High efficiency plasma lighting company Alvara and the UK’s leading online automotive marketplace eBay Motors’ names were both present on one of the outfit’s cars which appeared in interim livery on the central Autosport stage.

Former team title sponsor RAC yesterday confirmed it will continue to back WSR in 2010 in a co-sponsor capacity.

Team principal Dick Bennetts confirmed the outfit is looking forward to challenging for a second outright BTCC Drivers’ title after Colin Turkington lifted the crown in 2009. WSR also achieved third straight Independent drivers and teams’ trophies with Turkington’s team-mate Stephen Jelley providing invaluable back-up on the track.

Bennetts commented: “We are obviously intending to defend our titles in the BTCC again this year. However, we’re also keeping our options open with regard to the World Touring Car Championship and the new format European Touring Car Cup. We’ve got three BMW 320sis and we proved in 2009 that we have the resources to run all three cars to the same competitive level.

“As it stands, a golden opportunity exists for a company to take up title sponsorship of the most successful non-works BMW team in Europe.

“We’d very much like to retain Colin and Stephen; however we are talking to a number of other drivers for the third seat. We’re not just looking at drivers from ‘tin tops’ either, as Stephen has proved that you don’t have to have this background to be a competitive touring car driver.”