OXFORD’S double British Touring Car Champion Jason Plato heads what MG Motor UK are calling their ‘dream team’ of cars, drivers, constructors and sponsors for the 2012 BTCC Series.
Two MG6 GT cars will run in the all-new MG KX Momentum Racing team piloted by Plato and BTCC rising star Andy Neate.
The cars will be prepared by Triple Eight Race Engineering, of Greatworth, near Banbury, one of the most successful constructors in touring car racing.
MG KX Momentum Racing will debut at Brands Hatch on April 1 when the 2012 Dunlop MSA BTCC championship season gets under way.
Plato said: “It’s really exciting to be involved in a brand-new all-British team and it’s just brilliant that the iconic name of MG will be back on the track.”
Guy Jones, MG Motor’s sales and marketing director, said: “We are delighted that the new MG6 will be seen by millions of fans in Britain and beyond.”
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