Brit GT: Mosler to return to British GT

The Mosler will be allowed to race in British GT again this season after being controversially excluded in 2009.

A Rollcentre Racing-run MT900 won several races in the series last season and was fighting for the overall title when it was excluded from the GT3 category and placed in the ‘invitation’ class midway through the season after an appeal over the Mosler’s eligibility was lodged by eventual champions David and Godfrey Jones. The ruling forced Rollcentre’s immediate withdrawal from the Championship.

However, the MSA now confirmed that GT3 race cars that have been homologated nationally by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium or other National Governing Bodies (ASN) may be eligible to compete within the British GT3 Championship, subject to championship regulations and MSA approval in each instance.

The decision has resulted from a meeting held last week between MSA Chief Executive Colin Hilton, Mosler Europe Managing Director Martin Short, SRO MD Stephane Ratel and BRSCC Chief Executive Bernard Cottrell, concerning the exclusion of Mosler from the 2009 British GT Championship.

"I am delighted that Colin Hilton took this matter in hand, and got us all sat around a table to sort last year’s regulations mess within British GT,” said Short. “Last year, the MSA had to go by the written regulations and I had no problem with that.

“Stephane, Bernard and myself all recognise that despite SRO's wishes that the Mosler should be in the Championship, the regulations were not in order. That has now been fixed, and whilst we are all waiting for the final regulations to be passed off by the MSA, it should now be a matter of course.

Colin Hilton said: "The MSA had confirmed to SRO that the British GT Championship regulations may allow for the inclusion of cars that have been homologated by a national ASN. This allowance will be subject to approval in each instance by the MSA."

Short also confirmed that Rollcentre Racing will now be placing an entry in the British GT Championship for one of its Moslers.

“The British GT Championship is very important for Mosler,” he said. “As a direct result of being part of it in 2009 we sold five cars into the Australian GT, then more into Asian GT and now Japan.

“This regulation change within British GT highlights that what happened was nothing to do with the car, and should give confidence to other ASN's around the world that the Mosler can continue to be accepted.

“This decision is obviously extremely important for us, and my employees and present and future customers.

Watch the British GT Championship on Motors TV (Sky Channel 413, Virgin Media 545) in 2010.


Andy Wilkinson