BTCC ACE MORGAN TO SHARE FORD MUSTANG WITH HIS DAD
Tin-top racer swaps to a mighty flying Ford for ‘fun’ outings with the old man
British Touring Car Championship racer Adam Morgan and his father Russell at Silverstone 10 days ago made their debut in a 1965 Ford Mustang, which they plan to race on free weekends away from Adam’s tin-top campaign.
Adam Morgan said: “It was built two or three years ago, and we’ve had it since April, but we’d only tested it once at Oulton Park before we went to Silverstone.”
For Russell, it was a first race for around 25 years, as he believes his last race outing was in about 1997 in a Marcos Mantis GT car. “It’s OK in the dry, but in the wet it feels like it is trying to kill me,” said Russell.
“It’s been quite busy lately,” said Adam. “So this is just for some fun. The BTCC is my passion but the weekends are very intense. So this is just a chance to have a fun day racing with dad. I love historic racing.”
Looking ahead, they hope to be able to race the Mustang at Classic Silverstone and would love to be invited to take the car to Goodwood. Before Adam embarked on his BTCC career, father-and-son competed in historic rallying with a pair of Ford Escort Mk1s.
They also have a historic Mini in build, which should be ready for 2023. Adam raced in the Mini 60th Anniversary race at the Silverstone Classic in 2019 and said it was the most fun race he’d ever done after taking victory.