RML back to British Touring Car Championship as technical partner - autosport.com
The British Touring Car Championship has chosen the RML Group to take over the supply of standard chassis components for the series from next year. The Wellingborough-based firm, best known for successful racing programmes in touring cars and sportscars, will take over from GPRM, which had supplied the series since the Next Generation Touring Car regulations were introduced in 2011. In a... RML was chosen by the 'BTCC Design Group' - comprising leading BTCC designers and engineers - following a tender process. RML has previously run teams in the BTCC with Vauxhall, Nissan, SEAT and Chevrolet, taking drivers to the title in 1995 (John Cleland [pictured below]), 1999 (Laurent Aiello) and 2010 (Jason Plato). It also contributed to four consecutive titles in the World Touring Car Championship with its Chevrolet Cruze between 2010 and '13. "We welcome RML back into the BTCC family," said series chief Alan Gow. "Our NGTC regulations have been incredibly successful for the BTCC - no doubt they are one of the most important milestones in its proud 58 year history - but success is never achieved by merely standing still, which is why this 'mid-term' review... Source: www.autosport.com
