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The VXR Racing Driver of the Year competition
will make its television debut in a thrilling new ITV programme later this
week.
The first episode of the two-part series
premieres on ITV4 on Sunday, 30 March at 5.30pm, immediately after the opening
rounds of the 2008 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Brands Hatch and
focuses on the semi-finals of the contest. The show
will be repeated on ITV4 at 5pm the following Sunday.
The second episode will be broadcast on 13 April
at 5.30pm and covers the intensive three-day boot camp final, with a repeat the
following Sunday at 5pm.
Both one-hour shows follow the competitors as
they battle to impress the judges and be crowned 2007 VXR Racing Driver of the
Year. The eventual winner beat 10,000 other entrants from all walks of life to
win the prize worth £80,000 and become a Vauxhall racing driver. The winner will
represent VXR in the 2008 Dunlop Sport Maxx Production Car Cup.
Vauxhall's Richard Hughes said: "Both programmes
look fantastic, showing the amazing journey that all our contestants went on in
2007 and promises to be must-see viewing for both motorsport and non-motorsport
fans alike. The contest was a huge success with an extremely worthy winner who
now has an amazing opportunity to change his life forever."
The 12 finalists with Matt Neal and
Fabrizio Giovanardi
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