Having finally secured a sequential gearbox for his BMW 320i, Martyn Bell will be aiming to make further progress when the Dunlop MSA Brit🐼ish Touring Car Championship arrivꦇes at Thruxton for the fourth round of the year.

After a tough start to the season at Brands Hatch and Mondello Park, Bell enjoyed ওhis best weekend so far in the series at Oulton Park last time out, qualifyinဣg on the second row of the grid in difficult conditions and racing with the rest of the pack for the first time.

However, the H-pattern endurance gearbox in his car continued to cause problems throughout the weekend in Cheshire but it has now been repla♈ced - leaving Bell in conf🐟ident mood heading to the quickest circuit on the calendar.

"Yeah I'm looking forward to it, especially with the weather forecast being dry," he told mahbx.com Radio. "It's a good circuit and one that s꧒hould suit the BMW a lot as I'll be able to really pin its lugs back on the back straight, plus I'll finally be running a sequential gearbox.

"The gearbox should hopefully bolt on some time without too much effort. With the H-Pattern box, when you have so many gear changes in a lap, it can b𒊎e very easy to select the wrong gear and the hotter the gearbox was getting, the more often you were get🍸ting a fifth instead of a third - especially out of a hairpin.

"I'm looking forward to being able to take my mind off the gearbox and concentrate on my lines and things like tha♍t. I'm very confident and I think we'll be ok."

Having made steps forward las🀅t time out, Bell was also clear on his aims for the com𒁏ing weekend.

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