Mato Homola completed the first testing day in Thailand

Flash news no. 1, 26. august 23:20, Buriram, Thajsko

All of the teams used the option of the private testing on the Chang International Circuit Buriram, and Slovak racing driver Mato Homola was no exception. He succeeded to be in the first five during the whole 4-hour testing session.

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Very interesting and at the same moment, not correct weather forecasts – this is a short definition of the Thai weather, which is playing games with us. There are strong rains forecasted for every day, but today there was no rain, but really hot and humid weather.

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Everyone is suffering, from the team-members to the drivers and also the cars. This weather had a strong impact on Mato as well: “It is unbelievable; I’ve never experienced something like this. The feeling, when you want to breathe in, but it is not possible. You can go with the high temperature, but when it is connected to the high level of humidity, that is really exhausting.“

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Mato fought very hard even under these circumstances – he managed to set the 5th fastest time of the day, with just 0,4 s to the fastest man, James Nash, who had really an ugly accident at the end of the 2nd straight and damaged his SEAT quite badly.

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There are two Free practice and a qualifying on a plan on Saturday. “We’ve got really good pace and I hope, that I’ll be able to make a good result and that there will be no rain. I really like the track and it suits my driving style just perfectly.”, said Mato after the testing.

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The TCR International Series drivers played a football match against the young players of Buriram United football club in the evening. We have seen great match until the very end. The match ended 4:4 in the regular time, so the penalty shootout followed. The local team was more successful and won the match.

You can watch the TCR International Series live at YouTube channel TCR TV, or at www.tcr-series.tv.

Saturday:
11:00* – 11:30* Free Practice 1
13:00* – 13:30* Free Practice 2

15:30* – 15:50* Qualifying (Q1)
15:55* – 16:05* Qualifying (Q2

Sunday:
12:35* – 13:05* Race 1 (14 Laps)
14:05* – 14:35* Race 2 (14 Laps)
14:45* Podium Ceremony

*Times are CEST+5

Results: http://tcr-series.com/index.php/events/item/buriram-international-circuit

Pictures for download: http://bit.ly/Homola_Thailand-Race
Photo Credits: B3 Racing

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