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 »
Tom Chilton returns to the familiar surroundings of the British Touring Car Championship this weekend after five seasons away, and says he’s already enjoying being back in a paddock he first joined as a 16-year-old in 2002. Chilton signed with the Power Maxed Racing squad over the winter to drive their newly built Vauxhall Astra in … More »
Matt Simpson was left delighted with his result in qualifying at Brands Hatch after securing the best grid slot of his BTCC career. On his first weekend running with Team Dynamics, the former Intermarque champion survived the mixed weather conditions that affected qualifying to break into the top ten for the first time – lapping … More »
Dave Newsham has vowed to “get stuck in” on race day after an early incident put him out of qualifying at Brands Hatch. Newsham and the BTC Norlin team went into the opening qualifying session of the new BTCC season expected to push towards the top ten, but would ultimately come away disappointed. Whilst team-mate … More »
Senna Proctor admitted to mixed emotions after his first BTCC qualifying session saw him secure top rookie honours – despite it ending early in a Brands Hatch gravel trap. The Power Maxed Racing driver had been in impressive form during practice, lapping quicker than more experienced team-mate Tom Chilton and putting his Vauxhall Astra into … More »
Gordon Shedden said he felt qualifying at Brands Hatch had been a case of ‘damage limitation’ after securing third on the grid for the BTCC season opener. The defending champion was on the pace in both free practice sessions at the wheel of his Team Dynamics-run Honda Civic and then came close to a front-row … More »
An under the weather Tom Ingram declared himself “over the moon” with second place in qualifying at Brands Hatch, after demonstrating front-running pace throughout the first day of the season. The Speedworks Motorsport man topped both practice sessions in his Toyota Avensis, before coming out on the right side of an unpredictable qualifying session to complete the … More »