BOARD MAN RETURNS TO THE BTCC IN AMD MG
One-time race winner to race in series for first time since 2011
Tom Boardman will return to the British Touring Car Championship this season at the wheel of one of the Amdtuning.com MG6 GTS.
The 34-year-old took part in the BTCC’S top flight in 2010 and 2011 in his family-run Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon, and took a victory at Knockhill in his second season. He finished 11th in the points that year.
He has also taken part in World Touring Car Championship events, and his last tin-top outing was in the TCR International Series in 2015.
Boardman, from Preston, said: “In recent months, I’d been looking into the possibility of a programme in TCR but when the chance came along to return to the BTCC in the MG, it was one I grabbed with both hands.
“I’ve always wanted to return to the series but until now, the right deal has never come along.
“From the moment we started talking to the [Amdtuning.com] team, everything has just fallen into place and I’m absolutely delighted to have signed with AMD to make a comeback.”
Team boss Shaun Hollamby said that Boardman’s race-winning experience would help the team perfect the MGS, which it has taken over from Triple Eight Racing.
“When we agreed the deal to run the MGS, we were keen to make sure we got the right drivers on board and in Tom, we feel we have someone who can do a very good job during the season ahead,” said Hollamby.
“He has shown his ability to win races in the past, which isn’t an easy feat in this series. To bring a driver with that level of experience on board is great for us as a team.”
Hollamby said that he was still in talks regarding the second MG driver.