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FIA World Touring Car Championship
Tom Chilton and Gabriele Tarquini Both had big wins on Sunday in the FIA World Touring Car Championship's (WTCC) in its second race in the United States at Sonoma Raceway.
Chilton powered his Chevrolet from his first WTCC pole position into his first victory, in the first sprint race around the13-laps on the 12-turn, 2.50-mile road course, while holding off a hard charging Tiago Monteiro in a Honda.
"What a place to win my first WTCC race; it's a really cool place and I really love this track - it's mega!", proclaimed Chilton
In the second race, Tarquini comes to the line in first place. With his victory Honda also mathematically secured the WTCC Manufacturers' Championship in its first full season in the series. Tarquini slipped pass pole-sitter Mehdi Bennani's BMW in the second corner and held that position for the remaining laps.
2013 is the second year for the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in the US. Sonoma Race way was the opening race in 2012. They are BACK and better than ever.
International stars like Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Montero and Yvan Muller will be slamming these full-bodied touring cars around the tough Sonoma circuit. On the track are entries from Ford, Honda, BMW and SEAT.
FIA World Touring Car Championship cars are running in their tenth season. 2013 began with the Race of Italy on 23 March and will end with the Race of Macau in support of the Macau Grand Prix at the Guia Circuit on 17 November, after twenty-four races total.
Yokohama Formula Drift Demo
OK this is not really racing but hot laps and spinning, smoking tires are great fun to watch.
The Yokohama Formula Drift Demo will drop three of the hottest drivers in the Formula D series onto the track for high-speed, tie-smoking demo runs.
Winner of second race on Sunday Gabriele Tarquini in a Honda. Tarquini win in Hondas first full season in the series mathematically secured the WTCC Manufacturers' Championship
Gabriele Tarquini
1st Gabriele Tarquini (Honda); 2nd Mehdi Bennani (BMW); 3rd Norbert Michelisz (Honda)
1st Gabriele Tarquini (Honda)
Monie trys it in the dirt
Ng is off track going into Turn 2.
NG, Kozlovskiy, and Valente are all slamming each other up the hill fighting into Turn 2
NG flies the BMW off the Rumble strips with both right side wheels in the air and holds the lead into the corner
Kozlovskiy not having any of that trys to do a pass back in the dirt coming out of 2.
NG for all his work ends with the BMW up backward off track in side Turn 6. These guys play hard!
Yokohama Formula Drift Demo smoke the tires for a great show
Ya I'm sideways ! So What!
We don't need no track
Back to Racing
Honda S2000
Nissan
BMW
The Honda people had a great day
Tom Chilton Takes the Flag in first place in his little 4 door Chevrolet
Tom Chilton 1st Place
(Left-Right) Momteiro; Chilton; Muller; Macdowall
The Porsches head for the track
Porsche GT Cars
Bigger cars go off the track in a bigger way
Turn 2 is always an exciting place to watch