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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RML consolidates championship position in adversity ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After the unfortunate and unprecedented events of qualifying which saw no fewer than 12 cars penalised, RML stars Yvan Muller and Tom Chilton defied the odds and the competition to finish 3rd and 7th from grids slots 13 and 15 respectively in race 1 and in the case of Muller, to score a stunning 2nd place in race 2
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/rml-consolidates-championship-position-in-adversity/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nykjær and Nash share victories at the Salzburgring]]></title>
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You could say that Chevrolet victories at the Salzburgring were expected, considering how quick the Cruze cars were on the uphill part of the Austrian racetrack. 
  
Actually, those predictions came true, although the names of the drivers who won the two races were not the top-rated ones.

Michel Nykjær and James Nash obviously benefited from the grid penalties imposed after ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/nykj-r-and-nash-share-victories-at-the-salzburgring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elated Muller storms to into pole position]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HUNGARORING, Budapest - A jubilant Yvan Muller has stormed into pole position for tomorrow’s first of two races, brandishing his blistering lap as ‘the best of the year.’
Yvan Muller, Chevrolet Cruze ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/elated-muller-storms-to-into-pole-position-434588/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 19:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Muller and Chilton qualify 4th and 5th in halted session in Slovakia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/muller-and-chilton-qualify-4th-and-5th-in-halted-session-in-slovakia/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[SLOVAKIARING (Slovakia) – Yvan Muller and Tom Chilton have qualified 4th and 5th ahead of tomorrow’s opening race but despite missing out on the front row, the RML teammates have it all to play for.

A first lap incident involving Daryl O’Young’s BMW brought proceedings to a halt under the red flag whilst extensive barrier repair and circuit sweep took place, meaning only Rob Huff ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/muller-and-chilton-qualify-4th-and-5th-in-halted-session-in-slovakia/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tarquini leads Honda 1-2-3 in qualifying at the Slovakia Ring]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/tarquini-leads-honda-1-2-3-in-qualifying-at-the-slovakia-ring/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gabriele Tarquini will start from pole position in the first of tomorrow’s two FIA WTCC races at the Slovakia Ring. Alongside him on the grid will be his Castrol Honda team-mate Tiago Monteiro after the pair dominated both parts of the two-stage Qualifying session.

Making it an all-Honda top three will be Norbert Michelisz, who qualified just twelve-hundredths of a second slower than ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/tarquini-leads-honda-1-2-3-in-qualifying-at-the-slovakia-ring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RML returns to the podium amidst Marrakech carnage ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/rml-returns-to-the-podium-amidst-marrakech-carnage/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marrakech (Morocco) – Sunday 7th April: In a weekend packed with drama, tension and in some cases, carnage, Yvan Muller and Tom Chilton have returned to the podium in round four of the FIA World Touring Car Championship in the stunning backdrop of the Atlas mountains.

Despite a difficult qualifying session in which both drivers found themselves slightly out of the expected position ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/rml-returns-to-the-podium-amidst-marrakech-carnage/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet’s MacDowall third in independents points after Marrakech ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carlisle’s Alex MacDowall added to his 2013 Yokohama Independents Trophy podium tally with third in class during the first of the weekend’s two FIA World Touring Car Championship races in Morocco on Sunday, 7th April – helping him maintain a top three placing in the Independents points.
 
But despite having shown fantastic pace throughout the weekend, including posting the fastest lap ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-s-macdowall-third-in-independents-points-after-marrakech-433610/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A weekend of winning and weather for Bamboo in Monza]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The opening rounds of this years World Touring Car Championship were held in Monza this weekend and Bamboo engineering had a clutch of podiums in some very tricky conditions, and say them come away first and second in the Yokohama Trophy and 5th and 8th in the Drivers Championship.

Bamboo Engineering left Monza very wet after torrential rainfall but celebrating an outright podium in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/a-weekend-of-winning-and-weather-for-bamboo-in-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winning start for Brit MacDowall in Monza]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alex MacDowall made a dream start to the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship at Monza in Italy on Sunday, 24th March, by claiming a comfortable Yokohama Independents Trophy victory – from class pole position – and his first ever outright WTCC podium with third place overall.
 
