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Reigning British GT champion Michael Caine will give Motorbase's third NGTC Ford Focus its British Touring Car debut at Croft this weekend.

Caine appeared in two BTCC rounds in 2011, driving a Motorbase-run S2000 Focus, before winning the British GT title with the squad last year, sharing a Porsche with Daniele Perfetti.

Another GT campaign and budget issues have kept Caine from a full BTCC season this year, but the 42-year-old tested the new NGTC machine at Snetterton last month.

A deal with Autoglym means he will now race the car alongside Motorbase's regular drivers Mat Jackson and Aaron Smith at Croft.

"We didn't do a great deal with it in the test, but it'll be very interesting," Caine told AUTOSPORT.

"The cars haven't been doing that great so far, but hopefully we're making progress. I'm going to try and support the team and get the best finishes I can.

"I thoroughly enjoyed the BTCC the last time I did it and the NGTC should be good."

Caine, who scored his first British GT win of the season at Snetterton last weekend, has not ruled out further appearances.

"I'd love to do more, but it's down to money and sponsors," he added. "I'd like to make it more than a one-off, but we've got to concentrate on British GT."

Motorbase team principal David Bartrum said: "It's great to get the opportunity to race the third Motorbase NGTC.

"We're really looking forward to seeing what Michael can do in the Focus, especially coming off the back of such a great weekend with our first GT race win."

