MG to return to British Touring Car Championships
Early design of livery for BTCC MG6 GT
By Bob Hume, 25th January 2012
MG Motor UK today announced it will make a return to the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.
Two MG6 GT cars will run in the new MG KX Momentum Racing team, driven by double BTCC champion and veteran, Jason Plato and rising star Andy Neate.
The cars will be prepared by established constructors, Triple Eight Race Engineering and sponsored by Tesco Fuels and KX energy drink.
MG6 GT to complete in 2012 BTCC
MG KX Momentum Racing will debut at Brands Hatch on April 1 when the 2012 Dunlop MSA BTCC championship season gets under way. The MG6 GT five-door fastback is the first all-new MG in 16 years and is designed, engineered and assembled in Birmingham.
Jason Plato is the most successful driver in BTCC racing history with 68 career wins, with more fastest laps, pole and podium positions than any other driver in the history of the Series. 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.”
