The new TCR Thailand Series will be ‘put in the spotlight’ at the Thailand Super Series’ annual ‘Press Conference 2016’, where a display of TCR cars will be one of the highlights of the event.
Now entering into its fourth year, the Thailand Super Series (TSS), which acts as the promoter of TCR Thailand, was formed in 2013 and has demonstrated continued growth.
The country has already announced that it will adopt the new TCR regulations in 2016, with the forthcoming press conference on 4th May 2016 presenting an opportunity for the promoters to show off the cars which will be racing in the new category.
TSS President Preeda Tantemsapya is looking forward to presenting the TCR cars at the event, which will be staged with the public at the ‘Asiatique The Riverfront’ venue.
“TCR is something we really want to put in the spotlight at the Press Conference,” said Tantemsapya. “Demand is really growing now, demand is growing across the world too for TCR, but here since the first cars arrived it’s really jumped and that’s coupled with fairness of the regulations and that homologation is all done by TCR.
“Getting the cars though is the tricky part though as many brands are sold out due to the demand and so some orders put in now would only see the cars delivered at the end of the year. However we have a good base to start with TCR Thailand and by the end of the year we expect numbers to make their way up to about sixteen cars.
“Usually we’ve chosen closed functions, such as hotels, for the Champions Night events. Being there will expose us more as there are a lot of visitors, also there are many foreign visitors and tourists in the area, we hope it opens up another avenue for us to explore by connecting with both Thai and foreign people together. We don’t want to do the same thing every time, but to push out new ideas.
“We want to attract more foreign competitors, especially with the new racetrack in Sri Racha, and this year we will change the Bangsaen Thailand Speed Festival to become the Bangsaen Grand Prix. Presenting TSS in locations like this is going to help us as we look for a bigger reach.”