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EXCELR8 partners with Draper Tools for 2020

BTCC attack

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EXCELR8 Motorsport’s preparations
for the 2020 British Touring Car
Championship season have been
handed a substantial boost a er the
team con rmed a fresh title sponsorship
agreement with Draper Tools, the family
owned hand and power tool distributor.
EXCELR8 made its debut in the BTCC
this year with a pair of MG6 GT
machines, driven by Rob Smith and Sam
Osborne. Draper Tools has already been
a key partner for the team, with Smith’s
car running with support from the major
UK tool brand.
at partnership will now be taken to the
next level with the announcement that
Draper Tools will become a title sponsor BTCC campaign. Draper as B. Draper & Son Limited back
for EXCELR8 Motorsport for the 2020 in 1919 at its then Kingston upon ames
season. e early con rmation of the deal Draper Tools is a leading industry name, base.
will allow both parties valuable time to and is celebrating its centenary year
make vital preparations ahead of the 2020 in 2019, having been founded by Bert Read more at BTCC.net

Hondas score hat-trick at ruxton

Article: BTCC.net

Rounds 19, 20 and 21 of the 2019 Kwik topped the second bout. Dan Cammish to the overall title picture, as they closed
Fit British Touring Car Championship then claimed a rst win of the season in on the championship-leading BMWs
went the way of three di erent Hondas for Halfords Yuasa Racing in a fantastic of Colin Turkington and Andrew Jordan,
on a day of thrilling action at ruxton. nale – making it 16 wins from 30 for the who both experienced a challenging
Japanese marque in Hampshire over the weekend.
Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB last decade.
Insurance’s Sam Tordo converted pole Tordo secured a lights-to- ag victory
position into victory in the opening Success for Cammish and Cook in in race one, a er fellow front-row starter
contest, before BTC Racing’s Josh Cook particular also brought about a change Jason Plato fell foul of a drive-through
penalty having started the race out of
position in his Sterling Insurance with
Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall.

Cammish, Adam Morgan and Cook kept
Tordo honest until the nish, with the
quartet being covered by a little over a
second at the chequered ag.

Cook then scored an eye-catching victory
in the second summer BTCC bout in
Hampshire, making one of the moves of
the season as he went from third to rst
in the blink of an eye.