Phil Bennetts number

[Sherman]

Why is Phil Bennett in car number 20, when he should be in 4 seeing as that was where he finished in last years championship?

[touringlegend]

From the Team PSP press release when they launched the car:

The two Team PSP cars are numbered 15 & 20 following a request from David Wong: “Team Petronas has used these numbers since 1996. Notably Car 15 was first used by Gianfranco Brancatelli in 1995 in the beginning of our Super Touring era with the Toyota Carina and Ford Mondeo and notched up many wins. Car 20 was first used by Sir Albert Poon in 1996 again with the Mondeo and had been the late Hairol Azmi Buntat's racing number, his favourite, from his first race in 1997 onwards. Racing in the BTCC carrying numbers 15 and 20 brings back memories of our humble beginnings as well the sadness that Hairol is not with us any more or he would be driving car number 20 in BTCC as well.”

[Sherman]

Thanks, i was thinking of reasons why he would be 20, but that certainly wasnt one of them.

[whitlock]

I thought it was because 15 & 20 were lucky numbers in Malaysia

[BootsOntheSide]

Can anyone fill me in as to who Hairol Azmi Buntat was? Excuse my ignorance but its a new name to me.