Former British Touring Car Champion Andrew Jordan last week revealed the machine with which he will bid for a second BTCC drivers’ title in 2016.
The 26-year-old pulled the covers off the Motorbase Ford Focus ST during a launch at Silverstone and is planning a rigorous testing programme to ensure he hits the ground running when the season gets underway at Brands Hatch on April 3.
Jordan, who’s a regular at the Members’ and Revival Meetings, is a 14-time race winner in the BTCC – Britain’s biggest championship. He won the drivers’ title in his family-run Eurotech Honda Civic in 2013, thanks to six wins, six other podium finishes and points placings in 29 of the 30 races.
After a year spent defending his title aboard the Civic in 2014 and a disappointing season – with no wins – in a Triple 8 MG6 this year, the Midlander has switched to the crack Motorbase team and one of its race-winning Ford Focus STs for 2016. The car, backed once again by Andrew’s long-time sponsor Pirtek, joined the series late in 2015 but was immediately a winner in Mat Jackson’s hands.
Before preparations for the day job get under way, Jordan will be at the Motor Circuit tomorrow to put a few historic racing machines through their paces ahead of a series of online features in the build up to the 74th Members’ Meeting in March.
Look out for pictures, video and musings from Andrew’s day at Goodwood.
Photography courtesy of Pirtek Racing
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