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Essex based Chad Racing is
returning to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship next season with a two
car assault on the most competitive race series in the UK. The team
will run two GT3 class Ferrari F430’s, with Matt Griffin and Peter Bamford,
who previously raced a Porsche 997, lined up to drive one of the cars.
The deal with the second driver pairing is finalised and will be announced in
the new year.
Team Manager Piers
Masarati said: “We are going to run two Ferrari F430’s competing in a full
season of British GT. The first car arrives on the 10th
January, with the second arriving in February. The driver pairing of
Matt Griffin and Peter Bamford delivers plenty of racing experience and the
deal with the second driver pairing is completed and we’ll announce the names
in the new year. Throughout the 2007 season the Ferrari was arguably the
quickest car and with proven reliability. Potentially we will have a one of
the strongest driver line up on the grid next season and we’ve backed this up
by employing key people with Ferrari experience on the engineering side
providing strength and depth for next season.”
Chad Racing will also run
a GT3 class Lamborghini Gallardo in the Belcar Series but haven’t ruled out
selected outings in British GT should the opportunity present itself.
The 2008 Avon Tyres
British GT Championship features 14 rounds at eight of the UK’s top circuits,
starting at Oulton Park in Cheshire at Easter.
Provisional 2008 Calendar
24-Mar
Oulton Park (Mon) (F3/GT)
13-Apr
Knockhill (GT ONLY)
26-May
Rockingham (F3/GT)
08-Jun
Snetterton (F3/GT)
29-Jun
Thruxton (F3/GT)
13-Jul
Brands Hatch (F3/GT)
17-Aug
Silverstone (1x 2hour race) (F3/GT)
21-Sep
Donington Park (1 x 2 hour race) (F3/GT)
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