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Jack Goff joins Andrew Jordan at MG Triple Eight Racing

By MJP Media | 25 February 2015

Reigning Constructor / Manufacturer champions MG Triple Eight Racing have announced Jack Goff to partner Andrew Jordan for their 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship campaign.

Jack Goff is thrilled to be joining Triple Eight Racing

Last year's Constructor / Manufacturer champions, Triple Eight Racing, have secured the services of BRDC SuperStar Jack Goff on a one year race deal to compete alongside 2013 BTCC champion Andrew Jordan in the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in the second MG car raced by Sam Tordoff last year.

Goff, 23, from High Wycombe was the 2012 Renault Clio Cup champion and made his BTCC debut in 2013. He has competed in 57 BTCC races and secured his maiden podium in the last round of 2014 at Brands Hatch. Goff began his racing career in a MG and has owned seven MG road cars so he knows the brand well.

Goff started the 2014 BTCC season in a Vauxhall Insignia

"It's a thrill to start the season in the quickest front-wheel drive car on the grid." commented Goff. "Obviously as a kid growing up, driving for a works team is the pinnacle. I'm chuffed that we're working with Triple Eight and MG, over the course of the past three years they've shown that the MG is a race winner and a championship contender. This is an important step in my career and I have come here expecting to win races. I know what it takes to do that, I've shown my ability in the Clio Cup and now I have a BTCC car and team that will give me a platform to challenge from. There's a really good buzz at Triple Eight; you walk around the factory and there are so many trophies and references to winning in the BTCC. Add that to having a former BTCC champion in Andrew (Jordan) in the team, it really gives me a lot of confidence for the year ahead."

Triple Eight Racing's founder and Managing Director, Ian Harrison, believes Goff will complement Jordan well and is excited about the new line-up for the 23-times champions, who will set out to defend their 2014 Constructor / Manufacturer title won with MG. Harrison commented: "Jack is a young guy on a journey to become a top BTCC driver. It's great that he is with us; he fits with what we're trying to do. We spoke to several drivers over the off-season, but when we found out Jack was available it was clear he was the best option for us. Everybody remembers the 2013 last round at Brands with Shedden and we need him to try to replicate that, albeit on a regular basis."

Goff ended the 2014 season with a podium finish in a Volkswagen CC

Harrison continued: "We'll aim to get him working in a methodical way, aid his development as a driver and give him a car that will allow him to show what he can really do behind the wheel in a BTCC car. We need Jack to be running in the top eight all the time and becoming a regular front-runner as the season progresses to enable us to defend the Manufacturers title for MG."

MG's head of Sales and Marketing, Matthew Cheyne, was delighted to be welcoming Goff on board with the team, adding: "Jack is a likeable young racer who has yet to realise his full potential. We've seen Triple Eight aid the development of drivers of all ages and look forward to Jack achieving new levels of track success with MG, the brand he began his career with."

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