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<title>Nash joins the WTCC with Arena</title>
<description>British Touring Car race winner James Nash has joined Arena Motorsport's assault on the World Touring Car Championship for 2012.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oriola to stick with SUNRED</title>
<description>Pepe Oriola will remain with SUNRED Engineering for his second year in the World Touring Car Championship</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:44:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WTCC welcomes Honda entry</title>
<description>World Touring Car Championship promoter Marcello Lotti believes that Honda's decision to enter the series means it has achieved its 'ultimate goal'</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:28:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Slovakia added to WTCC calendar</title>
<description>The World Touring Car Championship will visit Slovakia for the first time this year after confirming a date at the Slovakia Ring on April 29</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Honda to enter WTCC</title>
<description>Honda will enter the World Touring Car Championship later this year with a works programme based around its Civic model</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thompson makes WTCC comeback</title>
<description>James Thompson will return to the World Touring Car Championship with Lada this year, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine can reveal</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Argentina off WTCC calendar</title>
<description>The World Touring Car Championship has amended its 2012 calendar, dropping Argentina's provisional round, scheduled for July 8, and replacing it with an event in Europe on April 29</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bamboo to run works-spec Cruzes</title>
<description>Bamboo Engineering has revealed that it will run two Chevrolet Cruzes in identical specification to the works cars fielded by RML in the World Touring Car Championship this year.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:41:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bennani stays with Proteam for 2012</title>
<description>Mehdi Bennani will stay with the Proteam WTCC BMW squad for 2012</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chevrolet gets weight increase</title>
<description>Chevrolet has had the weight of its Cruze model increased by 30kg for this year's World Touring Car Championship, following its domination of the 2011 series</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tarquini sticks with SEAT for 2012</title>
<description>Former World Touring Car champion Gabriele Tarquini will drive a SEAT under the Lukoil Racing banner again in 2012</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:44:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Coronel staying with ROAL</title>
<description>Tom Coronel will remain with the ROAL BMW squad for this year's World Touring Car Championship as the Italian team expands to two cars</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:05:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Arena shakes down WTCC Focus</title>
<description>Arena's new Ford Focus World Touring Car enjoyed a successful first shakedown at Ford's technical centre at Dunton, Essex, just before the Christmas break</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LADA to make 2012 WTCC return</title>
<description>LADA will return to the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2012 after parent company AVTOVAZ confirmed plans to contest two rounds with the LADA Granta Sport car.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:52:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK round dropped from 2012 WTCC</title>
<description>The World Touring Car Championship will not have a round in the UK in 2012, after the FIA confirmed next season's calendar.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Special Tuning eyes WTCC expansion</title>
<description>British Touring Car squad Special Tuning Racing is planning to expand into the World Touring Car Championship next season.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:50:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Muller: Grid system key in slow start</title>
<description>World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller said he allowed himself to become spooked by the series' new qualifying format in early 2011, and that this impaired his form at the start of his title defence</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Huff: I did all I could to win title</title>
<description>Rob Huff believes he did all he could to prevent Yvan Muller winning the World Touring Car Championship, despite coming up short against his Chevrolet team-mate at the Macau season finale</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Huff says 2011 his finest year</title>
<description>Rob Huff said he had every reason to be proud of his achievements in the World Touring Car Championship this season, despite missing out on the title by just three points</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Muller: Huff deserved title too</title>
<description>Yvan Muller reckoned that Chevrolet team-mate Rob Huff deserved the title as much as him, after claiming his third world crown in Macau on Sunday</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Muller retains title despite Huff's win</title>
<description>Rob Huff won the final round of the World Touring Car Championship in Macau on Sunday, but it was not enough to prevent Chevrolet team-mate Yvan Muller capturing the title</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Huff resists Muller in race one</title>
<description>Rob Huff held off Chevrolet team-mate Yvan Muller to take victory in the first World Touring Car Championship race in Macau - and keep his title hopes alive</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:19:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Huff battled pain to grab Macau pole</title>
<description>Rob Huff has revealed that he had to battle the pain barrier as he grabbed pole position for the World Touring Car Championship finale in Macau on Friday.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:02:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dahlgren, Barth ruled out of Macau</title>
<description>Robert Dahlgren and Freddy Barth will both be forced to miss the season finale of the World Touring Car Championship in Macau on Sunday following their accidents earlier today</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Huff beats Muller to Macau pole</title>
<description>Rob Huff took pole position for the first of the World Touring Car Championship finale races on Friday, after outpacing title rival and Chevrolet team-mate Yvan Muller in a thrilling battle for the top spot</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Huff quickest, Barth has big crash</title>
<description>Rob Huff maintained Chevrolet's dominance of the World Touring Car Championship season finale in Macau by setting the fastest time in second practice on Friday, but the session was red-flagged after a fiery accident involving Fredy Barth</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:06:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Menu leads opening Macau practice</title>
<description>Alain Menu led the way during first practice for the World Touring Car Championship season finale in Macau on Friday, but tricky weather conditions meant drivers were adopting a cautious approach</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:22:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Taniguchi to miss Macau</title>
<description>Yukinori Taniguchi has been ruled out of this weekend's final round of the World Touring Car Championship at Macau following a crash at Tianma last time out</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:14:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BMWs get weight increase for Macau</title>
<description>The turbocharged BMWs in the World Touring Car Championship will run at equal weight to the Chevrolets in the series finale in Macau next weekend</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Turkington replaced for Macau</title>
<description>Canadian driver Gary Kwok will replace Colin Turkington at the Wiechers-Sport team for the final round of the World Touring Car Championship at Macau</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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