OREANDA-NEWS. September 01, 2011. The TNK Racing Team has taken part in the Yokohama Speed Festival, where drivers Mikhail Ukhov and Oleg Kvitka performed miracles behind the wheels of their racing cars and held a series of exhibition laps on a specially equipped track, reported the press-centre of TNK.

The festival was held as part of the 7th international INTERAUTO exhibition at the Crocus Expo international exhibition centre. Hundreds of motor sport enthusiasts and visitors to the exhibition were given a unique opportunity to visit the TNK Racing Team marquee, to be photographed with the legendary BMW E46 and BMW E90 vehicles, and to speak to the drivers. TNK Racing’s exhibition performance also included a lottery, in which anyone could win a prize from their favorite team: a baseball cap, a watch or a bag bearing the Team logo. As a result, TNK Racing provided a strong burst of energy to all the motor sport enthusiasts, young and old, who visited the show.

TNK Racing Team is the current Russian circuit racing champion in the Touring Car class. Lead driver Mikhail Ukhov joined the team in 2009, and in 2010 entered the annals of Russian motor sport history by taking first place in the Russian Touring Car Championship in 10 out of a possible 14 races and winning a worthy 2nd place in the other four. The team drivers compete in BMW E46 and BMW E 90 vehicles.