Two Car Line-Up For STR
It was announced earlier that Special Tuning Racing will field two cars in the 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
The UK-based team will be using an updated 2012 version of their SEAT Leon which they used last year which guided them to their first victory at Knockhill with Tom Boardman behind the wheel.
“Last season was our first working with the 2.0TFSI NGTC engine, and we have certainly learnt a lot working closely with our engine builder,” said Team Principal, John Boardman.
“It is never easy to hit the ground running when testing time is limited, so the development of the engine over the season has been a learning curve for both parties. Going into our second season, I am confident that the experience we have gained will enable us to deliver a front-running race car able to compete with the newer NGTC cars.”
The team will be working closely with their World Touring Car Championship programme which will see a much closer relationship with the manufacturer which will be vital for the teams success next year.
To date no driver announcements have been made but the team are keen to get things in place sooner rather than later.
“Our WTCC programme enables us to offer subsidised drives in the BTCC for next season. As is the norm the driver negotiations do take time, but we would like to firm up the line up early in the New Year,” commented Gary Robertshaw, STR Technical Director.
It is believed that the team are in talks with a number of drivers from both the UK and overseas to fill the two vacant seats in the team.
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