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@patina.research Not to be confused with DTM. This was ITC, the International Touring Car Championship. ITC started in 1995 and only lasted two seasons. It became a fight between the Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class ITC, and the Opel Calibra V6. The cars were extremely low, packed with aggressive aero, and looked more like UFOs than traditional touring cars. DTM was renamed ITC in 1995 to make the series more international. The goal was to race outside Germany and attract a global audience. But going worldwide made everything more expensive. Travel costs increased, development budgets grew, and the rules became more complex. By the end of 1996, the money was gone and the series folded. DTM returned in 2000 with stricter rules and tighter cost control. #DTM #w202 #alfaromeo155
