The Alfa Romeo name will return to the BTCC grid for the 2018 season after Handy Motorsport revealed plans to run a new Giulietta next year. The car, which is being entered with the blessing of Alfa Romeo and with support from the UK dealer network, will replace the Toyota Avensis that has been used … More »
Ten drivers on the grid have now used up at least three of their permitted uses of the Dunlop SportMaxx option tyre for each race, heading into this weekend’s race at Rockingham, where the option tyre is now the hard compound. Throughout the course of the season, drivers are required to nominate which race of … More »
BMR team boss Warren Scott admits that his drivers miscalculated the position of the timing line during the opening race of the BTCC meeting at Knockhill after Ash Sutton missed out on a bonus point for leading a lap. Team-mate Jason Plato had led the race from the start having snared pole position before moving … More »
Jeff Smith admits that he has been left frustrated by the nature of the injuries he sustained in the multi-car accident at Croft prior to the BTCC’s summer break. Like rival Luke Davenport, the Eurotech Racing boss was left with multiple serious injuries following the accident and spent a lengthy spell in hospital before being … More »
The Motorbase team is readying to begin the off-track race to ensure it has three cars out for the next round of the BTCC season at Knockhill. Following Luke Davenport’s accident at Croft, the team has been forced into building up a brand new car to ensure it fulfills its TBL commitments through the remainder … More »
The BTCC season bursts back into life this weekend, with the sixth round of the year at Snetterton kick-starting the run-in to Finals Day at Brands Hatch and the crowning of the 2017 champion. Honda’s Gordon Shedden leads the way at the half-way stage of the campaign after a solid opening half of the year … More »
Jason Plato admits he is frustrated with the way in which his 2017 BTCC campaign has panned out having conceded that his championship bid is already over at the half-way stage of the season. Although the double champion secured his first podium finish of the campaign in the final race at Croft after a long … More »
Jason Plato is to test Ash Sutton’s race winning Subaru Levorg next week in an attempt to get to the bottom of the ongoing issues with his own Team BMR-run car. Although a boost increase handed out by TOCA as part of an evaluation of the Mountune-developed engines on the grid saw Plato move forwards … More »
Despite the fact that the 2017 season hasn’t even reached the half-way stage, series organisers TOCA has confirmed the calendar for the 2018 BTCC season. As has been the case for a number of years, the same nine circuits will host meetings during the BTCC’s 60th anniversary season although there will be a slight tweak … More »
Dan Lloyd says he is hopeful of challenging for points finishes at Oulton Park to get his BTCC campaign back on track. The MG driver has endured a challenging start to the 2017 season and heads into the fourth meeting of the campaign having failed to finish four of the last six races. In fact, … More »