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Rick Kerry
Rick Kerry is a British motor racing driver from Ipswich, United Kingdom. In 2007, Kerry drove in the British Touring Car Championship in a BMW 120d, the championship's first-ever diesel car.-Racing History:...
. In 2007 they first competed in the British Touring Car Championship
2007 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 50th British Touring Car Championship season. It was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi with 10 race wins and 17 podiums...
. They ran a BMW 120d
BMW 1 Series
The BMW 1 Series is an entry level sports car produced by the German automaker BMW since 2004. The 1 Series is unusual in its class as it features rear-wheel drive, 50:50 weight balance, a longitudinally-mounted engine and an advanced aluminum multilink suspension...
(the championship's first ever diesel car).
The team also built and are running Liam Hamilton's BMW E36 318is
BMW E36
The BMW E36 is the third generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW. It was introduced in late 1990 for Europe and in late 1991 for US and Canada. It was the successor to the E30 3 Series and was eventually replaced by the E90 3 Series in 2005, though E36 coupes were still...
. The car, which is running in similar livery to Rick Kerry's BMW 1 Series, is currently competing in the Kumho BMW Championship
Kumho BMW Championship
The Kumho BMW Championship is a single make racing series based in the UK. Exclusively for BMWs, the championship is run by the BMW Racing Drivers Club in conjunction with the British Automobile Racing Club . The championship is a registered, BMW-exclusive motorsport series.-Introduction:The...
. This is where Kerry himself used to compete, before making the step up to the BTCC
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
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In 2009 AFM Racing returned to the BTCC after one year out which was spent improving the car. After initially intending on entering two cars, sponsorship problems saw just one BMW 120d for Nick Leason
Nick Leason
Nick Leason is a British racing driver currently who drove a Lexus IS200 in the British Touring Car Championship in 2007. He previously entered for the last 2 rounds of 2006 at Brands Hatch and Silverstone. Leason achieved a final championship position of 24th...
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