BIG INTEREST IN AUDI CONTEST
British Racing and Sports Car Club bosses expect a vast turnout for its Audi TT Cup Racing series when it makes its debut next year.
The one-make Audi TT coupe contest is devised and developed by rollcage manufacturer and series developer SW Motorsports.
BRSCC chief operating officer Paul McErlean told Motorsport News:
“In 21 days following the first public showing of it there’s 29 donor cars been purchased – it’s incredible – and 21 kits.
“I’ve been in the game a long time and I’ve only ever seen this probably twice before. This is the one that I expect to have the largest grid in my knowledge on the first-ever race.
“And there are some reputable teams that are getting involved. There’s a lot of owner-drivers that are looking at it and there’s commercial teams that think that it’s got the right combination for them to build customer programmes around.
“It’s a combination of things [attracting people]. The car is proven robust, the engine has been in motorsport for many years. So there’s no nervousness about the reliability of the car.
“If you say to someone when they look at the car, ‘what do you think that car costs?’everyone’s telling you £25,000-35,000, and it’s £12,000 built.
“The other thing is unlike most cars the TT hasn’t aesthetically evolved radically, so it looks very modern.”