Scottish team ProMotorsport plans to return to the Avon Tyres British GT Championship in 2010 with a double-strength attack on the GT4 class.

After sitting out this season, Derek Palmer's squad will be back with the Nissan 350Z it last raced in the championship in 2008, as well as another 350Z which is currently in build at the team's Lanark base.

Palmer says three of his four drivers are already confirmed, all experienced GT4 hands: Derek Palmer Jr, Rick Pearson and Faithless dance band lead singer Maxi Jazz. "Maxi will not be available for all the rounds but he intends to do most of them," says Palmer Sr. "The new 'short weekend' format of the championship is great for us and the tracks are perfect."

Championship promoter SRO Motorsports Group is hoping that the switch to a straight Saturday/Sunday format, with no Friday running, will attract more time-constrained amateur drivers to the championship, particularly in GT4.

Last week SRO announced an eight-date, 14-race British GT calendar for 2010, including a season-closing 'into the night' race at Donington Park and a two-hour race on the Grand Prix circuit at Silverstone. The calendar has been carefully planned so that no race days clash with other major UK championships, including BTCC events.

The championship is sponsored by Avon Tyres and is further supported by motorsport insurance specialist AON, by Sunoco Racing Fuels and by Anglo American Oil Company.