Balance of Performance ready for next TCR race
The organiser of TCR UK has confirmed that the balance of performance ratings will be set in the period between Silverstone and Knockhill, the second round, after a delay to the release of the figures from the TCR formula creators.
The series is reliant on a worldwide BOP for TCR cars, but those numbers were not confirmed in time for Silverstone. That meant cars like the Hyundai i30 TCR and the new generation Honda Civic TCR, which both hit the track in the second half of 2017, had to be run from a “balance of performance bulletin” and not by official figures.
“Balance of Performance figures should have been issued last Thursday,” said TCR UK’S Mark James. “It has been delayed, so we took the decision to run from a balance of performance bulletin which was issued a few weeks ago, and it would be changed between Silverstone and Knockhill [when the official TCR balance of performance is released].
“The BOP will be issued this week as it’s the start of WTCR in Marrakech.”
Finlay Crocker (Honda) and Hyundai driver Lewis Kent will both be affected by the changes, while other changes could be made to existing cars’ BOP ratings.