In treacherous conditions, with non-stop rain making the track surface incredibly slippery and grip levels ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/winning-start-for-brit-macdowall-in-monza-433182/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RML double victory and title defense is on track in Monza]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MONZA (Italy) – A double victory, a double points finish in both races and the team’s first 1-2 of the year has propelled RML to the top of the championship standings and given the team much to celebrate in the FIA World Touring Car Championship opener today in Monza.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/rml-double-victory-and-title-defense-is-on-track-in-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Muller grabs pole in action-packed Monza qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yvan Muller will start the first WTCC race of the 2013 season from pole position after setting the fastest time (1:56.486) in Qualifying. His time is a new qualifying lap record for Monza and nearly 1.5 seconds faster than the previous record set last year by Gabriele Tarquini. 

Behind the French driver on the grid will be two other Chevrolet Cruze cars of Tom Chilton and Alex ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/muller-grabs-pole-in-action-packed-monza-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Muller and Chilton complete pre-season testing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[WELLINGBOROUGH (UK): Yvan Muller and Tom Chilton where in high spirits following successful completion of RML’s all to brief testing programme earlier this week at Snetterton and Brands Hatch [5th &amp; 7th March].
Yvan ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/muller-and-chilton-complete-pre-season-testing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Farrell named race engineer for Nash at Bamboo Engineering]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following Former F1 Chief Engineer Steve Farrell’s appointment at Bamboo Engineering it has been confirmed that he will engineer James Nash’s Chevrolet Cruze for his championship title bid in the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).

Farrell was has been recruited by Bamboo Engineering Chief Exec Richard Coleman and will take charge of Nash’s 2013 championship contention ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/farrell-named-race-engineer-for-nash-at-bamboo-engineering/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tool company continue to sponsor James Nash in 2013 with Bamboo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/tool-company-continue-to-sponsor-james-nash-in-2013-with-bamboo/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Great British Tool company, Laser Tools have confirmed their commitment to support leading British driver James Nash and Bamboo Engineering as he continues his 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) campaign.

Southam Based Laser Tools, part of the Tool Connection company, announced today their continued support of James Nash and their support of Bamboo Engineering for the 2013 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/tool-company-continue-to-sponsor-james-nash-in-2013-with-bamboo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet celebrating eight years of achievements - video ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Zürich - Chevrolet is commemorating eight successful years of racing with a highlights reel reliving the emotions, joy, pain, tears and celebrations that marked the tortuous climb to the summit of the world’s top touring car series.

The video highlights the journey taken by the Chevrolet team from the inception of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2005, with the Chevrolet ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-celebrating-eight-years-of-achievements-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet receives awards at FIA gala]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ZURICH – ISTANBUL - Chevrolet yesterday celebrated a successful 2012 World Touring Car Championship season, receiving the Manufacturers’ World Champion trophy – the third in a row – at the FIA Prize Giving Gala ceremony in Istanbul.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-receives-awards-at-fia-gala/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevy racer Rob Huff crowned 2012 champion ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevy-racer-rob-huff-crowned-2012-champion-429481/</link>
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Rob Huff won the 2012 World Touring Car Championship Drivers’ title in a convoluted last round in Macau, which saw Chevrolet end the 2012 season with a massive and unprecedented 1,025 points after double and triple finishes.
 
Huff deservedly clinched his first WTCC Drivers’ title, but had to suffer until the very end of Race 2 after making an uncharacteristic mistake in the first ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevy-racer-rob-huff-crowned-2012-champion-429481/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet claims top spots in Macau ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MACAU - Rob Huff stormed to pole position in today’s qualifying for the last round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season as the RML-run Cruzes took the top three places for Race 1 on Sunday.

The Briton also re-wrote the history books as he was the first touring car driver to complete the 6.1km circuit in under 2’30”. 

This was his fourth consecutive pole at the narrow and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-claims-top-spots-in-macau/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet's MacDowall hopping to clean-up on streets of Macau]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Macau’s world famous street track, Circuito da Guia, will host the season finale of the FIA World Touring Car Championship next weekend, 17th/18th November, where Britain’s Alex MacDowall aims to round-out his rookie year back on the top step of the Yokohama Independents Trophy podium.
 
After a highly successful maiden season in the WTCC with Bamboo Engineering, the Chevrolet Cruze ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-s-macdowall-hopping-to-clean-up-on-streets-of-macau/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Incident-packed costs MacDowall potential podiums at Shanghai]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/incident-packed-costs-macdowall-potential-podiums-at-shanghai/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carlisle’s Alex MacDowall still has his sights set on a top three finish in the FIA World Touring Car Championship’s Yokohama Independents Trophy standings despite two tough, incident-packed races at Shanghai International Circuit in China today, Sunday, 4th November.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/incident-packed-costs-macdowall-potential-podiums-at-shanghai/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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