Dušan Borković, TCR 2016

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Dušan Borković, readies for the TCR 2016 INTERNATIONAL SERIES. The Series are limited to: Car sold at € 70,000/90,000 including engine Affordable running costs: Production-based engine 2.0L Turbo - 300/330 Bhp

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Dušan Borković, TCR 2016

Borković u novu sezonu ulazi sa startnim brojem 62

Dušan Borković - TCR 2016 Borkovići enters the new season with the start number 62 Dušan Borković, Champion FIA ETCC in 2015, completed his preparations for the new season 2016.

Dušan Borković - TCR 2016

The current European champion on circular paths and the best Serbian race car driver Dušan Borković new chapter in the global automotive scene opens with proven and well-coordinated team, B3 Racing Team from Hungary, but under a new starting number on the car that will race in TCR series. Specifically, Dušan will number 98, which is used for two seasons put number 62, with whom he began his career in karting with less than ten years.

Dušan Borković, Šampion FIA ETCC 2015, završio je pripreme za novu sezonu 2016. Aktuelni evropski prvak na kružnim stazama i najbolji srpski automobilista Dušan Borković novo poglavlje na svetskoj automobilskoj sceni otvara sa proverenim i uigranim timom, B3 Racing Team iz Mađarske, ali pod novim startnim brojem na automobilu koji će voziti u TCR seriji. Naime, Dušan će broj 98 koji je koristio dve sezone zameniti brojem 62 sa kojim je započeo karijeru u kartingu sa nepunih deset godina.

"The reason for the change number symbolizes my new beginning in the world automotive scene in innovative TCR series. With the number I started a career that has lasted for more than two decades and with him I won the first title. On the other hand, for me, this change has sentimental reasons . my late father was a truck race in 1993 driving the number 62, and this was my first encounter with the sport. "infected" I immediately this sport and began his career, first in karting, which lasted seven years and where I won 6 consecutive championship titles and two gold helmets. Everyone knows that my father was my idol and role model in every respect. Now, after 22 years again I got the chance to wear number 62, which means a lot, and I hope to bring happiness "- said Borković. Dušan Borković enters the new season with a new slogan, Duke (Count) 62 Drive Tall, reminding on his basketball height. The old slogan and nickname Duca was extremely difficult for uttering.

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"Razlog promene broja simboliše moj novi početak na svetskoj automobilskoj sceni u inovativnoj TCR seriji. Sa ovim brojem sam započeo karijeru koja traje više od dve decenije i sa njim sam osvojio i prvu titulu. Sa druge strane, za mene ova promena ima i sentimentalne razloge. Moj pokojni otac je trke kamiona 1993. godine vozio sa brojem 62, a to je bio moj prvi susret sa automobilizmom. "Zarazio" sam se odmah ovim sportom i započeo karijeru, prvo u kartingu, koja je trajala sedam godina i u kojoj sam osvojio 6 uzastopnih šampionskih titula i dve zlatne kacige. Svi znaju da je moj otac bio moj idol i uzor u svakom pogledu. Sada, posle 22 godine ponovo sam dobio priliku da nosim broj 62 koji mi mnogo znači, a nadam se i donosi sreću" -rekao je Borković. Dušan Borković u novu sezonu ulazo i sa novim sloganom, Duke (grof) 62 Drive Tall, potsećajući na svoju košarkašku visinu. Stari slogan i nadimak Duca je bio izuzetno težak za izgovaranje.

B3 Racing Team finished all the preparations of a new Seat Leon, improved version of last year's car. In addition to the normal maintenance of physical fitness and work on the simulator, this season Borković is trained and the karting tracks in the country and abroad.

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B3 Racing Team završio je sve pripreme novog automobila Seat Leon, unapređene verzije prošlogodišnjeg automobila. Pored uobičajenog održavanja fizičke forme i rada na simulatoru, ove sezone Borković je trenirao i na karting stazama u zemlji i inostranstvu.

