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Truck Racing 2012
TRUCK RACING 2012
EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
One aspect of the close relationship Renault Trucks has with its customers and drivers is the passion for trucks it shares with them. Fully committed to the sport of Truck Racing since 2007, the manufacturer became the European Team Champion in 2010 and vice-champion in 2011 in association with MKR Technology, which it supplied with its ‘engine’ technology and assistance during races throughout the season. Standing out with its impressively original and sharp design created by the Renault Trucks Design Team, the Premium Racing demonstrated that it was also the best performing vehicle in the competition. The 2011 season provided the opportunity for the manufacturer to share its enthusiasm with over 15,000 customers who were invited to the races, and with the general public through a video game and an iPhone and iPad application that can still be downloaded from the website: www.renault-trucks.com/truckracing. For the 2012 season, the aim remains the same - to win!
Renault Trucks has been a major competitor in truck racing since 2007. This commitment enables Renault Trucks to combine passion, competitive spirit and high technology. Extremely popular in the world of trucks, Truck Racing allows the manufacturer to enhance its image among members of the general public and build strong ties with its customers. The partnership between Renault Trucks and MKR Technology in these races enabled the whole team to start from scratch and rethink the vehicle’s design in a new light to create a new Renault Trucks Racing identity.
Season after season, spectators’ enthusiasm for truck races during the FIA European championship never flags. Over 500,000 of them attended events at the tracks in 2010 (430,000 in 2009), including almost 200,000 at the famous Nürburgring track in Germany.
Renault Trucks Racing
Renault Trucks’ involvement as an engine manufacturer in the European Championships since 2007 reflects its commitment to Truck Racing. In 2010, the French truck manufacturer decided to create its own Renault Trucks Racing brand identity in line with its new Renault Trucks Deliver corporate claim.
Renault Trucks maintains a high profile in the paddocks with its dedicated assistance semi-trailer. This Renault Trucks Racing semi-trailer, pulled by a Magnum, is divided into two areas. One is a storage zone for engines and spare parts, while the other is fitted out as an office for the Renault Trucks engine engineers. These specialists are on hand to constantly analyse the way the vehicles perform throughout these racing weekends. Between the trial sessions, they provide the adjustments necessary to optimise the trucks’ performance according to lap times, drivers’ impressions, track profile and weather conditions.
The experience gained by racing is a unique opportunity for the brand’s engineers. For this laboratory, the most exacting imaginable, is able to provide the most significant developments which subsequently result in very real benefits for customers operating their production vehicles.
Renault Trucks, the MKR Technology Team’s main partner
Renault Trucks achieved the objectives it set itself by winning the European Team Championship crown in partnership with the MKR Technology team.
This team is managed by Mario Kress, a well-known specialist in the discipline (with 8 European titles to his credit during the last 10 years) and consists of experienced Truck Racing professionals. This season it will be fielding a pair of trucks entrusted to three drivers with impressive track records: the Swiss Markus Bösiger, the German Markus Oestreich and the Czech Adam Lacko.
In 2012, Renault Trucks is continuing to provide assistance to Team 14, a team made up of current or former Renault Trucks personnel from the Blainville plant in the Calvados region of France, and supplying them with a ‘customer’ DXi13 engine.
| Renault Trucks Racing - Official Calendar 2012 |
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| Date | Races | City | Country |
| 12 & 13 May 2012 | Istanbul Races |
Istanbul |
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| 19 & 20 May 2012 | Misano |
Misano |
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| 9 & 10 June 2012 | IX G.P Camión de las Naciones |
Albacete |
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| 23 & 24 June 2012 | Nogaro |
Nogaro |
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| 30 June & 01 July 2012 | Donington Park |
Donington |
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| 14 & 15 July 2012 | ADAC Truck GP Nürburgring |
Nürburgring |
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| 28 & 29 July 2012 | Truck Battle Russia |
Smolensk |
 |
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01 & 02 September 2012 |
Czech Truck Prix 2012 |
Most |
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| 22 & 23 September 2012 | Zolder |
Zolder |
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| 06 & 07 October 2012 | XXVI Gran Premio Camión de España |
Jarama |
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| 13 & 14 October 2012 | 24 heures Camions |
Le Mans |
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Renault Trucks Racing
For more information on Renault Trucks racing, click here:
WWW.RENAULT-TRUCKS.COM/TRUCKRACING
