VW Golf team enters BTCC 2010
British tuning company AmD has announced their intent to take part in the British Touring Car Championship with a Volkswagen Golf.
“We are really proud to be bringing the Volkswagen name back into top-line touring cars,” said Shaun Hollamby of AmD at their webpage.
“We have been working on a plan to move up to the BTCC arena after winning the Dunlop Sportmaxx Cup in 2009 and a BTCC VW Golf is a perfect fit,” said Hollamby.
Hollamby has previously driven some single seaters but most recently taken part in the Volkswagen Racing Cup.
The Volkswagen Golf Hollamby is going to take part with is in S2000 specification, more or less.
The car is powered with a two liter, naturally aspirated, four cylindered engine – the same engine used by Kristoffersson Motorsport in the Audi A4 of the Swedish Touring Car Championship. The car has been raced in Estonia and Finland previously.
“Starting with a new car package, we expect 2010 to be a gradual development season but I am confident I can get a few competitive results.
Winning races is not a realistic target at this stage but, having won races in every series in which I have competed, I would like to think I can hold my own at this level,” said Hollamby.
