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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">ELSEWHERE AROUND THE WORLD</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">27/04/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Supercars Series</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Starts 6 May</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Franco Tedeschi reports that May 6 is going to see the start a new and interesting Italian GT Championship called “SUPERCARS SERIES”. <BR> <BR> It is expected that a field of 30-35 cars will be composed of up to 15 STC cars and up to 27 GTs.<BR> <BR> Among the STC cars there will be:<BR> <BR> 3 Audi A4 Quattro <BR> 1 Alfa Romeo 156 <BR> 1 Alfa Romeo 155 <BR> 3 BMW 320i <BR> 1 Honda Accord <BR> 6 Opel Vectra<BR> <BR> The GT field will be:<BR> <BR> 1 Porsche 911 GT2 <BR> 1 Chevrolet Corvette <BR> 1 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo <BR> 2 TVR Tuscan <BR> 1 Callaway (for Gianni Giudici) <BR> 2 Porsche 911 GT3R <BR> 3 Porsche 911 3.8 RSR <BR> 3 Ferrari 355 <BR> 4 Lotus Exige <BR> 3 Mazda RX-7 <BR> 1 Nissan 300 ZX <BR> 1 Nissan Skyline GT <BR> 1 Porsche 911 3.8 SuperCup <BR> 1 Porsche 911 3.6 RS <BR> 1 Porsche 928 <BR> 1 Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera <BR> other Porsches and Ferraris<BR> <BR> Franco explains that in Italy 'it is really difficult to have some space in the press, because Italian journalists know only of the %$^& Formula 1 World Championship, so the promoters of other championships must have a lot of determination to try to organize anything different'. <BR> <BR> Franco hopes to reward the promoters of this championship with some internet coverage, 'for their strong will in creating such a strong grid, despite the difficulties of obtaining press coverage and therefore sponsorship.'<BR> <BR> Now that's a (delicate) subject that has implications for all forms of motorsport outside F1.<BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>