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COMMODORE POISED FOR TOURING CAR MASTERS

Holden Commodore set to join Touring Car Masters - Photo: Auto Action Archive

By Bruce Williams

Holden Commodore set to join Touring Car Masters - Photo: Auto Action Archive

Holden Commodore set to join Touring Car Masters – Photo: Auto Action Archive

AFTER THE debut of the Ford XD Falcon in the Touring Car Masters ranks at Sandown last weekend, confirmation of plans to include the Holden Commodore have come to fruition.

By HEATH MCALPINE

A shell ready to be prepared for competition was in the Sandown paddock during the last round, with interest high and plans underway for the new Commodores to join the series mid-season next year.

The Commodore models permitted will be the VB-VH models, though the VH model requires slight modifications for it to comply. The delay to introduce the newer-generation Holden has been caused by the Commodore’s MacPherson strut suspension set-up, which has forced TCM organisers to complete a due diligence in making sure it complies with the regulations of the class.

Organisers are confident the Commodore will be a match for the Toranas, with the category Pro-Sport L77 6-litre based motor fitted in the car, while the bodykit will be inspired by the original incarnation of the Group C VB minus flares and with a smaller rear wing similar to those featured in Commodore Cup

“It’s something new and different,” said TCM Operations Manager Rowan Harman. “It opens ourselves up to a new market of people, which we are starting to do after 12 years as a category.”

Marcus Zukanovic’s XD Falcon was the first compliant ‘new-generation’ TCM car and performed strongly across the weekend.

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