CollardRacing confirms for 2003

[cos]

from the CollardRacing website:



2003, new car, new start.

The car has been to 888 Race Engineering Ltd., where it has been back on it's manufacturing Jigs to have two new front chasis legs, a new rear floor and quarter panels. The car is now in mint condition. Work is beginning on the testing and the pit stop, with thought going into the livery.

Sponsors will be a key part of this seasons drive, the first being MacWarehouse, a computer company supplying Mac and PC products worldwide, with many other parties showing a keen interest.

CollardRacing is looking forward to the start of the new season in April.

[Claw]

Good luck to him, and an extra car on the grid! See it's coming together and someone on this forum was worrying cos it looks bleak, see things are coming together and there still 2 months to go!

[John]

Cool, thats great news. Especially now its official! :)

[Mocko]

Let's hope this car is good to him rather than that Clio.

[bramble]

good luck to him.

do 888 help a lot of teams with their cars?

[Ed- the MG fan]

I thought 888 only help them because of the state of the car at the final round of 2002

[thommo_fan]

thats good news, now all we need is kaye to confirm he's in a honda, beacon to confirm their cars and drivers and a couple more mg's.

[BTCC]

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[John]

Looks nice and shiny!! Slightly straighter than last time I saw it anyway!! ;)

888 like most works teams will help out privateers from time to time. TD got a lot of help from Nissan. Remember Brookes at the final round of 97 when his Pug was all smashed up - MSD helped get it out for the feature race.

Presumably its in the manufacturer's interests to have competitive privateers - firstly indy cars can score manufacturers' points and also if the indy cup is won in one of your cars then it makes them more appealing - eg if Slight had won the indy cup last year then Vauxhall could claim to have won all the championships going (like Nissan did in 99).

[lauz]

car looks great! good luck to rob hopefully the car will last the whole season.

[Claw]

Car looks..........like an Astra!