Ciceley Racing is going to field a Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the 2014 British Touring Car Championship.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb z$ v) j* ]- G, L# Z
“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.公仔箱論壇/ P$ J* K8 l7 D# N' C" G
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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.”公仔箱論壇8 ^% w" ?; a9 T6 k6 ]
5 n4 U. R) g5 Qos.tvboxnow.comCiceley 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.os.tvboxnow.com+ d, m p" t/ N9 \' `
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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.
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