TTA – Racing Elite League was a Swedish

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series started in 2012, which was founded by four of the biggest teams from the

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: Polestar Racing,

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, WestCoast Racing and Brovallen Design in 2011. TTA worked with the Swedish Automobile Sports Federation and the race car was developed by the French motorsport company Solution-F. The car was a

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, where the chassis and powertrain are standardized and custom-built for racing, and where the body is molded from composite material to mimic a normal car. TTA bought the Swedish Racing League and renamed it to the ''TTA – Elitserien i Racing'' (TTA – Racing Elite League). After just one season, the series merged with the STCC in 2013.

Lone season

The first season consisted of an eight-round competition. The racetracks used for the 2012 season was a mix of permanent and temporary racing circuits. The season begun at

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and will end with Göteborg City Race. The season saw four different models from four different manufacturers:

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and

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TV coverage

In Sweden, Viasat were given the broadcast rights to the 2012 season, giving live coverage on its TV10 sports channel.http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7498

Support races

*Carrera – GT Cup *Trofeo Abarth 500 Sweden *Swedish GT Series *Swedish Radical Championship

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:TTA - Racing Elite League Touring car racing series Auto racing series in Sweden