One of the race cars made history this week-end during round two of the 2010 BTCC season when it took the first pole position for an LPG powered vehicle in the BTCC. Tom Chilton managed to post an excellent lap time, bringing the ultra low emissions vehicle to the front of the Rockingham grid. The second LPG Focus, driven by Tom Onslow-Cole, also recorded a good lap time, starting on the second row of the grid.
“Mountune Racing has been working steadily since the end of 2009, developing and refining the new race engine, working closely with both Team Aon and the team’s new fuel supplier Calor and their LPG injection hardware colleagues at Prins in order to develop a competitive race engine fuelled by LPG,” stated the press release.
The team didn’t make it to the podium of the race, but it was satisfied with the overall results, as these are important for its new eco-friendly project.
"We are pleased that we have been able to contribute towards greener motorsport by the development of a competitive race engine fueled by LPG, which was confirmed with Saturday’s impressive results. We are looking forward to continuing working with both Team Aon and Calor as the season continues and are hoping to build upon this weekend’s success,” said Roger Allen, General Manager at Mountune Racing.
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