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Team Eurotech (John Guest Racing) |
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2008 Drivers: #77 Mike Jordan, #78 Andrew Jordan |
Latest Team Eurotech News Jordan to race Eurotech Vectra in 09 |
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Formed: 1987 BTCC Debut: Brands Hatch, 9 April 2006 BTCC Races: 69* BTCC Wins: 1* BTCC Podiums: 7* Website: www.teameurotech.com Team Principal: Mike Jordan Based: Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 2008 Cars: Honda Integra (x2) * after Round 9 2008 |
TEAM Eurotech stepped up to the BTCC in 2006 following numerous campaigns in sports car racing and other national and international series. Since being formed in 1987 the team has gone on to win no less than 31 championships in a variety of race cars, with many of these years being with main sponsor John Guest who has been with the team for 12 consecutive years now. | |||
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| The team has had huge success racing Porsche's, taking seven Porsche Cup titles in the nineties. The team followed its campagin in the Porsche championship by stepping up to GT racing in 2000, where it again campaigned Porsche's with Mark Sumpter at the wheel, who clinched the British GTO title that year. A front runner for several years in the championship, at the same time the team were expanding its efforts to compete abroad by racing in the Daytona 24 Hours in 2002 again with Porsche 911GT3RS cars. |
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| Eurotech would not abandon the British GT Championship with its efforts overseas though for, despite an effort in the 2003 FIA GT Championship with Porsche's, they would return to the British GT Series in 2004 with a sizeable four-car entry. Four Porsche's were entered into two different classes and the team continued to be a dominant force racing the cars it was becoming synonymous with.
British GT Racing continued into 2005, with a three-car team for Mike Jordan/Michael Caine, David Jones/Godfrey Jones and Stuart Scott/Steve Wood. It would be the last season racing in GT's for Jordan, though, as the team looked to move up a series again for 2006. The result was Team Eurotech joining the BTCC for the first time by purchasing Matt Neal's 2005 championship winning Honda Integra. At the hands of Mike Jordan the team took its first ever BTCC win in only its second meeting at Mondello Park and would prove to be a front running team throughout the season despite no more victories. | ||||
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Continuing with Mike and the Integra in 2007 the team very nearly secured another victory but for mis-timed braking from Fabrizio Giovanardi. Despite not winning in the season the team managed to improve its position in the independent drivers championship and prove to be a consistent outfit throughout the year. The BTCC campaign was once again combined with efforts in other series including the British GT Championship with David and Godfrey Jones racing an Ascari KZ1 and Mike's son Andrew racing in the Elf Renault Clio Cup Series. | |||
| 2008 sees the team make history in the BTCC by becoming the first father and son outfit as Mike's son Andrew joins him in a second Honda Integra. Jordan Snr will be keen to help his son to develop in the championship and expects that the team may score a surprise victory at some point during the seasob. As well as running two cars in Britain's top racing championship the team is continuing in British GT's with David and Godfrey Jones in the Ascari. Gerry Harrison is also racing for the team in the Britcar series in a Porsche 911GT3RSR. |
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BTCC Seasons
| 2008: | British Touring Car Championship, John Guest Racing, Honda Integra |
| 2007: | British Touring Car Championship, John Guest Racing, Honda Integra 6th in Teams Championship, 8th in Drivers Championship (Mike Jordan), 3rd in Independent Teams Championship, 3rd in Independent Drivers Championship (Mike Jordan) |
| 2006: | British Touring Car Championship, Team Eurotech, Honda Integra 5th in Teams Championship, 10th in Drivers Championship (Mike Jordan), 3rd in Independent Teams Championship, 5th in Independent Drivers Championship (Mike Jordan) |
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Drivers Championship
Final 2008 Standings| Pos. | Driver | Pts |
| 1. | F Giovanardi | 262 |
| 2. | Mat Jackson | 226 |
| 3. | Jason Plato | 223 |
| 4. | Colin Turkington | 212 |
| 5. | Matt Neal | 185 |
| 6. | T Onslow-Cole | 170 |
| 7. | Gordon Shedden | 144 |
| 8. | Darren Turner | 133 |
| 9. | Adam Jones | 119 |
| 10. | Tom Chilton | 107 |
| 11. | Steven Kane | 86 |
| 12. | Robert Collard | 84 |
| 13. | Andrew Jordan | 56 |
| 14. | Mike Jordan | 34 |
| 15. | Stephen Jelley | 14 |
| 16. | Michael Doyle | 5 |
| 17. | Matt Allison | 3 |
| 17. | Chris Stockton | 3 |
| 19. | Harry Vaulkhard | 2 |
| 19. | Jason Hughes | 2 |
| 21. | Erkut Kizilirmak | 1 |
| 21. | John George | 1 |
Manufacturer's C'ship
| Pos. | Make | Pts |
| 1. | Vauxhall | 697 |
| 2. | Seat | 545 |
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