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( Y+ ?1 e( J, W; `; x
“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. 8 g4 h, k- O8 b" f# F! ^' _* d0 g# G9 @公仔箱論壇; a+ g2 V! Y& v1 P! h
“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4 z3 ~% g5 i3 U ^+ U) V: m
0 y' F1 o2 ?/ M8 v0 `& I P# N公仔箱論壇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. % ^+ u) Y4 I2 a2 Y- ?* [! c2 l* p6 i6 t" V) t
“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.6 X2 r0 `* P" q1 ~% t2 }
