MANILA, Philippines - The opening rounds of the British GT are to take place on Easter Monday (5 Apr) at Oulton Park – is on target for a 20-car grid in Cheshire, with a host of exciting GT3 machinery at the sharp end. Runners already declared include a triple-Ferrari squad from Chad Racing and two Audi R8s from the new United Autosports team. At the helm of the highly competitive racing grid is Avon Tyres, the tire trusted by the racing teams competing in the British Grand Touring Car Championship (BGTC). Exclusively distributed locally by Wheel Gallery, Avon tires are engineered to provide drivers with an improved level of performance and sophistication derived from racing technology.
Others expected at Oulton Park include the MTECH Ferrari 430 Scuderia of Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin, a Mosler from Rollcentre Racing and an Aston Martin DBRS9 run by Barwell Motorsport for Paul Whight and Michael Bentwood. Whight and Barwell both won titles in British GT in 2006 – Whight’s Cadena Motorsport squad was GT3 champion team while Barwell man Leo Machitski was GT3 champion driver. Their joint-effort Aston will be entered under the banner Barwell-Cadena.
“With more marques set to join as the season progresses, it is shaping up to be a memorable year for British GT,” says Franassovici. Avon supplies tires to over 150 motor sports championships around the world, and has been at the forefront of Britain’s rich racing heritage for over 40 years. This level of performance has made Avon Tires the weapon of choice of British racers.
Avon Tyres is also the preferred OEM tires of prestigious British automotive firms such as Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Land Rover and Morgan.
For inquiries on how to experience Avon’s superb engineering, visit Wheel Gallery at 318 Santolan Road cor. M. Paterno, San Juan or call 724-2739 or 726-0965 or log on to www.conceptonewheels.com. Avon is also available in select dealers nationwide.