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Autódromo Enrique Freile
Autódromo Enrique Freile is a motorsports circuit located in El Calafate, Argentina. The circuit was broke ground in 2020, and was opened on 15 April 2023 with the race in 2023 Turismo Carretera, it is named on behalf of Enrique Freile. It has hosted Turismo Carretera, TC Pista, and Turismo Nacional Turismo Nacional (National tourism, lit., national touring) popularly known by its acronym TN, is a touring car racing series based in Argentina that has been active since 1961. It is organized by the Asociación de Pilotos de Automóviles de Turi ... this year. The circuit also hosted the opening round of Turismo Carretera in 2024 season. Lap records As of October 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo Enrique Freile are listed as: References External links Autódromo Enrique Freile Autódromo Enrique Freile {{argentina-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Calafate
El Calafate, also known as ''Calafate'', is a city in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated on the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of the Santa Cruz Province, about northwest of Río Gallegos. The name of the city is derived from a little bush with yellow flowers and dark blue berries that is very common in Patagonia: the calafate (''Berberis buxifolia''); the word comes from the word , which is Spanish for ' caulk'. El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including Perito Moreno Glacier, Cerro Chaltén, and Cerro Torre. History The history of El Calafate began in the first decades of the twentieth century. Originally, it was simply a sheltering place for wool traders. The town was officially founded in 1927 by the government of Argentina to promote settlement, but it was the creation of nearby Perito Moreno National Park in 1937 that sparked growth and the buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TC Pista
TC Pista is a stock car racing series in Argentina, created by the Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera in 1995. Its purpose was to prepare pilots from regional categories who wish to compete in Turismo Carretera. It also made it possible to absorb those pilots who did not fit on the TC grid when they went from using road circuits to permanent road courses. This division has the same regulations as the major division, but differs in the preparation of its cars, these being of lower power. Until 2015, the four TC brands have distributed their titles as follows: Ford achieved the highest award 11 times, Chevrolet achieved 6 crowns, while Dodge obtained 5 crowns and Torino Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ... 3 crowns. Currently, the championship is defined by me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Etios
The Toyota Etios is a subcompact car consisting a line of four-door saloon/sedan and five-door hatchback produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota since 2010. The saloon version was launched in December 2010 and the hatchback version (with additional "Liva" and "Valco" suffixes in India and Indonesia respectively) followed in June 2011. The vehicle is built on the EFC platform. The Etios has been produced in India (between 2010 and 2020), Brazil (since 2012, export only since 2021) and Indonesia (between 2013 and 2017). It has also been exported to other countries such as South Africa and several Latin American markets. The name ''Etios'' is derived from Greek word ''ethos'', meaning 'spirit', 'character' and 'ideals'. The ''Liva'' suffix is derived from the development concept phrase "live your life", while ''Valco'' is coined from terms ''value'' and ''comfort''. __TOC__ Overview The Etios Concept saloon with 1.5-litre petrol engine and Etios Concept hatchback with 1.2- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximiliano Bestani
Maximiliano is a masculine name of Latin origin, with its derivation from the Latin word "Maximum", which literally translates to "greatest". In fact, as a byproduct of imperialism, the name has become very common in Latin America and rivals that of its notability in the Iberian Peninsula. Notable people with the name include: * Maximiliano Alaníz (born 1990), Argentine footballer *Maximiliano Arboleya (1870–1951), Spanish sociologist, priest and activist *Maximiliano Arias (born 1988), Uruguayan footballer *Maximiliano Asís (born 1987), Argentine footballer *Maximiliano Badell (born 1988), Argentine footballer *Maximiliano Bajter (born 1986), Uruguayan footballer *Maximiliano Blanco (born 1977), Argentine footballer *Maximiliano Bustos (born 1982), Argentine footballer *Maximiliano Bustos (rugby union) (born 1986), Argentine rugby union player *Maximiliano Caire (born 1988), Argentine footballer *Maximiliano Caldas (born 1973), Argentine field hockey player *Maximiliano Calza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Focus (third Generation)
