Eurotech’s Jeff Smith will once again compete in the British Touring Car Championship, balancing his team owner role with racing behind the wheel of the Honda Civic Type R.
The Coventry based driver is hoping to build on a successful 2016, where he took a personal best finish of fifth at Thruxton and finished 18th in the championship.
“We had great race pace last year and the true qualifying pace of the car was clearly proven by Daniel Lloyd when he put it on the front row in two out of three rounds he competed in,” said Smith.
“You can’t stand still in this championship. Back at base in our new 8000 square foot state of the art workshop the team have been flat our since we finished the last round at Brands Hatch.
“We have a full testing programme in place which includes a week long test in Spain at the end of February, so I believe we will be in a strong position to move forwards in 2017.”
Smith is the first driver confirmed for Eurotech and, with Martin Depper leaving the team, it’s understood they are still in talks with multiple drivers for the second seat.
Feature image credit: Caroline Rhea
