When Sweden tried to create its own DTM
Sweden's version of 'the split' resulted in a fleeting experiment with silhouette racing aimed at becoming a 'DTM Lite' that was doomed from the start, despite good intentions
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The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship reached its competitive peak in 2011. Home talents Fredrik Ekblom, Richard Goransson and Johan Kristoffersson raced alongside legends Jan 'Flash' Nilsson and Rickard Rydell; Colin Turkington raced full-time, while appearances from stars such as James Thompson, Gabriele Tarquini and Fabrizio Giovanardi gave the series something of a cult following.
It had just morphed from the Swedish Touring Car Championship, after merging for 2011 with its Danish equivalent to gain a Scandinavian title.
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