BEECHDEAN RETURN TO BRITISH GT FOR TITLE ATTACK
Top Aston Martin Racing customer team, Beechdean Motorsports have announced they will run a 2013 specification Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 in this year’s Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
The British outfit retain drivers, Andrew Howard and Jonny Adam, and the duo link-up again for their third successive year of racing with each other; together Howard and Adam have scooped three wins since the start of the 2011 season and are confident of enjoying more success in 2013.
Last season, Howard and Adam took a victory in round two at the Nurburgring and in doing so gave the V12 Vantage GT3 its first ever race victory. Two further podiums, including a second place finish in ‘that’ race at Brands Hatch where Adam and Howard overcame a 25-second deficit in some 28 laps to the RJN Nissan GT-R, only to lose out to Jann Mardenborough by just 0.022 seconds as they crossed the line side-by-side.
Howard is clearly looking forward to what promises to be a very competitive season, "Last season was very much an exploratory year for the team, myself and Jonny. We had good pace throughout the year and we are very much looking forward to going racing in 2013 against some of the best in Europe. The series itself has taken a leap forward and is fast looking like it will be the best GT championship in Europe at this rate. It should be a great year.”
The V12 Vantage GT3 has a modified version of Aston Martin’s production 6.0 litre V12 engine. The dry-sumped engine produces more than 600 bhp with 700 Nm of torque. The V12 Vantage GT3 builds upon years of engineering and race experience in international sports car racing with the DBR9, DBRS9 and the very latest Vantage GTE.
The 2013 Avon Tyres British GT Championship gets underway over the Easter weekend at Cheshire’s fast and flowing Oulton Park circuit. For more information visit www.britishgt.com