▁Class , ▁and ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Club ▁Class ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁( in ▁which ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁class ). ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁t ough ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁in ▁which ▁Arthur ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁team ▁manager ▁role , ▁Martin ▁em ulated ▁Arthur ' s ▁success ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁Challenge ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Arthur ’ s ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁race ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁successful ▁with ▁some ▁expensive ▁repair ▁b ills ▁and ▁broken ▁b ones ▁being ▁his ▁reward . ▁ ▁However , ▁with ▁both ▁having ▁t asted ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁M IN I ▁Challenge , ▁the ▁team ▁began ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁other ▁race ▁series , ▁and ▁Martin , ▁being ▁a ▁( in ▁his ▁own ▁words ) ▁" let ' s ▁take ▁a ▁big ▁step " ▁person , ▁made ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁the ▁B T CC . ▁ ▁Know ing ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁big ▁le ap ▁would ▁require ▁time ▁to ▁prepare ▁for , ▁the ▁team ▁continued ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁M IN I ▁challenge ▁for ▁their ▁ 8 th ▁consecutive ▁season ▁whilst ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁B T CC ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁B T CC ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁For ster ▁Mot ors port ▁announced ▁their ▁intent ions ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship , ▁a ▁statement ▁they ▁re iter ated ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁website ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1