The first Honda Civic TCR arrives in Australia

The first Honda Civic Type R TCR vehicle has landed in Sydney, Australia, ahead of the inaugural TCR Australia Series next year. 
The Civic Type R is owned by Honda’s official global partner in racing, J.A.S. Motorsport, with the intention of partnering with a local Australian race team to enter the TCR Australia Series in 2019. Sydney-based Wall Racing is currently assisting J.A.S. Motorsport to house and prepare the car.
The arrival of the Honda signals the second TCR Series vehicle to arrive in Australia, following the Audi RS3 LMS that has been held by Melbourne Performance Centre (MPC) since late last year.
MPC has already secured the exclusive local rights to supply vehicles from VAG (Volkswagen Audi Group), while it was recently confirmed that HMO Customer Racing has purchased two Hyundai i30 N cars to race in the series.

Matt Braid
 Director, Australian Racing Group commented: “It’s great to see another brand of TCR car arrive in Australia. You can really start to feel the momentum building now ahead of the 2019 season. At this stage, the car is on loan from J.A.S, however, the intention is for someone to purchase the car, and secure a local distributor for the Civic Type R. There has been lots of interest, so I’d say that it is just a matter of time before we are able to confirm this. In the meantime, Wall Racing has been kind enough to keep the car at its race shop and will assist with running the car in upcoming test sessions.”

Mads Fisher 
Business Development Manager, J.A.S. Motorsport said: “Australia has a rich history in motorsport, so it was no surprise to see a TCR Series created down under. We will be paying close attention to TCR Australia and are looking forward to partnering with the right team to help put Honda on the map in Australia.”