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      <title><![CDATA[Curitiba: Series Friday notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/curitiba-series-friday-notes/</link>
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Weather: cloudy and windy with a threat of rain; the track was dry.


FARFUS SMASHES HIS OWN RECORD


Just like in 2007, local hero Augusto Farfus emerged as the fastest
driver in the Friday's 30-minute test session. On top of this the BMW
Team Germany man set the fastest lap ever to be achieved by a WTCC car in
Curitiba at 1:24.704, beating his own pole position time from ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/curitiba-series-friday-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valencia: Alex Zanardi weekend summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-alex-zanardi-weekend-summary/</link>
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I DON'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT BAD LUCK BUT--


Dear Friends,


I usually don't like talking about bad luck when it comes to race
results. But today the same thing that
happened at Curitiba occurred again. The valve of a tyre got broken in a
contact with an opponent. This is something extremely unlikely but it
happened to me twice in three weekends.


That's a shame since at Valencia I ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-alex-zanardi-weekend-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brno: BMW qualifying report]]></title>
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Zanardi claims pole position for BMW in Czech WTCC qualifying.


Brno, 14th June 2008. At the "Automotodrom Brno", Alessandro Zanardi (IT)
secured his maiden pole position in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. In
qualifying for the ninth round of the season, the BMW Team Italy-Spain driver set the
fastest lap time of the day in 2:08.913 minutes. His team-mate Felix Porteiro ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brno-bmw-qualifying-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Imola: Series pre-race notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/imola-series-pre-race-notes/</link>
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THE WTCC OPENS UP IMOLA AGAIN


The curtain is about raise on Imola's renovated Autodromo Enzo and Dino
Ferrari. This weekend's FIA World Touring Car Championship meeting will
mark the reopening of the glorious racetrack after a two-year closure due
to extensive renovation works.


The old building that hosted garages, race control and media centre was
demolished and replaced by a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/imola-series-pre-race-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valencia: BMW weekend summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-bmw-weekend-summary/</link>
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World champion Priaulx scores podium finish for BMW in Valencia.


Valencia, 18th May 2008. Andy Priaulx (GB) of BMW Team UK claimed his second
podium result in this year's FIA World Touring Car Championship. At Valencia's
"Circuit de la Comunitat" he finished third in the sixth round of the season. In the first
race of the day the reigning World Champion finished seventh. BMW Team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-bmw-weekend-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valencia: Chevrolet weekend summary]]></title>
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CHEVROLET RULES: HUFF AND MENU WIN BOTH RACES


VALENCIA - Rob Huff scored his and Chevrolet's first win of the year in
Valencia today, a feat repeated later in the day by team mate Alain Menu
in the second race. The British driver had started from the second row
on the grid and used the superior handling of his Chevrolet Lacetti to
pick off the front runners one by one. After a few ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-chevrolet-weekend-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Series news 2008-12-22]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/series-news-2008-12-22/</link>
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STEADY INCREASE FOR WTCC AUDIENCES


The 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) has reached a new
record in TV ratings, according to the recent study published by the
German independent Institute IFM. The study showed that an impressive
cumulative global audience of over 300 million viewers watched the twelve
events of the WTCC series' fourth season.


This equates to a 20% ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/series-news-2008-12-22/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valencia: Series race two report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-series-race-two-report-2008-05-20/</link>
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CHEVROLET MAKE A DOUBLE WITH MENU-HUFF


Alain Menu and Robert Huff
dominated the second race in Valencia, giving Chevrolet a brilliant
one-two finish. The two men in blue managed to overcome the strong
resistance from BMW's Andy Priaulx and Jorg Muller, who came home in
third and fourth respectively.


SEAT Sport drivers were involved in the battle for point positions and
four of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-series-race-two-report-2008-05-20/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Zanardi newsletter 2008-02-07]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/alex-zanardi-newsletter-2008-02-07/</link>
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Let's hope in the Brazilian hot


Dear Friends,


Valencia's test finished yesterday and unfortunately things didn't go as
we would have hoped. We are quite behind our opponents, maybe more than
what we were last year right at the eve of the first race of the WTCC.


We have a lot of problems in taking tyres to the right temperature, after
100km my tyres still look pretty new! In ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/alex-zanardi-newsletter-2008-02-07/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valencia: N.Technology weekend summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-n-technology-weekend-summary/</link>
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N.TECHNOLOGY DENIED POINTS FINISH


N.Technology was denied a likely points finish on the FIA World Touring
Car Championship (WTCC) debut of the Honda Accord Euro R Super 2000,
developed together with JAS Motorsport, at Valencia after James
Thompson's impressive weekend was ruined by contact with other drivers
together with the fact that Honda was given no ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/valencia-n-technology-weekend-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pau: British drivers weekend summary]]></title>
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BRITISH DRIVERS RISE TO THE OCCASION IN PAU


With less than a couple of months to go until the FIA World Touring
Car Championship (WTCC) comes to Brands Hatch, the three key British
contenders have already laid down the gauntlet with a strong performance
during the latest round of the series at Pau, in the south of France.