The Ford Focus (third generation), also known as the Focus Mk III, (Code name: C346) debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show as a 2012 model. The cars shown were a 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback, also debuting a new 2.0-litre direct injection I4 engine. A 5-door estate (wagon) was previewed at the Geneva auto show a month later. This generation of Focus would be the first Ford vehicle designed under the tenure of CEO Alan Mulally and his "One Ford" plan, which aimed to leverage Ford's global resources into creating more competitive vehicles that could be sold globally in each segment with minimal changes. The "One Ford" plan would reunite the North American and global Focus line. The previous North American version was thus discontinued, and the new model was launched simultaneously in North America and Europe on March 2, 2011, both having started production near the end of 2010. Production in Asia, Africa, and South America followed later. Ford debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facundo Chapur
Facundo Chapur ( Córdoba; December 2, 1993) is an Argentine motor racing driver. Career Chapur began his racing career in 2010 in the minor division (Clase 2) of Turismo Nacional (TN) championship. He won the Clase 2 title in 2012, before moving up to Clase 3 and becoming champion in his rookie season. As a factory driver for Peugeot Argentina, Chapur won his second title in TN Clase 3 in 2015. He also competed in Super TC2000. In 2018 and 2019 Chapur was a driver for Citroën Argentina. In 2018, he was runner-up in TN Clase 3 and fifth in Super TC2000 championship. In 2019 and 2020, Chapur was third in TN Clase 3 with MG-C Pergamino team. Since 2021 he competes in TN Clase 3, TC Pista and TC Pick Up. As of 2024, Chapur competes in Turismo Carretera Turismo Carretera (Road racing, lit., ''Road Touring'') is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 El Calafate Turismo Carretera Round
The 2024 El Calafate Turismo Carretera round (commercially titled Gran Premio Shell Helix) was a motor race for Turismo Carretera held on the weekend of 23–25 February 2024. The event was held at the Autódromo Enrique Freile in El Calafate, Argentina and consisted of four races – three 'heats' of 19 kilometres, and a 'final' of 95 kilometres. It was the opening round of fifteen in the 2024 Turismo Carretera championship. Background The event was notable as the debut of the series' five new models. Having almost exclusively run versions of the Chevrolet Coupé SS, Dodge GTX, Ford Falcon and Torino Cherokee for the last 50 years, as well as the Toyota Camry from 2022, versions of the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang were admitted to the grid, along with a facelifted Camry and a 'concept' Torino. 43 competitors were entered in the event, however Martín Vázquez withdrew. Ten of the entries were new models – three Camaros and Mustangs apiece, two facelift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Freile
Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, and Quique. Enrique is also a surname. A variant surname is '' Enriquez'' (son of Enrique). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world * Enrique Aguirre (born 1979), Argentine athlete * Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor * Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007 * Enrique Bunbury (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio * Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer * Enrique Castillo (born 1949), American actor * Enriq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Santa Cruz Province ( es, Provincia de Santa Cruz, , 'Holy Cross') is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut Province to the north, and Chile to the west and south, with an Atlantic coast on its east. Santa Cruz is the second-largest province of the country (after Buenos Aires Province), and the least densely populated in mainland Argentina. The indigenous people of the province are the Tehuelches, who despite European exploration from the 16th century onwards, retained independence until the late 19th century. Soon after the Conquest of the Desert in the 1870s, the area was organised as the Territory of Santa Cruz, named after its original capital in Puerto Santa Cruz. The capital moved to Rio Gallegos in 1888 and has remained there ever since. Immigrants from various European countries came to the territory in the late 19th and early 20th century during a gold rush. Santa Cruz became a province of Argentina in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Turismo Carretera
The 2023 Turismo Carretera is the 81st season of Turismo Carretera, the premier stock car category of Argentina. Calendar Teams and drivers Changes * Agustín Canapino left the championship to join Juncos Hollinger Racing in the IndyCar Series. * Otto Fritzler and Santiago Álvarez graduated from the TC Pista series as reigning champion and runner-up respectively. 2021 TC Mouras champion Marcos Quijada also joined the series, along with Humberto Krujoski, Elio Craparo, Martín Vázquez, Gustavo Micheloud, Cristian di Scala and Juan Garbelino. * Norberto Fontana switched from Chevrolet to Torino. * Germán Todino switched from Torino to Dodge. * Leonel Pernía and Emiliano Spataro switched from Torino to Ford. Results and standings Results summary Championship standings ;Points system Regular Season standings Numbers in superscript (e.g. ) refer to a drivers' heat race finishing position. The third round at Toay and the ninth round at San Juan Villicum did not feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Falcon (Turismo Carretera)
The Turismo Carretera version of the Ford Falcon is a stock car Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It ori ..., based on the Ford Falcon, designed, developed, and produced since 1965. References {{Turismo Carretera vehicles Cars of Argentina Turismo Carretera vehicles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
