MOTORSPORT: Kelly to field Subaru and Opel TCR cars
Two more brands and four more cars promised for TCR’s inaugural season Down UnderKelly Racing has announced it will field Subaru and Opel racers for first season of Australia’s new four-cylinder touring car series.
The team, which brought Nissan back to the V8 Supercar ranks, will campaign a pair of each marques’ cars in the seven-round TCR Australia series which kicks off at Sydney Motor Sport Park in May.
The front-drive-only Subaru WRXs are the handiwork of Italian-based team Top Run Motorsport, while the Opel-badged Astras are stablemates to the reigning 2018 TCR Germany winning cars from Georgenthal (Germany) based operation, Lubner Motorsport.
Subaru and Opel take the number of brands represented in the series to eight. Garry Rogers Motorsport has already confirmed it will host Alfa Romeo and Renault entries, while Audi, Volkswagen, Honda and Hyundai TCR cars are also flagged for the series.
The announcement from series organiser TCR Australia states that Kelly Racing will announce the drivers of the Subaru and Opel TCR cars “in due course”.
Australian Rally Champion and Subaru stalwart, Molly Taylor, has been linked with one of the Subaru seats.
Kelly Racing boss, Todd Kelly stated the squad would also announce its sponsors “in the near future”.
“It is very exciting to add the TCR Series cars to our racing program for 2019 and beyond... with the resources and skill-base we have at Kelly Racing, it was a logical fit for us,” he stated."
While the number of brands set to be represented in the new series is impressive, some pundits are questioning the dearth of announcements regarding drivers and commercial support of the fledgling series.
Head of TCR Australia promoter Australian Racing Group, Matt Braid, told carsales: “As with any new category, there are processes to go through, and we are reaching a crucial but exciting point.
“We now have teams committed to different car brands, and we are looking forward to seeing the drivers that are placed in them and the commercial partners that the teams bring to the table.
“There are a number of drivers that will become more apparent next week and we are confident that you’ll see some young, emerging talent competing against established drivers,” Braid suggested.
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