The Honda Racing British Touring Car Championship Team for the third time has signed on with Yuasa for the 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Yuasa is a leading battery design and manufacturing company. Yuasa has played a key role in developing the Honda Civic BTCC over the previous two years and is now looking forward to working with Honda BTCC team in developing the new 2012 Honda Civic for its BTCC debut in Brands Hatch on the 1st of April.
Yuasa Batteries UK Managing Director Andrew Taylor commented, "It's been a remarkably strong partnership which has given Yuasa the perfect springboard for its ambitious UK and European aftermarket plans over the next three years. With a brand new car and exciting rule changes for 2012, we expect a season of very close racing with Matt and Gordon taking on all-comers in the title fight."
Team Dynamics has been working behind the scenes to put final touches to the new 2012 Civic at its Pershore headquarters while working closely with Honda's Swindon-based engineering team.
Team Manager Peter Crolla said, "Honda's engineers and everyone at the Swindon car plant have been 100 per cent behind the build, giving us support at every critical phase. We are certainly in a good place compared to previous build programmes at this point. We can't wait to start racing."
Honda (UK) Managing Director Dave Hodgetts said "We've developed a strong relationship with the Yuasa team and we're looking forward to building on the championship success of 2011, with the continuity and experience of Yuasa, Team Dynamics, Matt and Gordon. I have every confidence we will have a great season with some extremely close racing ahead."
