Photo: AmD Milltek Racing

Shaun Hollamby shakes down Golf at Brands Hatch

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Team owner/driver Shaun Hollamby shook down the Volkswagen Golf Mk.V, the development of which has been documented on the team’s tuning parent company, AmD Essex’s site.

The AmD Milltek Racing Golf has been built to S2000 specifications, after the car was brought over from the Baltic Touring Car Championship. The team will be counting on Volkswagen fan support, as it will be the first Volkswagen entered in the BTCC since 1989.

Speaking to btcc.net, Shaun said:
“The support we’ve received since we announced the Golf BTCC project has been fantastic. That’s before the season has even begun.

“I really hope we see owners’ club members and fans from all the VW magazines, internet forums and so on turning up at race events and supporting us. Every BTCC round attracts 30,000-plus people so there’s a great opportunity for them to become noticed in front of a huge audience.”

Hollamby was happy with the cars first run, commenting:
“Today is purely a shakedown but the car immediately feels very solid and exceptionally well balanced on all four corners. What else can I say? It goes, it stops, it turns left and right so it’s been a good first run.”