Motorbase reveal new livery for title hopeful Mat Jackson

Motorbase Performance has unveiled a new livery for the Ford Focus of title hopeful Mat Jackson ahead of this weekend’s penultimate meeting of the BTCC season at Silverstone.

Jackson goes into the weekend sitting fourth in the championship standings, 28 points behind leader Sam Tordoff despite the fact he has won more races than anyone else this season.

The new livery on the #7 Focus comes as a result of a new partnership with global printer manufacturer OKI, with the eye-catching new design and sponsorship of the team being used as the focal point of the company’s up-coming ‘Print My Ride’ competition.

The contest, which will see budding artists and experienced creatives alike given the opportunity to design a car wrap fit for the racetrack, will run via a dedicated website that will launch next month at the annual Print Show in Birmingham.

“It’s fantastic to have OKI come on board with the team at this point in our campaign,” Motorbase Performance team boss David Bartrum said. “To have that kind of radical change to Mat’s Ford Focus with such a vibrant and unique design for the last two crucial rounds of the 2016 season at Silverstone and Brands Hatch tops things off nicely.

“We’re very proud to be the first team on the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship grid to carry the OKI brand and to demonstrate the new wide-format print wrap in action for the season’s climax and we look forward to a successful partnership off- and on-track.”

Jackson will hope to celebrate his new look by maintaining an impressive record at Silverstone, where he has won for three of the past four seasons.

In fact, should Jackson secure what would be a seventh Silverstone victory this weekend, it would make him only the tenth driver in series history to reach 30 career wins.

“I can’t wait for this weekend,” he admitted. “Silverstone is a special circuit for me and one I really enjoy. It’s my home track and we always seem to go well there so it holds a lot of good memories.

“Hopefully the ballast isn’t going to be too much of a thorn in our side this weekend and we can carry on hitting those top five finishes. That’s what we need to take this championship further.

“We need to be in a position where we can capitalise on all of the points available to us in the final two meetings. We’ve got to be consistent and stay out of trouble but also bag the big points if we want to stay in the title fight.”