2013 BTCC champion Andrew Jordan has announced that he is leaving the works MG team and Joining Motorbase Performance for 2016.
He will be driving one of their Ford Focus, which Mat Jackson raced with great success in the second half of 2015.
His main Sponsor, Pirtek, will also join the team with Andrew’s part of the team once again being known as Pirtek racing. Jordan has said he wants to be in a position to challenge for another title and that Motorbase represent one of his best chances of doing that;
“The car is obviously very quick and looks very well sorted,” said Jordan, who raced against the Ford Focus in his MG over the second half of the 2015 season. “From what I’ve seen, it looks after its tyres very well and carries the extra weight well.”
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“You need to have a passion to succeed in the BTCC and we want to be with a team that really wants to win. David and the team at Motorbase have that passion and determination,” said Andrew. “I want to arrive at race weekends knowing that we’re going to be in a position to challenge for race wins.”
His car will carry a new livery based on the colours of Pirtek with the new livery to be revealed at a later date after singing a three year deal with the company earlier in 2015. It means a Pirtek liveried car with Jordan at the wheel, will be present in the BTCC until the end of 2018 at least.
Pirtek’s marketing manager, Tammie Argent-Peters, explains why they back Jordan;
“Andrew is a proven winner and has been the perfect partner for Pirtek. The Motorbase Ford Focus represents a real opportunity for Andrew to reclaim his BTCC crown, and I know that everyone at Pirtek will be backing him all the way.”
Motorbase boss Dave Bartrum is clearly pleased to have done a deal to run Jordan;
“It’s great to have Andrew on board. He’s a fantastic driver with a proven BTCC pedigree and has all of the right ingredients to help Motorbase Performance push on and challenge for the BTCC crown. He’s everything you look for in your driver line-up and as a former champion he understands what is required to compete and win at the very top level. Equally, we’re very excited to welcome Pirtek to the Motorbase family. They’re a well-known and respected brand and we are very much looking forward to working with them on and off-track.”By Marc Waller
