Should be a good day at Brands tomorrow.
Monday, March 10 2014
More than half of the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship grid will be on track at Brands Hatch tomorrow (Tuesday), as teams gear up for the opening round of the season on 29/30 March. Entry to the venue for the test will be free to all spectators.
The line-up at the test is headed by five former champions, including reigning BTCC king Andrew Jordan in the Pirtek Racing Honda Civic. He'll be joined by the works team, as Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden continue to develop the brand new Civic Tourer model.
Local team Airwaves Racing will be bringing two Ford Focuses, with double champion Fabrizio Giovanardi preparing for his return to the series. He'll be keeping a close eye on rival Colin Turkington, who is aiming for glory in the eBay Motors BMW 1-Series, together with team mates Rob Collard and Nick Foster.
AmD will be bringing their new Focus to the test, whilst Adam Morgan and Ciceley Racing have also switched machinery, this time to a Mercedes A Class.
A quartet of Toyotas is also expected. Speedworks enter their fourth BTCC campaign with Ginetta champion Tom Ingram, whilst United Autosports and Handy Motorsport both embark upon debut seasons. James Cole, Glynn Geddie and Simon Belcher are all set to appear tomorrow.
In addition to the BTCC cars, there will be appearances from Clio Cup and Ginetta G55 support categories too. Entry to the venue is free to spectators and the Kentagon restaurant and bar will be open throughout the duration of the test, which will run from 9am to 5pm.
http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/testing/2013/march/130312-bh.aspx