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Phil Glew will race for multiple Champions Triple Eight Race Engineering in a Vauxhall Vectra in the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
On the back of his tremendous 2009 championship winning season in the Renault Clio Cup, Glew is set to step up to the BTCC grid for the 2010 championship. The British Touring Car Championship is Britain’s biggest motor racing Championship and is a great step for Glew.
A delighted Glew said of the last minute break through: “I am over the moon to finally get my chance to move into the BTCC after such a successful season last year and especially with such a prestigious team as Triple Eight Race Engineering” “I tested for the team two weeks ago and was blown away by how professional they were and I knew straight away that this was the place for me.
We had to work really hard since the test to put a deal together with the team and I am delighted that my current sponsors WD-40 and 3-IN-ONE as well as new sponsor, paint company – Glasurit will be supporting us for the 2010 BTCC season” Ian Harrison of Triple Eight said: “I'm really pleased to have Phil on-board the Vectra this season.
Although he will be starting with very little preparation time, his track record in Clio’s will stand him in good stead”. The news means that Glew will be reunited with Clio Championship rival Alex MacDowall, who will race a Chevrolet Cruze for the Racing Silverline team alongside Jason Plato.This is the blue ribbon of British motorsport and achieves a regular viewing audience of over 1.5 million people and is broadcast live on ITV4.
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Phil's CV
• 1991 to 2000 - Karting and his 1st TV appearance on Blue Peter aged 8!
• 2001 - British Junior Formula Ford
• 2002 - British Formula Ford Championship with 3 podium finishes and an 8th in the final of the Formula Ford Festival
• 2003 - British Formula Renault Championship. Started the season as one of the favourites alongside Lewis Hamilton after consistently been in the top three during pre season testing. Competed in the 1st four rounds of the championship with a best result of 4th before running out of money and forced to watch Lewis take the title.
• 2003 - Formula Ford Festival taking pole position. Competed in the British Formula Ford Winter Series after his success in the Festival. Finished 4th in the Championship with a best result of 2nd.
• 2004 - UK Formula BMW Championship with Soper Sport. Lead the Championship all year until the last race. 10 podiums, 2 wins, 2 pole positions, 2 fastest laps and 1 lap record, only finishing outside the top 6 once and finishing 2nd in the Championship.
• 2005 - Competed in a number of one off races in various categories, as a guest driver, including French Formula Renault, British Formula Ford, Enduro Radicals and UK Formula BMW, finishing on the podium in all categories. Ended the season competing in the Formula BMW World Finals in Bahrain, helping England lift the overall crown.
• 2006 - British GT Championship, racing a Porsche 996. Competed in 6 rounds with best results of 1st and 2nd.
• 2007 - Caterham CSR Masters Eurocup Championship for Hyperion taking 4 wins, 4 other podiums, 6 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and 4 lap records out of 8 races.
• 2007 - Time Attack driving a 750bhp Subaru Impreza winning the UK Championship setting 3 new lap records on the way. This secured a place in the World Finals to compete in Japan where he finished 11th out of 71.
• 2008 - UK Renault Clio Cup Championship. Finished on the podium in his 1st ever race which was then followed by many other podiums. Finished 3rd overall in the Championship.
• 2009 – UK Renault Clio Cup Champion.
• 2010 – Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
You can follow Phil Glew and his progress through the race season at http://www.philipglew.com
