Matt Neal says MG's return with Jason Plato is a huge boost for British Touring Cars
| By Kevin Turner |
Friday, January 27th 2012, 17:49 GMT |
 Reigning British Touring Car champion Matt Neal has welcomed the competition MG's return will bring to the series.
Neal took his third BTCC title last year with Honda Racing, which is currently building its first NGTC-specification Civics.
He praised rival Jason Plato, MG and Triple Eight for the programme, which was announced earlier this week. "It's brilliant to see another manufacturer coming into the BTCC," said Neal. "Good on them and well done to Jason for helping pull that deal together.
"Some people moan and groan about him but he's one of the people who gets out there and does it.
"How they'll get on, I don't know. They've said they're going for wins from the off. It all depends how quickly they hit the sweet spot with the car."
Neal believes he is in a similar position, though his Team Dynamics car build is more advanced than Triple Eight's.
"We're both running to the NGTC regulations for the first time," he added. "I'm just focusing on what we're doing so we're as competitive as we can be at the first round.
"Dynamics have always turned out fantastic cars but this time they've surpassed themselves. It's a work of art."
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