標題: [賽車] Ciceley Racing to run Mercedes A-Class in 2014 BTCC [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-27 12:48 PM 標題: Ciceley Racing to run Mercedes A-Class in 2014 BTCC
Ciceley Racing is going to field a Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the 2014 British Touring Car Championship.公仔箱論壇+ l0 v7 n$ ]5 {, o/ `. [9 F
“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.3 p# R! B/ c( k; @3 X6 C+ v, F
c% i9 z0 o1 ^$ I* d) O( S“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.” 3 ` D$ ~5 t- z. R( i1 K& _2 m7 m/ D/ p' c# \% @
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.3 [7 j1 ]2 z1 _+ [& x3 A) {
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“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. . ~% g" Q) k" y- S0 Y+ I" ~; x- w8 h5 e3 ?
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