Ciceley Racing is going to field a Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the 2014 British Touring Car Championship.
" H5 q" ?: y# V6 m& T& o) y2 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“It’s great to finally announce our plans for 2014, the switch made sense for us in many different ways,” said Ciceley Racing Team Principal Russell Morgan.& |) _4 l. x3 p' n4 L2 i" C
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“With Paul Ridgway at the helm of the project holding high aspirations and Adam continuing to mature as a driver, we think that the A-Class can be a competitive package in the series next year.”% Z' x5 B- h/ J6 S- n9 r
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Ciceley Racing has competed with Mercedes cars before, running a 190 model in rallying in the late eighties. The team is fielding a Toyota Avensis this year for Adam Morgan, currently seventh overall, who will continue next year, driving the Mercedes.
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* Y. }* i% D4 }7 o) S" L“This programme by Ciceley Racing is a perfect demonstration of the strength and adaptability of our ‘NGTC’ technical regulations – the team are able to change from racing a Toyota and onto developing and racing a Mercedes-Benz, whilst utilising the vast majority of the NGTC components they already possess. It will be great to see a Mercedes-Benz on the grid, to add to the already huge roll-call of other great brands competing in the BTCC,” said series director Alan Gow.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* Q0 W6 b: e6 i' q4 S7 C
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