Tony Gilham Racing sells S2000 Honda Civic

Tony Gilham Racing has sold their Super 2000 specification Honda Civic, meaning the team will only enter Next Generation Touring Car specification cars in the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

The Kent based team, which is heading into its second season in the Championship, has already purchased the two Vauxhall Insignias built by Thorney Motorsport last season and is developing at least two Volkswagen CCs, with one to be ready for the season opener at Brands Hatch for Tom Onslow-Cole to drive with the other car to follow later in the year.

The team’s car, which was raced by Gordon Shedden to second in the Championship in 2011, was driven by Gilham for the first five rounds before being taken over by Robb Holland, Howard Fuller and Aaron Williamson over the last half of the season.

Tony Gilham Racing, which has effectively gone from a one car operation to a four car team over the winter, believes the team would be overstretched entering the S2000 Civic as well in the new Jack Sears Trophy cars.

“I am very sad to see the Civic go, it was the launch pad for my team and was a little warrior on the track, even when I stepped out of the seat it proved it was a great car in the hands of Robb (Holland), Howard (Fuller) and Arron (Williamson),” said Team Principal Tony Gilham.

“I got my maiden touring car podium in this car so it will always be close to my heart, but it was a business decision, it just didn’t make financial and logistical sense to run it.”