Category | BTCC | ||||||||
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Constructor | Vic Lee Racing | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
Chassis | Peugeot 406 Coupe | ||||||||
Length | 4,700 mm (185.0 in) | ||||||||
Width | 1,892 mm (74.5 in) | ||||||||
Height | 1,390 mm (54.7 in) | ||||||||
Axle track | 1,860 mm (73.2 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) | ||||||||
Engine | 2,000 cc (122.0 cu in) In-line 4NAfront-mounted, FWD | ||||||||
Transmission | Xtrac 6-speed Sequential | ||||||||
Weight | 1,150 kg (2,535.3 lb) (with driver) | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Peugeot Sport UK/Team Halfords Mardi Gras Motorsport | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Steve Soper Dan Eaves Matt Neal Aaron Slight Carl Breeze Tim Harvey John George | ||||||||
Debut | 2001 BTCCatBrands Hatch Indy Circuit | ||||||||
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Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The BTC-T Peugeot 406 Coupé is a BTC-Touring class racing car that was built for the 2001 British Touring Car Championship seasonbyVic Lee Racing, who were selected to run Peugeot's official works program for that season.
After a successful 2000 BTCC season, having won the driver's championship for Class B,[2] Vic Lee Racing signed a deal with Peugeot to run in the BTC Touring-class for the 2001 BTCC season.[3] VLR built 3 406 Coupes, and hired Dan Eaves, Steve Soper and Matt Neal as their drivers,[4] but sponsorship issues led to releasing Neal after the first round,[5] being replaced by ex-motorcycle racer Aaron Slight in several rounds.[6] Neal would go on to be critical of the Peugeot effort.[7] The campaign was unsuccessful, with the best results being a pair of 3rd places from Eaves, at Oulton Park[8] and the last round of the season, held at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.[9] The car's large size limited its agility and made it less competitive than its rivals.[7]
After the poor performances in 2001, Peugeot withdraw their works support, choosing instead to focus on their more successful World Rally Championship campaign.[10] The team, in 2002, now renamed Team Halfords after gaining sponsorship from Halfords,[11] continued racing with the 406. Eaves stayed with the team, while 1992 champion Tim Harvey and Carl Breeze joined the team. A second unsuccessful season followed; with the only podium finish being a second place from Eaves in the second race of the season.[12] Despite the lack of overall competitiveness, Dan Eaves and Tim Harvey finished the season 1st and 3rd respectively in the Independents Cup.[13] For 2003, the team switched to the Sergio Rinland designed Peugeot 307, with the hope of gaining more competitiveness.[14]
The 406 Coupes remained unused in 2003, but halfway through the 2004 season, Mardi Gras Motorsport decided to replace their LPG-powered, Super 2000-specification Honda Civic with a 406 Coupe.[15] The car proved barely more successful than its predecessor - finishing no higher than a 12th place at Knockhill in the 4 rounds it entered.[16] The car did not reappear for the 2005 season.
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