In 2002 the BRDC announced that a new class would be added to the British GT Championship for 2003: GT Cup. Regulations were essentially simple; cars must be derived from production road sports cars and would have to comply with a strict power to weight formula. The Morgan motor Company immediately saw the potential of producing their Aero 8 in GT Cup form and announced it at the Autosport Show in January.
As a leading Morgan dealer who has been involved in Motorsport up to international level for more than 30 years, I was immediately excited by the prospect of buying and running the new car, the road going version having already earned my considerable respect. Setting up a separate race team for GTs, developing a new car and acquiring all the hardware necessary to compete at this very professional level has been challenging and rewarding.
Richard Thorne.
The annual Britcar 24hrs is now firmly established as the UK's answer to the Le Mans 24hr epic endurance race.
