The BTCC grid will drop to 31 cars from this weekend at Snetterton after Team BMR announced that Josh Price will not continue in the series. Price joined the Subaru team at the start of the 2017 season having originally planned to race for BMR in the Renault Clio Cup but endured a difficult campaign … More »
Sam Tordoff will run a special eye-catching livery on his Motorbase-run Team GardX Racing Ford Focus RS this weekend when the BTCC season resumes at Snetterton with the Diamond Double meeting. Tordoff’s one-off livery will see his Focus running with distinctive bright pink bodywork and contrasting black branding that is sure to stand out on … More »
As the inaugural TCR UK season reaches its halfway point, series promoter Jonathan Ashman remains confident for the future growth of the series. Speaking to TouringCarTimes during the fourth meeting of the series at Castle Combe, Ashman said that TCR UK is “about where we expected to be,” for a first season. Just 11 cars … More »
Philipp Eng completed a strong race yesterday at Zandvoort to be the best placed BMW driver, also being the ‘best of the rest’ on the grid after Mercedes’ Gary Paffett’s blistering pole position. The initial stages of the race, however, were difficult for the Austrian, who quickly lost ground against the Briton: “Gary just took … More »
While Dan Lloyd continued to dominate the front of the TCR UK field at Castle Combe, his WestCoast Racing team-mates, Swedish brother-and-sister duo Andreas and Jessica Bäckman, experienced contrasting fortunes. Andreas was delighted with his podium place with third in race one, and even happier when he thought he had repeated the feat in race … More »
Carl Swift admitted he was delighted to score his maiden podium finish after his best weekend to date in the TCR UK Championship at Castle Combe. Swift went into the weekend keen to build on a solid showing at Brands Hatch and qualified seventh on the grid for the opening race at the wheel of … More »
BMW Motorsport driver Augusto Farfus was upbeat after driving a strong race on Sunday to finish in fifth position, his best result so far this season. The Brazilian qualified in eighth place on the grid. “We made a mistake in qualifying, as I think we had the pace to be alongside Philipp (Eng, second on … More »
René Rast maximised a risky strategy to stay ahead of his competitors and take his and Audi Sport’s first win of the season, undercutting Mercedes’ Gary Paffett for the lead. Paffett maintained first position at the start ahead of BMW’s Philipp Eng. Rast was slow off the line, but kept Pascal Wehrlein’s outside at Turn … More »
Mercedes AMG is believed to be preparing their wild card entry for the 2018 season, a seventh non-scoring car, for the next round of the season at Brands Hatch. Asked about whether a British racing driver is on the cards, Mercedes AMG DTM boss said to TouringCarTimes: “Lewis Hamilton would definitely not be an option, … More »
Dan Lloyd saw his astonishing run of success in the TCR UK Championship come to an end after Ollie Taylor secured pole position for the fourth round of the season at Castle Combe. Having topped both the warm-up and free practice sessions, WestCoast Racing ace Lloyd looked to be in a class of his own … More »