TTA – Racing Elite League
| Category | Silhouette Touring cars |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Inaugural season | 2012 |
| Drivers | 18 (16 per race, 2012)[1] |
| Teams | 5 (2012)[1] |
| Constructors |
 Solution-F |
| Engine suppliers |
 Nismo |
| Tyre suppliers |
 Hankook Tire |
| Official website | http://ttagroup.se/ |
 Current season | |
TTA – Racing Elite League is a Swedish Touring Car Championship started in 2012, founded by four of the biggest teams in Swedish Touring Car racing; Polestar Racing, Flash Engineering, WestCoast Racing and Brovallen Design in 2011. TTA works with the Swedish Automobile Sports Federation[2] and the race car is developed by the French motorsport company Solution-F. The car is a silhouette, where by the chassis and powertrain are standardized and custom-built for racing and where the body is molded from composite material to mimic a normal car.
TTA has bought the Swedish Racing League and renamed it to the TTA – Elitserien i Racing (TTA – Racing Elite League).
Latest season
The first season will consist of an eight round competition. The racetracks used for the 2012 season will be a mix of permanent and temporary racing circuits. The season begun at Karlskoga Motorstadion and will end with Göteborg City Race. The season will see four different models from four different manufacturers: BMW, Citroën, Saab and Volvo.[1]
TV coverage
In Sweden, Viasat were given the broadcast rights to the 2012 season, giving live coverage on its TV10 sports channel.[3]
Support races
- Carrera – GT Cup
- Trofeo Abarth 500 Sweden
- Swedish GT Series
- Swedish Radical Championship
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7349
- ↑ "TTA issues amended calendar and starts SBF negotiations". Touring Car Times (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7498