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Changes to the South American Touring Car Championship

14 January 1999

 The South American Touring Car Championship has also its silly season
and its changes, and the changes have already begun in great
style . . .

Reigning champion Oscar Larrauri left the BMW Proas Team to join Alfa
Romeo, whilst Brazilian Cacá Bueno gets a new teammate--Emiliano Spataro--
who will replace former CART driver Juan Manuel Fangio II at the Peugeot Team.

The sanctioning body S-ATCC, publicized an entry list showing 30 cars, 
including two Alfa Romeo 156 to be used by Larrauri and argentinian 
Osvaldo Cocho López.

Rumours say that the season will start with a non-championship race at 
Punta del Leste, in February, a final date to be announced shortly 
depending of mandatory FIA safety measures being implemented at the "El 
Jagual" race track in Uruguay.

Marc Zimmermann -- The Auto Channel