Tech 9 Motorsport won't have the first Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 entry in the British GT Championship; last year Team Modena (above) introduced the Italian machine to the series.

Porsche specialists Tech 9 Motorsport have announced their intention to run a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 in the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.  As one of the most successful European GT race teams, the entry of a Lamborghini will come as a surprise, but welcome, entry to give further diversity to a grid that has already attracted record entry numbers since SRO announced the GT3/GT4 package.

The team has signed ex European Ferrari Challenge Champion Oliver Morley, and are currently evaluating a number of drivers for the seat alongside Oliver.

Team Principal Phil Hindley said: “We are very excited about the prospect of running a Gallardo, we have a new car arriving in March and aim to get in some pre-season testing before the season opener at our home track at Oulton Park 22-24 March. The Lamborghini will run alongside a 2008 specification 997 GT3 Cup. The progress that we made with the Porsche last year, along with the 2008 updates, should give us a competitive package to form the basis of our assault on the 2008 Championship”

Oliver Morley has been a very successful Ferrari racer to date, winning the Ferrari European Trofeo Shell Championship in 2005 to his credit, plus regular top five finisher in the super competitive Ferrari European series against some very serious professional European drivers for the last two seasons with Baron Racing of Austria.

Oliver Morley said: “The chance to race a Gallardo in British GT this Season is a fantastic prospect. My years driving in Europe have been a great proving ground, and the dynamics of the Lambo should suit my experience with the Ferrari. I suppose a GT3 Ferrari would have been the obvious choice but there are so many entered this season and wanted to try something different, anyway I have enough Ferrari race suits!.”

“I have enjoyed the GT racing that I have entered to date including the Spa 24 in a 997RSR and the Dubai 24hours in a Duller M3GTR, I see this program as a real exciting prospect to getting back onto the podium and can capitalise on my past British racing experience as I know all the tracks well! I’m looking forward to partnering a quick British driver to help us achieve our goal whilst giving me a solid fresh start to my future in GT racing.”