Read on for the second part of our weekend feature with AmD Tuning, at the first round of the 2017 BTCC at Brands Hatch… SATURDAY’S practice sessions are the first time that both Audis have been able to run in their full 2017 specification. It’s also the first time Whorton-Eales has run the new Swindon … More »
We’ve become used to seeing the British Touring Car Championship grow in the last decade, with bigger grids, bigger crowds and more interest from manufacturers a feature of most seasons. And while some of the biggest teams in the series have the manpower to back up the challenge of operating in the UK’s toughest motorsport … More »
Ford squad Motorbase head to Donington Park in high spirits, despite a ‘soft start’ to the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season at Brands Hatch, returning to the track where Mat Jackson scored the first of his five victories last season. Jackson is placed ninth in the drivers’ standings, with a best result of fifth … More »
Power Maxed Racing team boss Adam Weaver has warned there is still ‘lots more to come’ from the team’s new Vauxhall Astra despite the car scoring a podium finish on its BTCC debut. The team went into the season opener hoping to pick up some solid results with the new car, which showed strong potential … More »
Andrew Jordan enjoyed the perfect start to his career with West Surrey Racing with victory in the final race of the weekend at Brands Hatch. Jordan made the perfect start when the lights went out to jump from third on the grid into the lead and then set about pulling out a lead over poleman … More »
Handy Motorsport’s Rob Austin has issued an apology following his exclusion from the second race at Brands Hatch, admitting he didn’t see the yellow flags flying when he passed Andrew Jordan. Austin was disqualified for the combined offence of passing West Surrey Racing’s Jordan under yellow flags, and the contact made with the BMW. The … More »
A relieved Rob Collard said the full restart in the second race at Brands Hatch was a fundamental part of his eventual charge to a second place finish. The West Surrey Racing man was caught in an incident with Handy Motorsport’s Rob Austin heading into Druids on the opening lap, with the resultant contact pitching his … More »
Gordon Shedden secured his first win of the BTCC season with a hard fought victory in the second race of the weekend at Brands Hatch. As in the opening encounter earlier in the day, there was drama at the start after contact between Jason Plato and Matt Simpson resulted in Plato’s Subaru spearing into the … More »
Team Dynamics’ Gordon Shedden enjoyed a very solid start to his title defence in the opening round at Brands Hatch, coming home second despite an electrical issue with his dashboard in the closing stages. Shedden slotted in third behind Tom Ingram and polesitter Jeff Smith on the opening lap, before the safety car was deployed … More »
Speedworks Motorsport team boss Christian Dick hailed a “faultless” performance from his driver Tom Ingram in the opening race of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch, achieved despite the 23-year-old suffering with illness throughout the weekend. Ingram has almost completely lost his voice, leading to some interesting pit-to-car radio traffic, but he made the perfect start … More »