Plato Gets Chopper For 2011

BTCC champ looks to defend his 2010 title with the help of rotor blades (but not in the races)

If there's one thing you need to help defend your BTCC title, it's a helicopter. Fortunately that's exactly what touring car legend and friend of PH (see picture for proof) Jason Plato has been given for the 2011 season,

Plato has joined forces with aircraft management, charter and sales specialists, Global Flight Solutions, based in Biggin Hill, who will fly Jason to all UK race venues for the BTCC season this year (in return for the GFS logo as a permanent fixture on both Jason's crash helmet and race overalls, naturally!). It must help that Plato and the CEO of GFS are old friends from being race instructors at Silverstone together. Must be nice having a friend that runs a helicopter company...

"After a successful weekend racing, all I want to do is get home quickly to see my 3 girls, actually the same applies if the weekend has not been too good either! There is no better way to travel than by helicopter and I'm proud to be associated with GFS. 2011 is going to be a great year" says Jason.

Plato is set to defend his crown using the same Silverline Chevrolet Cruze with which he won last year's title, saying: "I am very excited and confident as the car I am driving is a development of the car that won the 2010 World Touring Car Championship with RML, we are in for a fantastic season".

We look forward to seeing the Chopper-backed Chevy in action this weekend at Brands Hatch...