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With simply seven days to head prior to the beginning from the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Vehicle Championship, throughout the week saw the series launch solar day at Brands Hatch Circuit. Regardless of the majority of serious race series suffering up of a drop in grid numbers the British tin high championship confirmed a healthy 23 car entry for the impending season. Allowing for official manufacturer entries from both Honda plus Chevrolet, in total about that years grid could be sufficient to find out seven alternative brands line up at Thruxton as to April Fourteenth for the opening rounds. Further interest will see the debut of the hot NGTC turbo charged engine a year before it absolutely used to be because of go back into the series together with the debut of LPG engines installed in the Team Aon Ford Focus's. Observe the relationship for a comprehensive entry listing and a couple photographs from the Brands Hatch BTCC Media Day... [read more] The man at the back the hot good fortune of Britian's most well-liked motor racing championship BTCC Series Director Alan Gow gave his thoughts for the new season. "This is an incredible begin to our new season and a hot decade for the BTCC," commented BTCC Series Director Alan Gow. "Globally, motor sport possesses really felt the pinch of past due following what has been a particularly cruel recession, nevertheless the BTCC continues to dollar which trend and decided an example for lots of different high-profile series around the planet, though shown by our 2010 entry list. "I'm immensely pleased with the giant efforts constructed by the groups, drivers and sponsors during the winter to guarantee they tend to be already these, less than the truth they continue to desire to compete and achieve the BTCC speaks volumes for this great championship's talent to excite, encourage and reward at the terribly absolute best level in the united kingdom. Little question, as ordinary, also added teams and drivers will be a phase of the championship during the course of the time of year - which explains further testament to the BTCC as ending up as Britain's principal drawcard for teams, drivers and sponsors. "Just to remind individuals of about a facts: our trackside crowds are mostly bigger in comparison to numerous Premiership football games; we tend to are watched by many millions on Television, in both the United kingdom and right around the international, thank you to our really terrific broadcast other half ITV; we get pleasure from the tremendous support of a vastly passionate title sponsor in Dunlop; plus, the for free admission for children and unrivalled interaction between the public and the final celebs each one build the BTCC a distinctive carrying attraction. "The BTCC continues to be approach ahead of them all other motor racing series in Britain apropos public profile, diversity, action, competitive contention, unpredictability, popularity and levels of professionalism… and our entry list once more underlines its stature. After all, many other global series have a appear at our championship with genuine envy. I glance forward to what guarantees to be
a more in-depth phenomenal season in the BTCC's illustrious history."
2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car
Championship Official Entry List.
2 Jason Plato British Silverline Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze
(M)
4 Matt Neal British Honda Racing Team Honda Civic (M)
5 Mat Jackson British Airwaves BMW BMW 320si E90 (I)
6 Robert Collard British WSR BMW 320si E90 (I)
11 Steven Kane British Airwaves BMW BMW 320si E90 (I)
20 Alex MacDowall British Silverline Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze
(M)
21 Tom Onslow-Cole British Team Aon Ford Point of interest ST (I)
22 Tom Boardman British Special Tuning UK SEAT Leon (I)
23 Tom Chilton British Team Aon Ford Focus ST (I)
27 Martin Johnson British Boulevard Team Racing Vauxhall Astra
Coupe (I)
28 John George British Sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed Motorsport
Honda Integra (I)
29 Paul O'Neill British Sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed Motorsport
Honda Integra (I)
30 Martin Depper British Forster Motorsport BMW 320si E90 (I)
37 Arthur Forster British Forster Motorsport BMW 320si E90
(I)
43 Lea Picket British Central Cluster Racing Honda Integra (I)
44 Andy Neate British WSR BMW 320si E90 (I)
52 Gordon Shedden British Honda Racing Team Honda Civic (M)
55 David Pinkney British Pinkney Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra
(I)
77 Andrew Jordan British Pirtek Racing Vauxhall Vectra (I)
88 Philip Glew British Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall
Vectra (I)
98 Matt Hamilton British TH Motorsport Honda Civic Kind R (I)
99 Shaun Hollamby British AmD Milltek Racing.com VW Golf MK5
(I)
888 TBA Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Vectra (I)
Cars 2, 4, Twenty & 52 are Manufacturer entrants inside the
Manufacturers/Constructors Championship.
Cars 21 & 23 are Independent Constructor entrants, within the
Manufacturers/Constructors Championship.
(M) Manufacturer (I) Independent






Photo/Editorial: Neil
Tozer