Morgan wants Mini JCW return
MINI CHALLENGE
TCR racer Alex Morgan is working on a return to the Mini Challenge JCW Championship after making a strong debut in the series at Brands Hatch last weekend.
Morgan, 31, from Bridgend, was a regular in the Renault UK Clio Cup, and was runner-up in the championship in 2013. He then switched focus to European competition, handling SEAT Cupras and TCR cars in the German championship before opting to try Minis.
After taking eighth in race one, Morgan was on pole for the reversed-grid second race, and went on to finish second in his Excelr8-run car.
“Seeing as it was the DTM weekend and I wanted to give single-make racing a go again, it all seemed to come together,” said Morgan. “The Mini was great fun to drive. I’ll look at the calendar and try to slot another round in.”
Ant Whorton-eales tightened his grip on this year’s JCW title with a brace of wins at Brands, stretching his lead to 83 points with two rounds remaining. He beat Nathan Harrison and poleman David Robinson in race one before battling past Rob Smith and Morgan into Paddock Bend in race two.