{"id":2626,"date":"2013-04-01T10:33:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T10:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2013-04-02T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T08:31:30","slug":"new-toyota-proace-primed-for-british-touring-van-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/new-toyota-proace-primed-for-british-touring-van-championship\/2626","title":{"rendered":"New Toyota ProAce primed for British Touring Van Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If it\u2019s got an engine, you can race it. True to that principle, Toyota is lining up its new Proace van for a summer of high speed track action in the new Touring Van Championship.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Its three UK independent touring car teams have jumped at the chance to be the first to the grid in the new series, parading their race-prepped Proace machines in full team livery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/new-toyota-proace-primed-for-british-touring-van-championship\/2626\/new-toyota-proace-btcc\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2631\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2631\" alt=\"New-Toyota-ProAce--BTCC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/New-Toyota-ProAce-BTCC.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/New-Toyota-ProAce-BTCC.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/New-Toyota-ProAce-BTCC-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u201cThe Touring Van Championship is just the kind of cost-conscious racing Britain needs,\u201d said championship spokesman Gideon \u201cGig\u201d Gleman. \u201cThe Proace carries up to 1.2 tonnes in its 7m3 loadspace, so everything you need to go racing can be carried in the back. No big trucks, no catering wagons, no fancy-dan hospitality units \u2013 if it won\u2019t fit in the Proace then it\u2019s not needed at the circuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eagle-eyed motorists may have spotted the racing Proace undergoing its intensive test programme. Its handling has been fine tuned through 24-hour lane-switching manoeuvres on the M62, while the sequence of traffic lights along the A4 west of London have helped hone its off-the-line acceleration. This month Proace will also undergo full race assessment at the N\u00fcrburgring, competing in the annual Lastkraftwagenpokal meeting around the legendary circuit\u2019s Flair Loop.<\/p>\n<p>Teams are confident Proace will be the van to beat when the championship bursts into action in July. In fact, negotiations are under way for it to join the Avensis touring cars in the British Touring Car Championship proper before the end of the season \u2013 the racing aloons will be rebranded Avansis in honour of the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolvo raced an estate car back in the \u201890s, so we see it as a natural evolution of touring cars to embrace vans as a holistic, 360-degree engagement with stakeholder behaviours. If you want inclusivity in British motorsport, count us in!\u201d said Gleman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToyota has a fine history of truck racing in America \u2013 even Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen has been behind the wheel of a high-speed Tundra pick-up \u2013 so the sky\u2019s the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it\u2019s got an engine, you can race it. 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