8 OCTOBER 28 2015 motorsport-news.co.uk Classified advertising: 0208 267 5355 RACING NEWS JORDANPhotos: Jakob Ebrey JOINS MOTORBASE FOR BTCC Title-winning driver links up with team for 2016 season

MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE INTHE BTCC 4 5 6 7 Reflects positions in 8 the BTCC teams’ championship 7 6 8 9 2015* = team only Jordan will join the race-winning Motorbase team contested a part-season 200 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 200 200 200 2015*

By MattJames MotorbasePerformance team Despite the late arrival, Jackson won title was one of thekeyfactorsthat Harrison: MG will come boss David Bartrum said that he hoped four races and finished in 12th place attractedJordantotheteam,hesaid. back even stronger Andrew Jordan says he can win Jordan’s arrival will spur the team on overall in the drivers’standings. The team hasfinished fourthin the a second British Touring Car to newer heights. Rival teams bemoaned a perceived teams’ points four times. MG team Championship after sealing “One of the things that’s important power advantagethat the Ford had, “DavidBartrumandtheteamhaven’t principal Ian Harrison says the a switch to the Motorbase is understanding what is needed to win although the team saysthat the speed won it beforeandthereis agenuine team has exciting plans for next Performance team for the the title,” heexplained.“We think we of the carwas as much about the work hunger there,”addedJordan. “Ilook season that will be revealed 2016 season. understand but we don’tknow that we that had been done on the chassis front. back to whenIwonthetitlein 2013[with within the next few weeks. Jordan,26, sealed hisdeal with the do, becausewe have neverwon it.But by “Everyone says that we have had a the family-runEurotechteam]andit Andrew Jordan drove for the Kent-basedsquadlastweek,and will addingAndrew to theteam, it is going huge advantagethis season, but we wasn’taboutmakingmoney,itwas team in 2015 alongside Jack beginanextensive testing programme to give us that experienceand it is going haven’t shown our hand yet,” said about winning. Icanseethatsame Goff, but Jordan has now left duringNovemberwiththe EcoBoost- to give us a hungryyoung lion.There Bartrum. “The car is quick, and it is not mentality at Motorbase Performance for Motorbase Performance. enginedFord FocusST. isahunger, adesire, an abilityand an just about the engine.That is the last that is oneof thekeypointsthatreally Triple Eight team boss Ian The2013title winner leftthe family- understanding of what it takes to get part of it:but it is chassis and other interestedus.” Harrison said he was optimistic runEurotechRacing team at the end there. That is what we get by signing up things too.Andrew’s dad[and former about the future: “We have an of 2014 to join the factory Triple Eight Andrew Jordan.” BTCCracerand team owner]Mike Getting to work excellent package for next season RacingMGsquadlastyear. He failed to has watched the carat lots of corners Jordan isscheduledtotestthe2015 and the entire project will be winaraceduringthecampaignandis Prospects during practice and racing this year, carin November andwillthensample taking some steps forward. nowdesperatetoreignitehis career. The EcoBoost-poweredFord Focus was and he knows what the chassis is a machinewithvarious developments Everyone is fully on board “Iamlookingat thisasmore than developedoverthefirst part of 2015 about and how good it is.” on it. Theteamhas alsoscheduled for the future.” aone-year deal, and thetitle has simply and drivers and James Jordan said he has no concerns even a test programme abroadover the Speaking about losing Jordan, got to bethetarget,”said Jordan. Cole only joined the campaign if the power output is peggedback by wintermonths. Harrison said that he hoped the “Goingintoanewteamisgoingto halfway through. rulemakers ahead of 2016. The identityof Jordan’s team-mate driver might be able to work with takeabitof gettingusedto, but we “The thing to remember is that has yet toberevealed,andBartrum the team again in years to come. will certainly be challenging for wins the engines were equalisedbefore said he hadappliedforathirdTOCA “I have a lot of time for Andrew, straight away andand I am sure we willwill go the carswere allowedto joinedthe BTCCLicence(TBL)andwaslooking and it is just a shame that the to the final round with a chance of championship this year,”he said. at the option of runningthreecars chemistry didn’t click this winningthechampionship in 2016. “If they do pegthem back,then they next season. season,” said Harrison. “I wish We willhave thepotential tobe a do.Ihaven’t gone there just because “Iknowthereisabigqueueof people him all the best and I hope that championshipcontender–and they have been so quick this year who wantanother licence,butwe have one day he might come back and whycouldn’twe winit?” because of the engine.Ireally a lot of things in placeanditwould drive for us again under different don’tuse that as a factor.” work reallywellforus.We arein talks circumstances and when he has Jordan:winless during 2015 Motorbase’s passion to seal a maiden at the moment,”said Bartrum. different advisors.”

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