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Jon Barnes is pleased to announce
that he has secured a seat with BrookspeedTrimite' Dodge Viper Competition Coupé for the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT
Championship. Motorsport
in their 'Team
The 24-year-old from Whiteley,
Hampshire will be partnered by his old karting rival - James Gornall in the two driver endurance series, with the first
races of the Championship to be held at
Oulton
Park in
Cheshire this coming
Easter weekend.
Barnes said, “I am really pleased to
be back in the cockpit for a full season of racing this year. It is going to be
a very tough season ahead, but I am confident that myself, my team mate James, and Brookspeed Team Trimite can go out
and surprise the other teams and drivers with our competitiveness this season.
"
It will once again be a baptism of
fire for Jon, as the first time he gets to drive the car will be at Oulton Park
in Friday's free practice sessions. The Dodge Viper has an 8.3 litre V10 engine,
kicking out 520 bhp and 730 Nm of torque, propelling the car from 0-60 mph in
3.5 seconds and on to 193 mph top speed.
Jon will be on hand to sign
autographs and pose for pictures on Thursday 20 March, when the Brookspeed Team Trimite Viper will
be on display at Coopers Square Shopping Centre in
Burton upon
Trent before the team heads up the road
to compete in the opening rounds of the British GT Championship. The car and
drivers will take centre stage in the
Main
Square from 10.00 to 17.30, offering
hundreds of happy shoppers the chance to win tickets, Grid Walk passes and a
behind-the-scenes visit to the Brookspeed Team Trimite pit garage at the
Oulton
Park race.
In addition, the Scalextric roadshow will roar into
the centre giving shoppers the chance to try their hand or even challenge the
drivers. Although many people may never have the pleasure of driving a racing
car, Coopers
Square shoppers can be a racing driver for
the day on the new amazing Scalextric Digital layout
featuring a multi-lane track, and one figure of eight drift circuit.
Jon Barnes is proud to be supported
this season by Technart Printers, Headliners Hair Salon, Attley's Roofing,
Shredding For Bedding, LA Fitness and Arai
Helmets.
The Avon Tyres British GT
Championship races are shown in half-hour programmes on Channel 4 Television and
in hour-long programmes on MotorsTV. Please check
Jon's website for up-to-date broadcast information.
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