Team managers give thumbs up to 2010 Carrera Cup
Team managers in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB have reacted with universal approval of the plans for the 2010 championship, which were unveiled at Snetterton over the weekend (1/2 August).The 2010 Carrera Cup GB will build on the success of 2009, with continuity of technical regulations, a prime place on the BTCC support programme, first class television and the standard setting race centre.“The grids are very good and Porsche is doing the right thing to stay with the existing cars,” said Simon Leonard of Red Line Racing. “It gives us continuity and stability for the future. We’ve already got interest from drivers new to the championship about 2010.”Stuart Parker of Team Parker Racing echoed Leonard’s comments. “We’re all in a very testing economic environment so to stay with the same cars makes a lot of sense,” said Parker. “It’s a very logical decision and I’m very pleased. We plan to be back next year with a full complement of cars.”David Bartrum of Motorbase Performance said that business stability was very important for the teams. “The continuity is excellent for the business,” said Bartrum. “We can maintain and build on what we’ve got and we have already had a lot of interest for 2010. The Carrera Cup GB is now one of the best race series in the country.”Managers of other key teams confirmed their intention to continue with the Carrera Cup GB in 2010. “This year is putting us on the map in the Carrera Cup and we’d like to expand the team to three cars next year,” said Paul Leach of JHR. Celtic Motorsport also plans to continue with a major presence. “We’re very happy with the early announcement about next season,” said Celtic’s Alan Keith. “I’m already 99% sure we’ll have two cars and probably three.”Meanwhile, two teams that are mounting limited programmes in 2009 intend to increase their commitment for 2010. “We’re going to come back to the Carrera Cup fulltime in 2010; probably with two cars,” said Nick Dudfield of IN2Racing. The same applies to Team JMH. “We’re looking to be more regularly involved next year,” said team boss Jason Hughes. “As a team we’d like to run two cars in 2010.”