pole KentshinesinTCRUKatOultonPark TheBalticTouringCarserieskickedoffatPärnu Round 1 – Saturday 18 July, Oulton Park 1. L. Kent (Essex & Kent Motorsport, Hyundai i30N); 2. M. Hart (Maximum Motorsport, CUPRA); 3. D. Kirby (PRM Trade Price Cars, CUPRA) Round 2 – Saturday 18 July, Oulton Park 1. L. Kent (Essex & Kent Motorsport, Hyundai i30N); 2. M. Hart (Maximum Motorsport, CUPRA); 3. D. Wilson (DW Racing, Vauxhall Astra) Race 1 – Sunday 16 August, Pärnu 1. P. Peek (Hartman Racing, Honda Civic FK2); 2. Ģ . Kr ū zmanis (LV Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS); 3. R. Kvedaras (Energizer Racing Team, Volkswagen Golf GTI) Race 2 – Sunday 16 August, Pärnu 1. Ģ . Kr ū zmanis (LV Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS); 2. E. Globyt ė (Sauda by GSR, Volkswagen Golf GTI); 3. K. Stasionis (Noker Racing, Volkswagen Golf GTI) position; Rump and co-drivers Antti Rantala and Konstant ī ns Calko claimed victory by a margin of four laps over the Igoriolankai Team’s CUPRA (Ivanovas/Ambrazevi č ius/Ge č iauskas/ Kablys) while the podium was completed by the Golf GTI of Energizer Racing (Kvedaras/Savickas/Salys). The BaTCC sprint races saw Peter Peek in the Hartman Racing Honda Civic FK2 and Ģ irts Kr ū zmanis in the same LV Racing Audi that had won the six hours, taking one win apiece. In the first race, Peek led for the whole distance, followed by Kr ū zmanis and Rokas Kvedaras, while the other VW cars of Ernesta Globyt ė and K ę stutis Stasionis were eliminated in an incident after the start. With Peek sidelined by a technical issue, Kr ū zmanis dominated the second race ahead of Globyt ė who grabbed second from Stasionis during the final lap. The second and final event of the Baltic series will be at Riga Bikernieki on October 10/11.