Warren Scott has elected to compete in the MSA British Rallycross Championship this season in order to allow him to focus his attentions at Team BMR in his role as Team Principal.
Scott, who brought the team to the British Touring Car Championship in 2013 with an S2000 Seat Leon, will drive in BRX for Liam Doran’s LD Motorsport team, backed by RCIB.
The deal ends speculation surrounding Scott’s future within the series, with Team BMR’s fourth Subaru Levorg still vacant awaiting an announcement.
Scott admitted that, despite enjoying his tenure in the UK’s premier motorsport series, his commitments behind the scenes made it difficult to focus on scaling an ever-competitive field.
Although I had a very strong team behind me in the BTCC, I found it increasingly difficult to concentrate on my own racing when I had to also focus on the team’s performance and results as a whole.
“Having numerous cars on the grid meant that I could never fully centre my attention on my own race as there was always something going on. The BTCC is so competitive, often the top twenty are covered by just a second and there is no room for error, you must be 100% focused, 100% of the time.”
Scott will retain his duties as Team Principal of BMR’s works Subaru outfit alongside his new BRX drive.
“For the 2017 season, I will be competing in the British Rallycross Championship, I will however remain 100% hands on as Team Principal and am fully committed to Team BMR and Subaru in the BTCC and look forward to the championship fight this year.
“I have already had a test day with Liam and his team. The Citroen was unbelievable and I felt at home in the car and with the team straight away. I am really looking forward to this new personal challenge and to working with LD Motorsport who won the British Supercar Rallycross title in 2016 and with Liam himself who is a notorious World Rallycross driver with vast experience in the sport.”