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BTCC takes 2007 Mondello Sabbatical, series to return in 2008 |
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Tuesday, 28 November 2006 |
Mondello Park and BARC/TOCA have agreed that for 2007 Mondello Park’s British Touring Car Championship round will be run at Thruxton Racing Circuit in Andover by the BARC. This decision was reached by mutual consent, after it became apparent there were some logistical issues surrounding the support package for 2007.
Commenting on the announcement, John Morris of Mondello Park said “time
is marching on and we all needed to finalise our calendars for next
year. This is for 2007 only and BARC are running our round at Thruxton,
we intend to host our own BTCC round again in 2008. There were a number
of factors that influenced the decision for next year and we could have
gone on for another month trying to make it happen and still have ended
up with the same result. We decided it was better all round to reach a
definitive agreement now, in order that we could all complete our
respective calendars and offer our competitors dates for 2007”.
Dennis Carter of BARC said “obviously we will miss the trip to Mondello
in 2007, but we will be working together to return in 2008”.
The announcement means that Mondello Park can now finalise its 2007
calendar which will be issued once it has been agreed by Motorsport
Ireland. The British Touring Car Championship calendar can now also be
finalised and the revised calendar will be issued shortly by the
BARC/TOCA.
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