MG ZS EX259 Car no 20 Warren Hughes Position 4th (sprint) & 1st (feature)

MG ZS EX259 Car no 2 Anthony Reid Position 8th (sprint) & 8th (feature)

MG Sport & Racing ruffled a few feathers today when Warren Hughes secured pole position for the final feature race of the season. This marks a real achievement given MG's late entry into the series but shows the real potential in the car.

Warren Hughes, driver of MG ZS EX259, car 20. "To be honest we thought we'd be good here but I didn't imagine P1. We have worked really well and the MG chassis is obviously very good to work with and WSR have done a superb job to get the most out of it. To be up there, that's what we needed to do, extract everything from the chassis and I'm absolutely delighted. I'm very satisfied it was a very clean lap with no mistakes. I have to give credit to the team who have really worked hard to understand the car and get the most out of it."

Anthony Reid, driver of MG ZS EX259, car 2. "Stunning job by Warren. My car felt good and I'm surprised that relatively I'm not faster. The car felt a lot better than it did in practise. We'll now sit down and compare data between the cars." Dick Bennetts, managing director, WSR (West Surrey Racing). "I'm lost for words. I am incredibly pleased for Warren and the whole team. We were hoping to be up there but didn't expect a pole."

Frank Dernie, chief engineer, Lola Cars International. "Absolutely fabulous for the last race of the season with a pole position for Warren. We are to say the least, exceedingly pleased. We'll look now to improve the set-up on Anthony's car before the race."

Rob Oldaker, managing director, MG Sport & Racing Limited. "Wow - what an achievement. We set ourselves the target of a podium finish by the end of this season and what Warren has done today proves this is a realistic possibility. It is testimony to the efforts of the whole team and puts us firmly on the map - MG's back !!"