Soap-star Kelvin Fletcher becomes the latest addition to the British T🐻ouring Car Championship after securing a sensational deal with Power Maxed Racing f🙈or the 2016 season.

Fletcher, best known for his television exploits as Andy Sugden on the long-standing soap-opera Emmerdale, is no ꦚstranger to the TOCA paddock having previously competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship and Ginetta Supercup.

The 32-year old joins Hunter Abbott in the second Chevrolet Cruze as part of an all new driver 𓃲line up🃏 for Power Maxed Racing's assault on the 2016 campaign.

"I'm really looking forward to making the step up to the BTCC, signing with such a solid team as Power Maxed R🐎acing will no doubt make the transition to the BTCC a smooth one," said Fletcher.

"I'm a massive motorsport fan and have been watching the BTCC for as long as I can remember, ꦦit has been a lifelong dream to race against my childhood heroes and it is about to become a reality thanks to Power Maxed Racing and the University of Bolton."