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Introduction
Xero Competition is an auto racing team based in Great Britain. They operate from premisis in Warrington, in the North-West on England. They currently compete in in the 2006 MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...
The current BTCC logo The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...
Current Season Adam Jones drives the team's Lexus IS 200, which has been upgraded from Super Production specification. The Lexus IS is a rear-wheel drive, compact luxury sports sedan manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corp. ...
The team purchased two Lexus cars during the autumn of 2005, upgrading them from Super Production specifications, with the intention of launching a full two-car assault on the series. The cars had previously been raced in Production form in Holland Lexus is a brand name of the Toyota Motor Corporation for its line of luxury vehicles. ...
The program was initially suspended in Spring 2006, as the team had failed to secure sufficient backing to allow them to compete in the series.
However, in the weeks following the opening rounds at Brands Hatch, the team agreed a deal with Adam Jones, with significant sponsorship from engineering firm Air Cool Engineering.
The team made their debut in round three at Oulton Park, and although they have had a number of problems with the car, they scored their first ever BTCC points at Donington Park (on July 29/30), where Adam Jones finished in 10th place in race 2. Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, northwest England,about 5 miles from Winsford, 13 miles to Chester City Center, 8 miles to Northwich and 17 miles to Warrington with nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line set in rolling...
Map sources for Donington Park at grid reference SK420259 Donington Park. ...
Adam Thomas Jones (born January 15, 1965 in Libertyville, Illinois) is best known as the guitarist for the band Tool. ...
After a modest start to their season, Xero Competition have made major steps forward in understanding their car in recent meetings.
The team hopes to expand to two-cars before the end of the year, with Pick-Up truck racer Mark Jones in contention for the second car. He carried out extensive winter testing with the car, and has recently carried out further development work at Oulton Park alongside Adam. The two drivers are unrelated. Mark Jones may be: Mark Jones (born 1933), football player. ...
Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, northwest England,about 5 miles from Winsford, 13 miles to Chester City Center, 8 miles to Northwich and 17 miles to Warrington with nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line set in rolling...
The team has temporarily withdrawn from the series to concentrate on development work on the Lexus. They plan to return at Knockhill, on the first weekend of September.
Pre-BTCC History Xero Competition have been represented in a number of national British motorsport championships before graduating to the BTCC in 2006. The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ...
They entered Chevrolet Corvette's in the NGT Class of British GT Championship in 2005, but withdrew after the opening rounds due to financial problems. The team had struggled to be competitive in the series. The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car first manufactured by Chevrolet in 1953. ...
Xero Competition have also fielded cars in various Radical series, and have continued to do so this season alongside the British Touring Car programme.
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