Lada set for WTCC

Eurosport - Tue, 25 Nov 15:31:00 2008

Promoter KSO and Russian car manufacturer AVTOVAZ have signed a letter of intent to promote the participation of Lada in the World Touring Car Championship.

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The agreement also includes the commitment of both parties to organise a WTCC event in Russia from 2010.

KSO general manager Marcello Lotti commented: "This deal is a great honour for us and we are ready to support AVTOVAZ in the preparation and homologation of their new Priora racing car."

Boris S. Aleshin, president of the AVTOVAZ Group added: "We sell now 160,000 cars per year - and we intend to increase these figures. Motorsport is a good means to promote our products.

Our goal is to be in the middle of the pack during our first WTCC season, and then we will be working to improve."

As for the possibility of bringing the WTCC to Russia, Lotti said: "We will be working together with the FIA and RAF (Russian National Sporting Authority) to identify a suitable street circuit and a date for the 2010 season.

"Our priority is to race in Moscow."

Lada was represented in the 2008 season by independent team Russian Bears Motorsport, which entered three 110 2.0 cars for Jaap van Lagen, Viktor Shapovalov and Kirill Ladygin.

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  1. They sell 160,000 and every year 159,999 of them­ breakdown, collapse from rot, or written off in­ accidents because the have pyss awful road holding and­ no brakes.

    From not printable, on Wed 26 Nov 1:37AM

  2. Bloody joke of the century, but they have sponsorship­ coming out of their ears so who cares if they loose.­ The thinking is, if rebadged diawoo can win races then­ why not a Lada, except I believe that the chevy Diawoo­ had more possibilities.

    From not printable, on Wed 26 Nov 1:35AM
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