bamboo engineering says it will become a two-car team in 2010’s HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship after acquiring a second Chevrolet Lacetti to run alongside that of regular driver Harry Vaulkhard.

The squad has enjoyed several strong results with its first taste of a latest-spec Chevrolet in 2009. Vaulkhard qualified on the front row of the grid at Donington Park where he also achieved his best result to date in the BTCC with a fifth-place finish.

Team principal Richard Coleman confirmed that bamboo has secured the second Lacetti from preparation expert RML which also runs the Chevrolets of Jason Plato, Mat Jackson and James Nash in the BTCC as well as the US manufacturer’s official cars on the World Touring Car stage.

“We’re very excited to have secured this deal with RML,” said Coleman. “At the moment the Lacetti is the car to have and I’m sure that will still be the case next year. There is a very strong possibility that bamboo engineering will be the only team running the Lacettis next year, which we hope will put us in strong position in for next season.

“We’ll be working very hard now to secure a top line driver to race alongside Harry Vaulkhard who has already signed to race with us next year. We still consider Harry to be one of the best up-and-coming drivers in the championship and a strong team-mate alongside would help Harry’s development as a driver.

“We are also very pleased to continue our long standing working relationship with RML and the Chevrolet brand who have given bamboo engineering their full support this season”.

RML’s Mark Busfield added: “This is great news for RML and the BTCC. bamboo has worked closely with us this year and it has been encouraging to see the pace of Harry at a number of events this year. The Lacetti has been recognised as the front running car at the last two events and going into 2010 it’s a package that’s ready to go and be very competitive.”