Round 3 of 2013 CTCC will take place at Shanghai Tianma Circuit on June 9th. After the last race in Shanghai F1 circuit, Chang’an Ford Racing Team has been staying in Shanghai making sure all the vehicles are in perfect shape to prepare for this coming race.

Shanghai Tianma circuit, a short and winding track, was famous for its converging T1 and lack of passing locations so it is important to get a good start and go through T1 safely. But Chang’an Ford Racing Team has had good performance in this circuit. Especially Andy Yan, winner of the Shanghai race two weeks ago, that Tianma circuit is a blessed circuit for him. He took his first CTCC win in 2009 here and locked up his first driver Championship here in 2011. After two rounds of competition, he is in the top group to fight for the driver’s title again this year.

One driver that will be watched for this race is Martin Xie. Although he raced in this circuit before but never raced in this class with a more powerful car. The race will certainly present a good test to him.

John Ling, the team manager, indicated,” The track here asks for good turning in and exit speed. The New Focus always had good performance here and I am sure it will demonstrate these strong points again. If I do not remember wrong, this is the first time in two years that we are not on top of the championship points table. So even we are only a few points behind, the expectation and pressure are mounting so we have to push harder and making sure the items that we can control are under control.”