Andrew Jordan will contest the British Rallycross Championship next year driving a Ford Focus Supercar run by former champion Will Gollop’s G-Tech team.Jordan’s deal with Gollop is hugely significant for both parties and for British rallycross. 16 year-old Jordan (Sutton Coldfield) becomes the youngest ever Supercar driver in British rallycross and the first driver from the Junior category to graduate to top of the sport.For Gollop the association marks the realisation of a long held ambition to run a young driver in his car and move his team firmly into the commercial arena while for the British Rallycross Championship it underlines the worth of the Junior series as an introduction to motor sport. Jordan won all three junior rallycross titles during the 2005 season.“It’s my ultimate drive,” said Jordan, “If I could have chosen anything to do next year then staying in rallycross, driving the Focus and working with Will Gollop would have been my choice, it doesn’t get any better than that.”“The deal to drive the Supercar with Will was too good to miss and in terms of exposure, experience and worth to his career is very good value,” said Jordan’s father, Mike. “We also all enjoy rallycross and the British championship, it’s a good series.”Britain’s most successful rallycross driver and an accomplished car and engine builder, Gollop sees running a young driver as a logical step. “When I built the Focus it was partly with the aim of running it for someone else, but I’d never envisaged it would be anyone quite so young!” he said. “I’ve watched Andrew race a few times this year and he’s very good. I don’t think he’ll have any problems in driving the car, although obviously it is a significant step up in performance. In some ways the Focus will be easier to drive than his Mini.”The move to run the car on a commercial basis does not preclude Gollop from driving it as well, and the former European champion may take in some international events during 2006. Jordan will test the Focus during February and March prior to the start of the eight-event MSA BRC at Lydden (Kent) on Easter Monday (17 April).Andrew Jordan is supported by John Guest, Team Dynamics, Bill Gwynne Rally School and Pirtek.]