RAC unveil the 10B contender
RAC have finally unveiled their new and much improved (looks wise :ED) 2010B contender, the car has received a radical overhaul at the team's factory in South Wales, and for the first time, see's the team arc away from the so familiar orange colour scheme. Team owner, Chris Jones states "the car, the team and myself all needed a fresh start, so ditching the familiar orange, black and white colours of the current 10A car was the just the tip of the iceberg"
10B will see the car return to a wider front and rear wheel track, while the majority of the design of the car remains the same, flexible front wing, low CofG are to name a few. "The car is not quite a remake of the 09C car, though some of the error's that were made on that chassis will not be replicated on the 10B chassis. Engine wise, not a great deal of testing has been done with the three engine choice's we have available to us, to be honest, the car hasn't even done any testing."
So with the team's testing schedule due to start early Friday afternoon, the only driver available to test at present is Chris Jones, while Ian Cumming is having technical difficulties with his car, which is delaying his testing schedule. Brandon Longworth is currently not confirmed but is expected to make a test session over the weekend.
Other news at team RAC Racing is the return of two former team drivers, Carl Dixon and Shaun Mclean, taking RAC's driver tally back up to 5, "Carl approached me mid season asking me for permission for him to return to the team, and Shaun Mclean did the same only last week." 10B also see's the return of Brandon Longworth, having taken a sabbatical for several months, he now feel's he's in fit enough shape to return to his No 2 seat.
So, what will 10B bring the team? The team are currently 4th in the team constructors, and only 4 points ahead of MRDC, so a strong turn out and a good result in the coming races should secure that position, "The team's goal for 10B is to be a little more consistent, and faster that the previous two season's" explains Chris Jones "M-sport will be taking the honours in becoming the first British team to win the DC and TC in the same season, so our goal is to just improve."
Autobollocks.