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12 cars entered for the opening round of the CTCC at Guangdong

The curtain is about to open for the first round of the 2014 China Touring Car Championship at the Guangdong International Circuit, which the opening “Balancing of Performance (BoP)” sessions currently being held ahead of Sunday’s race.

Competing this weekend will be the Changan Ford FRD Team and Shanghai VW 333 Racing Team, the only two factory teams in the Super Production class for the opening round of the season. Ex-WTCC driver Darryl O’Young, who has completed most of the BoP session in wet conditions for the Hong Kong based team, will drive Changan Ford FRD Team’s new Focus, where he joins last year’s champion Andy Yan, and the team’s other drivers Rainey He and Martin Xie.

The Shangahi VW 333 Racing Team will enter four Polo GTIs, with Jiang Tengyi, Wang Xue and Zhang Zhen Dong driving for the team for the full 2014 season. Guo Hua Yan will race this weekend in the team’s fourth Polo GTI, standing in for Han Han for the first round of the CTCC after taking part in the BoP session.

The only privateer team at the first round of the season will be Team Work Motorsport, which enter a pair of Citroen C-Elysées, a new car based on the new BTCC-influenced Official Chassis and Engine regulations, with drivers by Alex Hui and Sunny Wong from Hong Kong.

There are also two wild card entries from Team MIRR, with Macanese drivers Ng Kin Veng and Felipe de Souza in a pair of Chevrolet Cruze LTs, ensuring there will be 12 cars on the Super Production Class grid for the opening round, with the Kia factory squad expected to join the Championship later in the season.

2014 CTCC Super Production Class Entry List for Guangdong

Driver – Team – Car
Rainey He – Changan Ford FRD Team – Ford Focus 1.6T
Darryl O’Young – Changan Ford FRD Team – Ford Focus 1.6T
Andy Yan – Changan Ford FRD Team – Ford Focus 1.6T
Martin Xie – Changan Ford FRD Team – Ford Focus 1.6T
Guo Hua Yang – Shanghai VW 333 Racing – Volkswagen Polo 1.6T
Wang Rue – Shanghai VW 333 Racing – Volkswagen Polo 1.6T
Jiang Tengyi – Shanghai VW 333 Racing – Volkswagen Polo 1.6T
Zhang Zhen Dong – Shanghai VW 333 Racing – Volkswagen Polo 1.6T
Sunny Wong – Team Work Motorsport – Citroën C-Elysée 1.6T
Alex Hui – Team Work Motorsport – Citroën C-Elysée 1.6T
Ng Kin Veng – Team MIRR – Chevrolet Cruze LT *
Felipe de Souza – Team MIRR – Chevrolet Cruze LT*

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