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Triple Eight Racing sign Josh Cook and Ashley Sutton for 2016

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Josh Cook and Ashley Sutton will race for Triple Eight Racing in the upcoming British Touring Car Championship season.

The team, who in December announced a new three-year works deal with MG, stated they were looking to create a “young and up-and-coming line up” following the departures of both Andrew Jordan and Jack Goff to Motorbase Performance and West Surrey Racing respectively.

Cook made a name for himself in his debut year with a number of impressive performances behind the wheel of the Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze in 2015, taking a best result of third at Rockingham.

Cook’s arrival at Triple Eight confirms one remaining seat at Power Maxed Racing alongside Hunter Abbott for 2016, with Dave Newsham also leaving the team’s BTCC outfit, switching to compete in the British Rallycross Championship under the Power Maxed Racing banner.

Sutton will also be familiar to BTCC fans, taking the 2015 Renault Clio Cup UK title with Team BMR, winning six races en route to the trophy. The signing of the outgoing Clio champion is further evidence of an affiliation between Triple Eight Racing and Team BMR, with the two teams now sharing a workshop in Hertfordshire.

British Touring Car Championship Entry List

No – Driver – Team – Car
TBA – Jason Plato – Team BMR – Subaru Levorg
TBA – Colin Turkington – Team BMR – Subaru Levorg
TBA – Warren Scott – Team BMR – Subaru Levor
TBA – James Cole – Team BMR – Subaru Levorg
52 – Gordon Shedden – Team Dynamics – Honda Civic Type-R
25 – Matt Neal – Team Dynamics – Honda Civic Type-R
TBA – Andy Neate – Team Dynamics – Honda Civic Type-R
TBA – Josh Cook – Triple Eight Racing – MG MG6 GT
TBA – Ashley Sutton – Triple Eight Racing – MG MG6 GT
6 – Rob Collard – West Surrey Racing – BMW 125i M-Sport
31 – Jack Goff – West Surrey Racing – BMW 125i M-Sport
600 – Sam Tordoff – West Surrey Racing – BMW 125i M-Sport
33 – Adam Morgan – Ciceley Racing – Mercedes A-Class
16 – Aiden Moffat – Aiden Moffat Racing – Mercedes A-Class
7 – Mat Jackson – Motorbase Performance – Ford Focus ST
77 – Andrew Jordan – Motorbase Performance – Ford Focus ST
TBA – Hunter Abbott – Power Maxed Racing – Chevrolet Cruze
TBA – TBA – Power Maxed Racing – Chevrolet Cruze
80 – Tom Ingram – Speedworks Motorsport – Toyota Avensis
303 – Matt Simpson – Speedworks Motorsport – Honda Civic Type-R
30 – Martin Depper – Eurotech Racing – Honda Civic Type-R
55 – Jeff Smith – Eurotech Racing – Honda Civic Type-R
TBA – TBA – Eurotech Racing – Honda Civic Type-R
TBA – TBA – AmD Tuning – Audi S3
14 – Alex Martin – Dextra Racing – Ford Focus ST
TBA – Rob Austin – Handy Motorsport – Toyota Avensis
TBA – Chris Smiley – Team HARD – Toyota Avensis
TBA – Jake Hill – Team HARD – Toyota Avensis
TBA – TBA – Welch Motorsport – Proton Gen-2
TBA – Stewart Lines – Maximum Motorsport – Ford Focus ST