Fiona Leggate says she is excited by the prospect of finally racing an MG ZS after being named as partner to Jason Hughes in an expanded Kartworld Racing team for the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season.
The former Techspeed driver will drive a second ZS powered on bio-ethanol for the Lancashire based team after concluding a late deal to secure one of the former Team RAC cars for the coming campaign and admitted that she was pleased to have got her hands on the car she had always aimed to drive in the BTCC.
I can't wait! she said when asked how excited she was about the season ahead. I started out racing MGs and then over the last few seasons I've always looked at the MG and that was the car I wanted to drive. So to get to drive the MG and team up with Kartworld, who have been fantastic with me so far, is good and I can't wait to get out in the car.
The deal was just a flash in the pan really. I was looking for a drive and there were a few options I had and Jason rang me last Tuesday and said Why don't you buy an MG and come and race with us?' I said I'd have to have a word with my dad so I did that and then on Wednesday we bought the car and today is the first time I've sat in it.
Leggate is one of six drivers currently entered into the 2007 championship to run an older spec BTC machine and she said her aim for the year ahead was to be right at the front of those drivers not using Super 2000 cars.
What I'd like to do is to be running at the front of the BTC-spec cars, or at least be running near the front of them, she said. I just want to do my best, it's a new car and new team for me, so I want to learn as much as I can during the coming year.
