PIRTEK RACING DEBUTS LIVERY AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL
Press release date: 15 January 2010
14 January 2010 – Newcomer to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Pirtek Racing debuts its livery today at the NEC in Birmingham as part of the Autosport International show. The team, which will be spearheaded by former BTCC racer and British GT Champion Mike Jordan and will see son Andrew Jordan as driver, unveiled their eye-catching Vauxhall Vectra racer at the show ahead of their single car assault on the BTCC in 2010.
The car predominately wears the striking red, yellow and blue corporate colours of Pirtek and is sure to attract a large amount of attention whilst on display at the NEC this week. Jordan’s Vectra will also feature the branding of several other key commercial partners for the 2010 season- CBT, John Guest, Pembroke Syndicate 4000, Hillwood Auto’s, Bill Gwynne Rally School, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and Fit 2 Race have all continued their backing.
The Autosport International show at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre is the biggest show of its kind and attracts motorsport and automotive trade from across the world. The Pirtek racing car will be on display in Hall 20 over the next three days as part of an exhibit for the BTCC series backers Dunlop.
Andrew, who will return to the wheel of the Vauxhall Vectra commented, “If the car goes as well as it looks then I think we are in for a strong year. We know it won’t be easy this season but we are in a good position, we have the car prepared, the team in place and all working well together. Seeing the Vectra in the flesh gets me excited for the forthcoming season, it should look great on track and I can’t wait to get out there and go testing.
“I really think we will have our best BTCC season yet, I will draw on the experience I have gained over the last two years and really push for race wins. You need luck on your side too, last year there were times when things didn’t go my way, but this year I am so focused and even more determined to succeed for Pirtek Racing.”
Alistair Wiggins, Business Development Director at Pirtek UK added, “We are thrilled with how the car looks. To have our own team and our own car, in the BTCC running under the Pirtek Racing banner is fantastic for us, the high speed nature of Pirtek’s rapid response hose replacement service fits well with the image of the BTCC. We are all eagerly anticipating the forthcoming year and hope we will see the Pirtek car challenging at the front of the grid.”
Pirtek Racing was the first team to announce use of the Next Generation Touring Car Engine provided by Swindon Engines for next season. Once the engine is in place the team is aiming for a debut test session at the end of February before the official pre season test session at Rockingham in March.
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