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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">BTCC</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">17/10/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">BTCC 2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Starts now. TMS-R</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/2002StarBTC.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">TMS-R has already started work on the all new Lexus IS200 racecar in preparation for next season. “It is great to able to work on the car so much earlier than we could this year. We identified certain areas of the car that needed work during season and now at last we can start improving them. We shall start testing some of the new parts very soon, before the body shells arrive from Japan in the next month”, explained Tim Blake. “A lot of people do not realise how busy race teams are between seasons. Next years championship will be won or lost between now and March 2002, it is essential the 2002 car is up and running as soon as possible.”<BR> <BR> As for drivers, Tim was not so forth coming, “The main priority is the development of the car but that is not to say that we will not test a variety of drivers. We have received a lot of interest in next season from both drivers and teams wanting to run cars. This year did not show the true potential of the car, we know that and the other teams know that. We are confident next year will be different.”<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>