[Autohome Auto Racing] On July 25, 2020, Autohome officially announced that it will send an original editorial team to participate in the 2020 TCR China China Series. The participating drivers are Autohome professionals. The evaluation team, including editor-in-chief Lin Qi, editor Wang Tao, and editor Zhang Ziyi, will team up to drive a Lynk & Co 03 TCR racing car to participate in the year-round competition.
Autohome Racing Team In April 2019, the Autohome Information Department officially established the AHRT Racing Team, and continues to send original editorial teams to participate in domestic and international automobile events. Since the establishment of the AHRT racing team, more than 20 original team editors have driven racing cars to participate in domestic and foreign events, allowing the editorial team to stand under the same standards with professional drivers from all over the country and the world to examine and hone themselves. The TCR International Series (Globally Unified Standard) is a touring car race approved by the FIA. After the WTCC ended the 2017 season, it reached an agreement with the FIA ??to use the TCR specifications to replace the original rules, which became the current WTCR Touring Car World Cup. Therefore, the WTCR Touring Car World Cup, together with F1 Formula One, WRC World Rally Championship, and WEC World Endurance Championship, constitute the four top global events under the FIA. This participation in the 2020 TCR China International Automobile China Series is also an important step for the Autohome original team to transfer talents to higher-level events and train the team. It is hoped that through higher-performance cars and more competitive competitions, editors will be trained With the ability to control the car, the valuable experience gained in the competition can be applied to daily vehicle evaluation work. At this Chengdu Auto Show, Mr. Lin Jie (middle), vice president of Geely Automobile Group and general manager of Lynk & Co Auto Sales Co., Ltd., said in an exclusive interview with Fan Xin (left), editor-in-chief of the Autohome Information Department: "I am very grateful to Automobile Zhijia uses our racing cars to participate in competitions, and we would like to thank everyone for their trust in our products." After the interview, *** also signed the racing helmet and wished the Autohome team good results in the competition. As we all know, automobile racing is an important sport in which people and vehicles jointly challenge the limits. It not only requires the driver to have excellent control skills, but also has strong perception and control over the limits. In fact, not just us, but looking around the world, almost all outstanding automotive media or independent car critics have a rich background in event participation, and there are even drivers who have participated in top international events such as F1 and Le Mans. During the vehicle evaluation process, professional driving skills and experience can help discover the characteristics and disadvantages of the vehicle more accurately and keenly, and can also bring out the best performance of the vehicle. This is not just a competition, but the determination of Autohome’s original editorial team to create professional talents. In several races over the past year, the editorial drivers have experienced difficulties, joys and sorrows, but more importantly, they have gained the improvement and training of the team's professional skills. Only in this way can we move forward towards higher goals. . This is not just an entry, but the confidence of Autohome’s original editorial team to produce professional content. Every test drive article and every opinion in the vehicle review you read in Autohome is obtained by the editorial team’s experience in participating in automobile events. We have the ability to analyze it from a higher perspective and a wider dimension. Look at every vehicle. As a professional automobile service platform, its core purpose is to help consumers better understand and choose vehicles. Through the competition, we believe that the original editorial team of Autohome will always maintain high standards and high professionalism, and produce more exciting content to help the majority of car consumers.
Introduction to the participating drivers of Autohome: To participate in the TCR China event, the Autohome racing team also sent a lineup of drivers with the most outstanding experience and driving skills: Wang Tao, Autohome review editor and video host He is the manager of the AHRT team and has an FIA-certified Class B racing license. Started to get involved in car racing in 2004, won the Formula V Speed ??Open Rookie Championship, the annual champion of the CRC Rallycross category, the runner-up in the 2017 FIA 12-hour endurance race, and the annual third place in the GTC category of the China GT China Supercar Championship in 2018/2019 The annual runner-up in the GTC class of the season, and the third place in the AM class of the 2019 Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY electric touring car race. Lin Qi, the person in charge of Autohome's AH100 vehicle evaluation system, has an FIA-certified B-class racing license. Started to get involved in car racing in 2004, and has participated in CFR2000 Formula, Asian Formula Renault, National Track Championship CCC (predecessor of CTCC National Track Professional League), 2018? GPGP/CEC? 12-hour endurance race champion, 2019? Jaguar? I-PACE? eTROPHY Third place in the AM category of the electric touring car race. Zhang Ziyi, Autohome review editor and video host, holds an FIA-certified C-class race license. He used to be an automotive R&D engineer. After joining Autohome, he participated in the Geely Cup Super League, CRC, Golden Port 12 Hours Endurance Race, and the 2019 Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Electric Touring Car Race.
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About Lynk & Co 03 TCR racing car Lynk & Co 03 TCR racing car is a TCR racing car jointly built by Geely Group Motorsport Department and CYAN Racing***. It uses a front-wheel drive 2.0T engine, with the largest Power is 350 horsepower, matched with a 6-speed sequential gearbox. In the WTCR Touring Car World Cup 2019 season, the Cyan Racing Lynk & Co team using Lynk & Co 03 TCR racing car won the annual team championship with 628 points. This is the first time for a Chinese car brand and Chinese racing car Winning the annual championship trophy of the world's top automotive events is of extraordinary significance to Chinese racing. Autohome's choice of Lynk & Co 03 TCR racing car also officially took a fancy to its outstanding performance in the WTCR event and its identity as a Chinese car brand.
About TCR racing. TCR racing cars are all based on mass-produced models and built in accordance with unified technical rules. In particular, there are many modification restrictions on the power part, and the engine retains a large number of original parts. At the same time, each car will undergo a Balance of Performance (BoP) during the race to allow drivers to compete from a fairer perspective. In addition to the top competition of WTCR (FIA? World? Touring? Car? Cup), TCR specification events are also used by more than 20 countries/regions and national championships around the world, such as: TCR?USA, TCR?UK, TCR?Spanish Wait, the officially authorized event in China is TCR China (TCR China Competition). Currently, more than 10 manufacturers around the world have participated in the development of TCR racing cars, making it the touring car event covering the most models. Including Honda Civic TYPE?R, Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Focus RS and other small steel guns that are highly sought after by young car fans, all have TCR racing versions. ? This week, the three drivers have completed the pre-race testing of the Lynk & Co 03?TCR racing car at the Guangzhou International Circuit. During the three-day test, the three drivers all spoke highly of the Lynk & Co. 03?TCR racing car. , especially the racing chassis system is very impressive. TCR China plans to hold six races in the 2020 season, covering racing venues such as Zhuzhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Ordos.
For more competition information, please refer to TCR?China official website