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 »
Jason Plato says he feels confident that Team BMR will see an upturn in fortunes when the BTCC heads to Oulton Park this weekend for the fourth round of the year. The double champion has endured a wretched season to date in 2017 at the wheel of his Subaru Levorg, having scored just one points … More »
Rob Austin says he hopes Thruxton will be the weekend where he is able to string together three strong results together as the BTCC heads for the quickest circuit on the schedule. The Handy Motorsport driver has shown strong pace at both Brands Hatch and Donington Park, taking a podium finish at the latter three … More »
Andrew Jordan says he is keen to challenge for a return to the podium positions when the BTCC heads for Thruxton for the third meeting of the season. The BMW Pirtek Racing driver secured victory on his debut with the West Surrey Racing team at Brands Hatch, but then endured a more troubled weekend last … More »
Jeff Smith proved to be the man to beat as a number of BTCC teams took up the opportunity to test at Thruxton ahead of the third round of the season. Ongoing improvement works at the Hampshire circuit meant that the traditional pre-season test usually attended by much of the field didn’t take place earlier … More »
Ash Sutton admitted that his Donington Park weekend had been a ‘rollercoaster of emotions’ after he fought back from his exclusion from qualifying to snare two podium finishes at Donington Park. After a disastrous start to the season for Team BMR at Brands Hatch, it looked like Sutton would give the Subaru team reason to … More »
Mat Jackson has hit out at driving standards in the BTCC after being caught up in a series of incidents over the course of the weekend at Donington Park. The Motorbase driver went into the weekend seeking to rebound from a tough season opener at Brands Hatch but would be forced to retire from both … More »