Hereford-based Lea Wood was crowned the first winner of the Jack Sears Trophy at Brands Hatch GP circuit as he concluded the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship by winning two of the final three races.
Wood, 28, who is sponsored leading Britishindependent oil blender and marketer, Morris Lubricants, left rivals in his slipstream as he ended the season with 18 wins from the 30 races, while his nearest rival recorded just six. The Jack Sears Trophy is a competition designed for the older-style S-2000 cars in the championship.
After clinching the championship with two rounds to spare by recording three race wins at Rockingham, he went on to record another hat-trick at Silverstone before signing off with a double and a second at Brands Hatch.
From its based in Shrewsbury, Morris Lubricants supplies all the lubricants for Wood’s S2000 NGTC Vauxhall Vectra, which has a two-litre turbocharged Swindon Race Engine.
“I’m so pleased with the way this year has gone and everybody in the team is thrilled,” said Wood. “We never dreamed we’d get this far, but the car has been faultless all year which is a tribute to the team that runs it. They have been fantastic. Some of the boys in the team have been with me since I started racing at 16.”
He hopes to step up to compete against champion Andrew Jordan and the other top drivers in an NGTC production car next season, but first has the major task of raising around £150,000 in sponsorship.
“When I started out in this championship four years ago, we had enough money to do two meetings,” explained Wood. “Thanks to the great support that I’ve received, I have been able to carry on competing and become the first winner of The Jack Sears Trophy.
“My next target is to win the overall championship. It’s a big ask but there’s nothing to say that it can’t be done. We’ve developed a good name in the championship and I have been approached by a couple of teams that want me to drive for them. We’ll have to wait and see how that develops over the coming weeks.”
Andrew Goddard, Morris Lubricants’ managing director, said: “Lea is a great ambassador for the sport and definitely one to watch in the British Touring Car Championship next season. Morris Lubricants is delighted to be associated with him and look forward to developing our relationship.”
Under the sponsorship deal, Morris Lubricants supplies its portfolio of high quality autosport products to keep Wood’s car running smoothly and on track for victory. These products include X-RPM Competition 10W-50 fully synthetic multigrade motor oil and Lodexol XFS 80W-140 fully synthetic transmission fluid.
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