Pinkney samples Vectra

The Harpenden racer is set to contest this year’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season in former champion Fabrizio Giovanardi’s 2009 car.

Like fellow Vectra driver Andrew Jordan, Pinkney is also using BTCC organiser TOCA’s new turbo-charged 'Next Generation' engine.

Pinkney is likely to enter the car under his own Pinkney Motorsport team banner. A trademark pink colourscheme is anticipated, but today the Vectra remained in ‘blank’ interim livery having been stripped of all its old VX Racing logos.

Also out on track continuing their intensive pre-season test programmes were Pirtek Racing’s Jordan – this now his fourth test with the ‘Next Gen’ engine – and Matt Neal, the 2005 and 2006 Champion continuing development of Team Dynamics’ much-revised Honda Civic.

More images of all three drivers in action can be viewed in the Fans section of btcc.net