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| ANDY PRIAULX WINS ETCC CHAMPIONSHIP | |
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Andy Priaulx secured the European Touring Car Championship with two second places at Dubai. He was delighted ........"I suppose once I get home and see my children I may suddenly realise that I am the 2004 FIA ETCC champion, but at the moment I am not quite taking it all in. For me this is the biggest thing that has happened in my career. I have not just five wins from the season, but now I have a title and for me one of the best you can win." "I don't think it could have been tighter. Dirk Müller and myself both finishing on 111 points, but thanks to my five wins against his three I will get to lift the Drivers' Championship Trophy. I have to feel sorry for Dirk as it could so easily have gone the other way and I know about disappointment. However, it didn't and so I am going to savour every moment of the next few hours, days and weeks." "Before I tell you anything else, I need to pay tribute to everyone who has got me here as the first British European Touring Car Champion for twenty years - the last one was in 1984 when Tom Walkinshaw claimed the title at the final race of the season. There is a long list of family and friends who have been there for me as well as personal sponsors. They have been just tremendous over the years and I think I have the best wife in the world in Jo. Also this year it has been the amazing working relationship and friendship from everyone at RBM that has really got me to where I am now. I can't thank Bart and all the boys enough for the long hours they spend putting my car together to make it such a great racing car." "It was also great that there to watch this victory were two of my loyal supporters from BMW Great Britain, Peter Walker and Chris Willows. They have given me a lot of help and support through the year and it is good they are here to help me celebrate." "Now back to these final two races. It was quite simple I got my head down and tried not to make any mistakes! I tried to turn my pole into something positive for race day. We never expected Alfa to be so fast, but we dealt with it. They were two of the toughest races I have ever known. In the first race James Thompson put me under a lot of pressure, but his driving was really clean. Then in the second race the car was really battered in the first lap accident and I privately thought it could have been all over. However, I kept cool, let the boys repair it and knew I had to do the business on the first lap of the re-start. I got my head down, went through the gap and then drove away. If I had not done that I would have ended up in a massive scrap." "The rest, as they say, is history. I am now looking forward to the WTCC next year and aim to make it back to back championships." |
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| Previous News | |
| 11-Apr-2005 | Andy Opens His WTCC Account |
| 30-Mar-2005 | Oliver Gavin's Sebring |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Oliver Gavin Finishes Rolex 24 |
| 22-Jan-2005 | Walnut Motorsport Win Karting Deal |
| 11-Oct-2004 | Andy Priaulx Wins ETCC Championship |
| 17-Jun-2004 | Oliver, Olivier & Jan Win GTS at Le Mans |
| 14-Sep-2003 | Schuco Karting Challenge Judged Great Success |
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