Slovaks at the start of the WTCR World Cup in SLOVAKIA

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Slovakia will be represented at the WTCR-FIA World Cup circuit of the SLOVAKIA RING circuit (14th and 15th of July). For example, there will be a new winner in Portugal – Maťo Homola.

Homola, twenty-three years old, veteran of the WTCR series, will not be the only Slovak in the rich starting field of 28 cars. Thanks to the so-called "Andy Studenič will be starting the Volkswagene Golf GTI TCR (Brutal Fish Racing Team) as well as the Czech legend Petr Fulin on the Fullin Race Academy Cupre

The number of dramas, the biggest accident Mass of the previous season and The victory of Maťa Homol has brought the recent WTCR races in the streets of the Portuguese city of Vila Real (23-24 June) .In the first races Rob Huff (Sébastien Loeb Racing, Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR) took the field.In the first lap, there was a collision between him and his teammate Mehdi Bennani, which caused a chain reaction of the accident …

The two riders were transported to the hospital.A total of seven cars finally did not participate in the restart races two and a half hours later … The first weekend was won by legendary champion Yvan Muller (YMR , Hyundai i30 N TCR) in front of Esteban Guerriere (ALL- INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, Honda Civic TCR) and Pepem Oriolom (Campos Racing Team, Cupra TCR)

Matt Homola (DG Sport Competition, Peugeot 308 TCR) took third place in the race, but Yvan Muller was overtaken in the first round, while Gordon Shedden (Audi RS 3 LMS) was dropped from pole position . Homola defended his position and won his first WTCR career races. The other finished Muller, the third Oriola. The Vila Real race also offers "When the Shedden decided for the joker, I needed to push," said the Homola happy after the race and continued: "" Yvan really pushed me back, after my joker I needed to work again, but I still went through the whole race, it was great, thanks to all my fans, my sponsor and my team, I'm really proud of this result.

The final race was won by Gabriel Tarquinim and Norbert Michelisz (two BRC Racing Teams, Hyundai i30 N TCR) from Thed Björk (YMR team, Hyundai i30 N TCR) and Homola finished fifth. WTCR game is our SLOVAKIA RING, July 14 and 15. In the WTCR tables, Yvan Muller (182 points) is ahead of Gabriel Tarquinim and Yannom Ehrlacher (both after 160 points).

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