Pau -- a twisty street circuit hemmed in by tight metal ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/pau-british-drivers-weekend-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brands Hatch newsletter 2008-07-16]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-newsletter-2008-07-16/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-newsletter-2008-07-16/</guid>
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Rob Huff will be out to steal Andy Priaulx's thunder at their home race


BACK TO THE FUTURE AT BRANDS HATCH


The last British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch was held 22 years ago on
13 July 1986. It was a momentous race, characterised by a breathtaking
scrap between warring team-mates Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet that
went all the way to the final lap. In front of an ecstatic home ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-newsletter-2008-07-16/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brands Hatch circuit preview]]></title>
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Flying the flag for Britain ...


PLACE YOUR BETS: WHO WILL WIN AT BRANDS HATCH?


With less than two days to go until Britain's round of the FIA
World Touring Car Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch this
weekend, it's getting harder than ever to pick a winner.


After a pre-event press conference in London earlier this week, the three
top British drivers, Andy Priaulx, James ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-circuit-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Zanardi's joke challenge is starting]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/alex-zanardi-s-joke-challenge-is-starting/</link>
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THE JOKE CHALLENGE IS STARTING!


Hi guys,


you already know that I am a playful one and I like a lot jokes. For this
reason, from today on, I organize for you a little challenge: send me
your jokes in the new section of the website and, starting from next
week, leave your rating on those that you read.


A classification will be drawn according to your preferences and who
manages to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/alex-zanardi-s-joke-challenge-is-starting/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pau: Race 1 results]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/pau-race-1-results-2008-06-01/</link>
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Pos Driver                 Car                         Laps/gap
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 1. Augusto Farfus         BMW 320si
 2. Yvan Muller            SEAT Leon TDI                +17.851
 3. Jordi Gene             SEAT Leon TDI                +18.111
 4. Rob Huff               Chevrolet Lacetti            +19.139
 5. Gabriele Tarquini ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/pau-race-1-results-2008-06-01/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2009 Chevrolet Cruze unveiled]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/2009-chevrolet-cruze-unveiled/</link>
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CHEVROLET CRUZE WTCC REVEALED IN BOLOGNA


Distinctive 2009 Racing Livery Inspired by Chevrolet's Dynamic Spirit


BOLOGNA / ZURICH, 3rd December 2008 - Chevrolet will reveal today at the 33rd Bologna Motor
Show the new Chevrolet Cruze WTCC that will compete in the 2009 World Touring Car
Championship (WTCC). For this first public appearance, the Cruze WTCC, which is the heir of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/2009-chevrolet-cruze-unveiled/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tiago Monteiro Jarama test summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/tiago-monteiro-jarama-test-summary/</link>
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141 Very Productive Laps
Tiago Monteiro Completes Two Days of Tests at Jarama


Tiago Monteiro carried out two days of tests under the SEAT Sport program
dedicated to its preparation for the FIA World Touring Car Championship
(WTCC).


After the encouraging tests at Estoril, the team continued to have
confidence in the Iberian peninsula and headed for Jarama.SEAT Sport ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/tiago-monteiro-jarama-test-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brands Hatch: Series preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-series-preview-2008-07-26/</link>
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BUREAU'S LATEST DECISIONS


The FIA Touring Car Bureau have taken two decisions that will take effect
from this weekend's event in Brands Hatch and until further notice.
HONDA - The minimum weight of the Honda Accord Euro R cars will be
reduced by a further 10 kilos in addition to the 20-kg reduction
resulting from the Bureau's decision of May 28th, 2008.


DIESEL - All diesel cars ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-series-preview-2008-07-26/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet announces new car for 2009]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-announces-new-car-for-2009/</link>
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CHEVROLET PRESENTS NEW CRUZE FOR 2009 WTCC


To Continue Chevrolet's World Touring Car Success



ZURICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, Chevrolet Europe has shown the first glimpse
of the marque's 2009 World Touring Car Championship contender, today.
The all-new Chevrolet Cruze, which recently premiered at the Paris Motor
Show, will continue Chevrolet's presence in the WTCC, in which the
marque so ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/chevrolet-announces-new-car-for-2009/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brands Hatch: Series weekend summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-series-weekend-summary/</link>
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BMW  AND CHEVROLET SHARE GLORY


Jorg Muller of BMW Team Germany and Alain Menu for Chevrolet claimed a
win apiece after two breathtaking races at Brands Hatch. The German
drivers has become the eleventh different driver to step on the highest
podium after the first 14 rounds of the season. As for Menu, this was his
second win of the season and his third in the WTCC at Brands Hatch ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wtcc/news/brands-hatch-series-weekend-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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