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"  One of the best-kept secrets since Where&amp;#039;s Waldo is that the FIA&amp;#039;s World Touring Car Championship will be at Sonoma Raceway on the September 21-23 weekend. If you&amp;#039;re not familiar with the cars, just look down the street and find a Chevrolet Cruze, BMW 3 Series or Ford Focus. They are among the dominant cars, though the SEAT Leons can be tough and there&amp;#039;s even a Lada in this series. Chevrolet is the top dog, currently leading the manufacturer&amp;#039;s championship with 673 points versus BMW&amp;#039;s 430. A few race fans might know some of the name drivers, like Alain Menu from Switzerland or the current champion, Frenchman Yvan Muller, but who cares? The racing is excellent. This is truly a world series, having already raced, among other venues, in England, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Brazil and Hungary. After the U.S.A. the entourage will move on to Japan, China and Macau. Video window may take a few moments to load... Supporting the WTCC race will be the U.S. Touring Car Championship and a Maserati Trofeo MC World Series race, a guest driver being none other than Patrick Dempsey. While Sonoma Raceway is one of the best road racing circuits in the U.S., this might be late notice to be there on September 22-23. Not to worry as SPEED Channel will be televising the event on Sunday, September 23 at 7 pm Pacific time and again on Monday, September 24 at 6 pm Pacific Time. In the meantime, you can check up on the series at here. Related posts:   Honda Enters FIA World Touring Car Championship Ken Block to compete in the 2010 World Rally Championship! Four Nissan GT-Rs to Compete in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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