"For me, the championship can begin. I am very excited before the start of the season because we all kind of new, but on the other hand, it seems to me that I was never willing" has concluded the Borković, very satisfied with the performance of the improved car SEAT Leon TCR."

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"Što se mene tiče, šampionat može da počne. Jako sam uzbuđen pred početak ove sezone jer mi je sve nekako novo, ali sa druge strane, čini mi se da nikada nisam bio spremniji"-zaključio je Borković, prezadovoljan performansama unapređenog automobila SEAT Leon TCR."

Dušan Borković was in Valencia where the track Ricardo Tormo completed the official test for alignment performance of the car before the start of the TCR series in Bahrain, April 3. Serbian ace is extremely pleased with the improved version of the car SEAT Leon TCR, feels great new car and most importantly it is much better seating position, which the high back created so far many problems.

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Dušan Borković je boravio u Valensiji gde je na stazi Ricardo Tormo obavljen zvanični test za usklađivanje performansi svih automobila pred početak TCR serije u Bahreinu, 3.aprila. Srpski as je izuzetno zadovoljan unapređenom verzijom automobila SEAT Leon TCR, odlično oseća novi automobil i što je najvažnije mnogo je bolja pozicija sedenja, koja je visokom Pančevcu stvarala do sada mnogo problema.

Dušan has got a new engineer, Spaniard Conrado Avila, a former David Bari became the team manager, considering that for B3 racing team this year in addition to Dušan drive and Slovak Mato Homola and young Hungarian Attila Tassi.

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Dušan je dobio i novog inženjera, Španac Conrado Avila, a dosadašnji David Bari postao je tim menadžer, s obzirom da za B3 racing team ove godine pored Dušana voze i Slovak Mato Homola i mladi Mađar Attila Tassi.

"I am very pleased with the first and only test that I had before the start of the season. I expected that the new SEAT Leon will be improved compared to last year and I was not disappointed. I'll have a lot to learn this year as the car is concerned, there is a new type of tire Michelin, as well as non-use of heaters for tires which substantially changes the tactics for qualifying and the race. I had a good fit with the new engineer. during the morning, we elaborated the engine, and then tested the tires, the brakes, the weather was not very favorable, considering it was ten degrees, and the average temperature that we expected the race to be 20 degrees. All cars are brand new, much improved compared to last year, a set of drivers is great, it will be a great competition which is looking forward to. I really think that this season will be a big challenge for me, "- said Borković after the test.

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"Veoma sam zadovoljan prvim i jedinim testom koji sam imao pred početak sezone. Očekivao sam da će novi SEAT Leone biti unapređen u odnosu na prošlogodišnji i nisam se razočarao. Moraću dosta da učim ove godine što se kola tiče, tu je i nova vrsta pneumatika, Michelin, kao i nekorišćenje grejača za gume što bitno menja taktiku za kvalifikacije i trke. Dobro sam se uklopio sa novim inženjerom. U toku jutra razrađivali smo motor, a kasnije testirali i pneumatike, kočnice. Vreme nam baš nije bilo naklonjeno, s obzirom da je bilo deset stepeni, a prosečna temperatura koja nas očekuje na trkama biće 20 stepeni. Svi automobili su skroz novi, dosta unapredjeni u odnosu na prošlu godinu, skup vozača je sjajan, biće to odlična konkurencija kojoj se radujem. Zaista mislim da će ova sezona biti jedan veliki izazov za mene" - rekao je Borković posle testa.

Cars that were too fast on the first test but for the race in Bahrain will receive the added burden, and add pounds of race to race are added and subtracted, depending on the results achieved and the speed of the previous races.

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Automobili koji su bili prebrzi na prvom testu već za trku u Bahreinu dobiće dodati teret, a dodati kilogrami se od trke do trke dodaju i oduzimaju u zavisnosti od rezultata i postignute brzine na prethodnim trkama.