Phil Glew, 2009 Clio Cup Champion, has urged team bosses to give him a chance in the BTCC. Phil Glew spoke to TouringCarTimes where he said, “I want teams to give me a look in. I can prove that I can do the job as well as almost anyone out there, but I just need a chance.”

Glew dominated the Clio Cup last season taking 10 wins and winning the championship by over 100 points and sees the BTCC as the next progression in his driving career.

“We’re speaking to a lot of the teams and we’re trying to strike a deal with one of them. The annoying thing with motor racing is it all depends on sponsorship. Luckily I’ve got a great sponsor in WD-40 / 3-In-1 and they’re backing me up in touring cars.

The Clio Cup is one of the series which run on the TOCA package and has seen many drivers make the move up from the Clio’s into the BTCC such as Tom Onslow-Cole and Jason Plato aswell as WTCC star Andy Priaulx.

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James Mappin is the editor-in-chief covering the British Touring Car Championship. You can contact him at james@btcccrazy.co.uk, on twitter @BTCCCrazy or on his personal twitter account @jamesmappin.