WestCoast Racing will enter a third Volkswagen Golf GTi for Dan Lloyd in this weekend’s inaugural TCR UK series meeting at Silverstone, alongside Swedish siblings Jessica and Andreas Bäckman.
Lloyd, 26, contested the second half of last year’s TCR International Series season with Craft-Bamboo Racing, having started the year in the British Touring Car Championship.
The Brit has already been involved in the Balance of Performance [BoP] testing for TCR earlier this year in Valencia.
“I’m really excited about TCR UK and joining one of the most professional teams in the field,” said Lloyd. “It’s a one-off entry at present because of the budget situation, but I really hope it’ll become a full-season campaign as I had a good time in TCR International last year and I’ve had good sponsors in the UK in the past so it’ll be great to build up a UK programme again.
“The Volkswagen Golf isn’t too dissimilar to the SEAT I drove last year; it’s good that the cars are so alike as we haven’t been able to do any testing because the entry was such a last-minute deal.”
Like Lloyd, WestCoast Racing team owner Dick Jönsson Wigroth is keen to expand the programme for a full season.
“We’re all really pleased to be adding a third car for the opening TCR UK races, particularly for such a talented driver as Dan,” he added.
“I thought he was one of the best talents in the TCR International Series last year and so I’m delighted that he’ll be in a WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI for Silverstone. It’s currently a one-off entry, but I’m keen to expand his programme to a full season in TCR UK.”