2012 TTA Season

Linus Broström · Apr 12, 2012

David Gronvalls said:
Any sources regarding Brovallen and Citroën?

@David Gronvalls

I cba to go through it all to fix any language issues, but here it is!

http://www.cisionwire.se/citroen/r/citroen-dementerar-medverkan-i-tta,c9245312

Citroën does not participate in the new series of TTA. That is the message that Citroën Sweden AB gives the grounds that it has for some time before the false writings in the media that Citroën would participate in the TTA during the upcoming racing season. The information has appeared, among other things, on TTase website with pictures of a race car built by Brovallen Design. The car has components from a Citroen C5 have also been provided with stickers reading "Citroen dealer team."

"Neither the Citroen Racing Citroen or Sweden has any connection to the car that Brovallen Design has built, explains Arnaud Leclerc, Managing Director of Citroën in Scandinavia. "The Citroën as a general agent would participate in the TTA is incorrect."

To the best of Citroën know, Brovallen Design on their own initiative, designed a race car with the shape of a Citroen C5. Citroën Racing, headquartered in Paris, has not previously encountered this type of trademark infringement. "The usual approach is to first turn to Citroen with a query and go into action after having reached an agreement," said Arnaud Leclerc. "But Citroën has no agreement with Brovallen Design and not with TTA, either."

Linus Broström · Apr 12, 2012

and to add to my previous post, what TTA, and mostly "Flash Engineering" have done with their Porsche cup is stupid if u ask me.

He lost his contract with Posrche and will not run the Carrera Cup, so he starts a new Porsche Cup and takes the drivers from his previously intented series, which will now run with a lower racing series, with older cars. So he takes all the people signed up for that series with new cars and says they are all signed up for the TTA Porsche series, when there are only 2 or 3 drivers who acctually have. The rest of them will probably go with STCC since the now have
Free starting fee (??????????) (We demand to have the same in the Clio Cup too!!!)
totaly 110 minutes of driving (which could mean only 1 race/week, but that is same as what TTA offers)
all races broadcasted live on national television (TTA don't have any TV deals)
gridshow (only STCC and bikes until now)
45 minute sponsor riding after each event (only STCC until now)

David Gronvalls · Apr 12, 2012

Brovallen developed their car with the help of a bunch of Citroën dealers, and not Citroën Sweden. I think BMW and westcoast racing has a similar relationship. http://www.teknikensvarld.se/2012/04/11/30226/citroen-sverige-dementerar-medverkan-i-tta/

Are you going to run Clio cup this year, Linus?

Fredrik Arbegard · Apr 13, 2012

Linus Broström said:
and to add to my previous post, what TTA, and mostly "Flash Engineering" have done with their Porsche cup is stupid if u ask me.

He lost his contract with Posrche and will not run the Carrera Cup, so he starts a new Porsche Cup and takes the drivers from his previously intented series, which will now run with a lower racing series, with older cars. So he takes all the people signed up for that series with new cars and says they are all signed up for the TTA Porsche series, when there are only 2 or 3 drivers who acctually have. The rest of them will probably go with STCC since the now have
Free starting fee (??????????) (We demand to have the same in the Clio Cup too!!!)
totaly 110 minutes of driving (which could mean only 1 race/week, but that is same as what TTA offers)
all races broadcasted live on national television (TTA don't have any TV deals)
gridshow (only STCC and bikes until now)
45 minute sponsor riding after each event (only STCC until now)

Any sources to those statements (articles or so?).

Linus Broström · Apr 13, 2012

not to what i said about the TTA drivers, that is just what I've heard. but the contract lose etc. i do. and how many names have they presented amongst those 15??

about the STCC thing its right here >>>>>> http://www.stcc.se/2012/04/10/manga-nyheter-nar-carrera-cup-hardsatsar/ <<<<<<
(in Swedish)

Simon Melhuish · Apr 26, 2012

West Coast Racing have posted a teaser to the BMW they will be using in TTA

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Simon Melhuish · Apr 27, 2012

Here it is, not a fan of the grill

David Gronvalls · Apr 27, 2012

Gallery from the press conference today, showing some liveries.

Here's a link to a swedish forum with some pictures from Volvos press conference yesterday.

Dave Simmons · May 3, 2012

The reason for the front grille of the BMW is that they havent yet got approval to use it from BMW according to the Flash Engineering website. That is what was quoted at TenTenths.

Fredrik Arbegard · May 3, 2012

Well they have approval from BMW, but the rights to the logo takes longer time to get.

Ingemar Petersson · May 12, 2012

sorry that it is no subs

Kyle Constable · May 13, 2012

http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7613 there's the results for r1, now correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't that guy writing a blog on his racing here?

James Chant · May 13, 2012

You are thinking of @Linus Broström- JTCC last year, and Clio Cup this year.

Bram Hengeveld · May 13, 2012

Impressive performance for a bankrupt company

David Gronvalls · May 13, 2012

It was pretty boring race in my opinion, the cars were to fast for the track. They should fit better on Anderstorp on June 2nd. I fear the series will be as good as I have been hoping it should be, but time will tell. This year, Anderstorp and possibly Tierp should be the only tracks that suit these cars; Karlskoga, Gothenburg and Falkenberg are too narrow and slow. The cars still haven't got their KERS systems installed FYI and when that is solved the racing might get better.

Youtube from this weekend, in swedish.

William Levesque · May 13, 2012

Passing =/ Good racing

Racecraft makes for good racing

David Gronvalls · May 14, 2012

Highlights from the first race, with english subtitles.

Trebor901 · May 14, 2012

Still not won me over, they sound like megane trophy cars just with different body shells and arent proper touring cars.

Terry Rock · May 15, 2012

Bram Hengeveld said:
Impressive performance for a bankrupt company

Even with a Nissan based engine, it still feels good to see the SAAB name and body shell out front. I love Saab cars. Trionic is still one of the best engine management systems ever developed. Hope somebody will continue to manufacture parts to prolong what is left.