The Brackley squad is now often called One Motorsport, and can proceed to discipline Honda Civic Sort R equipment within the BTCC this season.
Present workforce proprietor Steve Dudman purchased out BTC founder in Bert Taylor in 2019, though Taylor stayed on on the squad till the tip of the 2020 season.
The renaming removes the final vestiges of Taylor’s period, and in addition eliminates what was at occasions confusion between it and the BTCC acronym.
Though the workforce is staying tight-lipped on drivers for now, One’s driver line-up is anticipated to be spearheaded as soon as once more by Josh Cook dinner, who has completed within the BTCC total prime six thrice prior to now 4 seasons with the squad’s Civic FK8.
The GT enlargement has include the acquisition of Motus One, with that workforce’s boss Will Powell arriving on board at One as its new industrial and advertising director.
The workforce has introduced plans to compete within the British GT Championship, British Endurance Championship and McLaren Trophy, and it’s understood that the goal is to run vehicles within the GT3 and GT4 lessons.
“The change of title is to not go away our achievements behind, however to plan for the longer term as we elevate our firm profile throughout the motorsport trade,” mentioned Dudman.
“We’re additionally so happy to welcome Will Powell and the blokes from Motus One to affix us at Brackley together with his experience and the GT operation being delivered to the enterprise. We look ahead to going racing.”
Motus One swapped its aged McLaren for a Mercedes-AMG GT4 on the finish of final yr and can now kind a part of the renamed One Motorsport’s operations
Photograph by: JEP/Motorsport Images
One managing director Danny Buxton, who was previously head of McLaren buyer racing earlier than becoming a member of BTC earlier than the 2022 season, added: “It guarantees to be a super-exciting yr as we embark into the GT buyer racing enviornment for the primary time.
“With our BTCC programmes already locked in for the yr forward, it provides us a brilliant platform for on-track success and industrial development.”
Powell, who competed within the BTCC as a driver final season in a Crew Arduous Cupra, mentioned: “I’m delighted this has come collectively to create one of many strongest groups in British motorsport.
“In a comparatively brief interval, my workforce at Motus One have labored arduous to construct a workforce able to competing on the prime.
“Becoming a member of forces with Steve Dudman and Danny Buxton within the newly shaped One Motorsport takes issues to the following stage, offering clients with higher assist, gear and amenities.
“I’m trying ahead to main the industrial operation, the place I’ve all the time been at my strongest, and serving to to drive ahead the GT and BTCC programmes on observe.”
