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VAUXHALL TO DEPART BTCC AT END OF 2009 SEASON
17 April 2009.../Vauxhall announced today that VX Racing will not return to the British Touring Car Championship in 2010. The Luton-based manufacturer, the most successful in modern touring cars history, will continue to campaign three cars this year, driven by Fabrizio Giovanardi, Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan.
The decision to withdraw from the BTCC in 2010 was influenced by the absence of other manufacturer-backed teams and financial prudence in the current global economic downturn. While the company regrets having to leave the BTCC for 2010, it will keep an option open for a possible return to the sport in future years.
The timing of today’s announcement has been carefully considered in order to allow Vauxhall’s key BTCC partner, Triple Eight Race Engineering, as much time as possible to develop their future plans..
Triple Eight has been a successful partner with Vauxhall over the last 13 years, with the team recently celebrating its 100th win with VX Racing earlier this month, having taken Vauxhall to seven manufacturer titles in the last eight years, with the Astra Coupé, Astra Sport Hatch VXR and the Vectra VXR.
The company’s BTCC race programme was rebranded from Vauxhall Motorsport to VX Racing in 2003, with the introduction of the VXR brand to the portfolio the following year.
Andy Gilson, Marketing Director, Vauxhall Motors explains, “The company has enjoyed immense success with BTCC, both on track and as a focal marketing activity for the VXR brand. However a number of factors have led us to take the decision to withdraw from the championship at the end of this season. Vauxhall’s primary focus for next year will be bringing to market exciting new products, such as the new generation Astra and Meriva models.”
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Triple Eight Race Engineering for turning our road cars into some of the most successful BTCC entrants in its history. I would also like to thank the drivers who have piloted our cars to victory. I would like to think we can end our run in touring cars with another title-winning season."
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Ben G
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had to be done tbh.
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Ojc
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TBH they are the only manufacturer left in it. Just stupid really.
That could well be the end of BTCC now.
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Hamish
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So not trying to sound smart, but who else will be left 
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
TBH they are the only manufacturer left in it. Just stupid really.
That could well be the end of BTCC now.
ford?
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Ojc
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Private team Ben.
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
So not trying to sound smart, but who else will be left
Just private teams.
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
So not trying to sound smart, but who else will be left
Just private teams.
well thats shit 
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Ste L
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not like the good old days
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Ojc
Private team Ben.
ah ok end of an era then really.
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dava.
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very crap week in btcc news for me
1st shedden now vauxhall!!!
888 could how ever build a team and run as independants just means there would be no works backing and bug budgets,
i dont how ever see it as the end of btcc
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antnee
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Aren't Volvo trying to enter with the C30
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Jambo
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BTCC died years ago
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Damian_666
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Originally posted by antnee
Aren't Volvo trying to enter with the C30
volvo ftw! they should go back to classic touring cars, it may be cheaper to run older cars such at the a4, 406, 850, s40, accord, laguna, 855, vectra etc etc!
was good times when they nudged one another, and was a real exciting race!
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chrex
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i am gutted...i hope that once this all clears, all the manufacturers get back into it.
the closest we got to vaux now is the chevrolets (running the XE's).
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FAZ
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Originally posted by Jambo
BTCC died years ago
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