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| TEAM CONTINUES TO IMPROVE CAR AND LEARN NEW SLICK TYRES |
| Ideal Conditions At Second Day Of Official Test |
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MONZA, March 22nd, 2006 — Chevrolet and RML continued to improve their performance at the second day of the official FIA test session at the Autodromo of Monza in Italy, today. Unlike yesterday, the sun was out all day for the first time at any of the test venues this year, giving team and drivers plenty of opportunity to learn the new slick Yokohama control tyres.
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“We continue to discover the car,” said Alain Menu. “We worked a lot on the inertia and went for a softer spring and harder roll bar on the front at the end of the session, but before we could see what it did there was a red flag situation. On the tyre-side we're still learning our way around how they respond to different pressure settings. It seems this tyre is more pressure sensitive than last year's tyre.”
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“The car feels good and the brakes definitely improved between this morning's session and this afternoon. We tried different things and played with the roll bars and the weight distribution in the car, but we're obviously still learning in the dry,” said Rob Huff, who saw his yesterday's second fastest time overall disallowed because he allegedly cut one of the chicanes. “The telemetry clearly shows that I didn't cut the chicane, so we know the performance is there and that the result was genuine. What would be the point of cutting corners in a test session anyway?”
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“We're working in the right direction, but each time I went out on new tyres the session was aborted,” said Nicola Larini. “But all in all I'm happy to be racing “at home” again with Chevrolet. I feel quite positive and I think it should be good season this year.”
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“Yesterday there was this back-to-school feeling in the paddock, finding out what everybody had been up to over winter,” said Chevrolet Europe's Motorsport Manager, Eric Nève. “Today we could see that everybody worked hard, but we also did our homework, as the team showed. The first big exam is in less than two weeks, here at Monza. It's maybe not the track best suited for us, but afterwards I think we should be going for point finishes at each of the races, while at the same time have the ambition to finish on the podium.”
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| > | 19 July 2006 Chevrolet heads to Mexico after intensive tests |
| > | 30 June 2006 Brazilian winter and soccer fever welcome WTCC |
| > | 23 June 2006 Interactive live web conference from Curitiba |
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29 May 2006 Chevrolet Starts Four-Race “World Tour” In Germany |
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19 May 2006 Menu 8th in free practice session |
| > | 10 Mai 2006 Rob Huff Keen To Go Back To Track Of First Touring Car Success |
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21 April 2006 Balances and Calculators As Important as Stopwatches |
| > | 27 March 2006 35 Cars Expected In Closer Than Ever Touring Car Fest |
| > | 22 March 2006 Ideal Conditions At Second Day Of Official Test |
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21 March 2006 Team Sees Winter Promise Confirmed |
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10 March 2006 First Privateer Lacetti Runs In Magny Cours |
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28 February 2006 Learning Process On New Tyres Continues |
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21 February 2006 Drivers Enthused By 2006 Chevrolet Lacetti WTC |
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08 February 2006 Rob Huff Happy With “Comfortable and Smooth” Car |
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30 January 2006 First Customer Cars Will Run In ADAC Procar Championship; WTCC Outing Possible |
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12 January 2006 Continues Involvement in Top-Level Motorsports |
| > | 11 Januar 2006 New Car To Start Testing In February; Customer Cars Available |
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