Tom Chilton admitted he was delighted at taking his first win of the 2019 BTCC season after emerging on top of the final race of the weekend at Croft. The Motorbase driver had crossed the line first in race three at Brands Hatch before losing the win thanks to a post-race penalty, but headed to … More »
The BTCC will feature an all-new circuit for the first time in more than 15 years after the calendar for the 2020 season was officially confirmed. The new-look Silverstone International layout will host one of two rounds at the Northamptonshire circuit, marking the first time that the BTCC will have operated from the Wing complex … More »
Nick Halstead will join the TCR UK Touring Car Championship for three of the remaining four rounds, competing in a Fox Motorsport-prepared Honda Civic Type F FK2 TCR. The 47-year-old won the Am category in last year’s British Ginetta GT5 championship, and has been testing the Civic TCR in advance of confirming his entry in … More »
Jessica Bäckman secured her first podium in the TCR Europe series at Hockenheim, finishing third ahead of her Target Competition team-mate, and brother, Andreas, in the second race of the weekend. Bäckman started from the outside front row alongside Julien Briché at the start of the race and held position into Turn 1, before losing … More »
Dan Cammish admitted that ensuring he avoided a penalty for exceeding track limits had probably cost him a first pole of the BTCC season at Thruxton. The Team Dynamics driver bounced back from power steering failure mid-way through the session to secure a place on the front row of the grid, setting a best time … More »
Andrew Jordan says he feels confident of fighting for three strong results at Thruxton after qualifying third on the grid for the latest rounds of the BTCC season. The WSR driver headed into the weekend keen to fight back from the disappointment of Donington Park, where his accident in race one ruled him out of … More »
Sam Tordoff says he feels the Thruxton weekend will be “make or break” as he seeks to keep in touch in the fight for the 2019 BTCC title. Tordoff went into the new campaign hoping to challenge for top honours at the wheel of his Cobra Sport AmD-run Honda Civic Type R and was the … More »
Racer-turned-engineer Mike Bushell says he feels that Cobra Sport AmD’s Rory Butcher has shown himself to be a “strong force” with his performances during the opening two rounds of the BTCC season. The Scot heads to Thruxton this weekend sitting fifth in the championship standings, just six points down on leader Ash Sutton, and has … More »
Alex Rullo is going to drive one of Kelly Racing’s Opel Astra TCR in the 2019 TCR Australia series season. “It’s great to be continuing my relationship with Kelly Racing in the new TCR Australia Series driving the new Astra,” said Alex Rullo. “The cars are terrific. The cars just landed and I‘m looking forward … More »
Tom Ingram said his maiden win in the all-new Toyota Corolla in just the second weekend for the car at Donington Park was “the perfect story”. The Speedworks Motorsport man, who was backed by 4,500 guests from Toyota, made the most of reverse grid pole in the finale to take a comfortable lights-to-flag win ahead … More »