Ciceley Racing is going to field a Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the 2014 British Touring Car Championship.公仔箱論壇( E( j4 u9 g6 E
“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1 F0 j8 Z: h9 Z: |7 B1 J7 n3 D
7 |, X% P% [% \) K1 x- s3 Z5.39.217.76“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.”' G: M2 m; d, K2 Q; B8 ?
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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.
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' }) N2 G; {+ z' d公仔箱論壇“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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