LMS Racing enters in Silverstone opener

Finland’s LMS Racing has confirmed the entry of a CUPRA TCR car in the opening event of the 2018 TCR UK championship at Silverstone on April 1^st. The CUPRA will be in the hands of 21-year old Olli Kangas, who was one of the car’s three drivers in its recent appearance in the Silverstone 24H race.
The endurance race, in which Kangas was partnered by fellow Finns Antti Buri and Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, saw the team finish in third place overall and so Kangas will tackle Silverstone in confident mood. The Silverstone entry sees LMS Racing become the first overseas team to enter the TCR UK series and the team plans to use the weekend to prepare for the upcoming TCR Scandinavia season which begins at Knutstorp in Sweden in early May.

Olli Kangas commented: “Our plan for Silverstone will be to test some things before my season starts in Sweden. My focus this year will be the TCR Scandinavia, so this will probably be my only race in the UK as we have a busy schedule ahead of us, including some VLN and endurance races as well, but I like driving at Silverstone. I was there a couple of weeks ago driving in the 24H race, so I am looking forward to competing in TCR UK.”