Nash sticking with Triple 8
James Nash will remain with Triple 8 Engineering for this year's British Touring Car Championship
Nash, 25, will again drive one of the multiple championship-winning team's Vauxhall Vectras, which have been converted to run the TOCA turbocharged engine.
"I've never stayed with a team for a second season in all the years I've been racing," Nash told AUTOSPORT. "But Triple 8 is such a strong team, it was a no-brainer.
"The switch to the turbo engine will really benefit us. We were down on straightline speed compared to the Eurotech and Pinkney Vectras last year, but I've been told the turbo engine is worth about 15bhp on the S2000, which is very encouraging.
"I'm aiming for consistent top six finishes in the races and top six in the championship, and of course I'd like to win one."
Nash joined Triple 8 in time for the second round of last year's championship, and took a podium finish at Oulton Park on his way to 12th in the points.
Triple 8 chairman Ian Harrison confirmed to AUTOSPORT that the squad would run two Vectras this year and that he was close to signing a team-mate for Nash.
"James is a really talented driver and I think we only scratched the surface with him last year," Harrison said. "I'm delighted he's chosen to stay with us."
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