Jay Herbert
Enthusiast
CSi BROOKSPEED CONFIRMS ISC PLANS FOR 2001
Southampton based GT team, Brookspeed, has confirmed that it has finalised a deal which will see it running the 2000 American Le Mans Series Championship winning ORECA Viper (Wendlinger/Beretta) in the inaugural year of Britain's Interactive Sportscar Championship.
Brookspeed has also signed its first driver for the 2001 campaign. The 2000 Lotus Sport Elise Champion, Adam Wilcox, will drive the ex-ORECA Viper. Discussions are continuing with a number of drivers to fill the total of four seats available. Likely candidates include Tiff Needell and Dave Clark; the pairing that won the final two rounds of last years British GT Championship for Brookspeed in a Lister Storm.
Team Principal, Martin Braybrook, says: "Being given the opportunity to run cars of this pedigree here in the UK, coupled with a free reign on choice of driver line up is a task I am relishing. We have a lot of work to do between now and the first round of the Championship, but to have the cars and engineering side of things sown up this early, and be a long way down the road with driver negotiations is great news for Brookspeed. Unlike last year, we will be in a position to hit the track early on with a full test programme."
In addition to its all out assault on the Interactive Sportscar Championship, Brookspeed will be involved with the British GT Championship again this year, part of the BRDC's PowerTour series. The team is currently putting the final touches to a programme that should see it introducing and running a new car in the GTO class of the British GT Championship.
ENDS
Date of issue: 3 January 2001
For further information please contact Martin Braybrook at Brookspeed.
Tel: 02380 644 077
[email protected]
Southampton based GT team, Brookspeed, has confirmed that it has finalised a deal which will see it running the 2000 American Le Mans Series Championship winning ORECA Viper (Wendlinger/Beretta) in the inaugural year of Britain's Interactive Sportscar Championship.
Brookspeed has also signed its first driver for the 2001 campaign. The 2000 Lotus Sport Elise Champion, Adam Wilcox, will drive the ex-ORECA Viper. Discussions are continuing with a number of drivers to fill the total of four seats available. Likely candidates include Tiff Needell and Dave Clark; the pairing that won the final two rounds of last years British GT Championship for Brookspeed in a Lister Storm.
Team Principal, Martin Braybrook, says: "Being given the opportunity to run cars of this pedigree here in the UK, coupled with a free reign on choice of driver line up is a task I am relishing. We have a lot of work to do between now and the first round of the Championship, but to have the cars and engineering side of things sown up this early, and be a long way down the road with driver negotiations is great news for Brookspeed. Unlike last year, we will be in a position to hit the track early on with a full test programme."
In addition to its all out assault on the Interactive Sportscar Championship, Brookspeed will be involved with the British GT Championship again this year, part of the BRDC's PowerTour series. The team is currently putting the final touches to a programme that should see it introducing and running a new car in the GTO class of the British GT Championship.
ENDS
Date of issue: 3 January 2001
For further information please contact Martin Braybrook at Brookspeed.
Tel: 02380 644 077
[email protected]
