Rob Collard admitted that West Surrey Racing’s early performance had exceeded his expectation after the revised BMW 125i M Sport showed strong pace during practice for the BTCC opener at Brands Hatch. The two free practice session marked the first time that all three BMWs had run the team’s new 2017-spec engine, with the cars … More »
One thing you could never accuse Power Maxed Racing of is lacking ambition. In only its third year in the British Touring Car Championship, the Warwickshire-based team has become a constructor for the first time and has secured the return of Vauxhall as a manufacturer entry after a seven year absence. The road from privateer squad … More »
Team Dynamics head to next week’s opening weekend of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch with strong expectations, following an extensive pre-season test programme with the Civic Type-R. Current champion Gordon Shedden will be chasing his fourth title with the team, as will team-mate Matt Neal. Dynamics have been testing at the Castellolí … More »
Team BMW, run by West Surrey Racing for the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season, had a successful test day at Donington Park despite not topping the time sheets, which was largely dominated by the Swindon-engined teams. Rob Collard emerged as the fastest of the three BMW 125i M Sports on Thursday in 12th, just … More »
Tom Chilton heads into 2017 as the first driver to be able to compete in both the British and World Touring Car Championships at the same time, thanks to no clashes in either series calendars, but the 32-year-old expects to narrow his focus to just one from next year. Chilton will drive for both Sébastien … More »
Speedworks Motorsport’s Tom Ingram declared himself happy with his day’s work at Donington Park, ending the day fastest of all when finding a good balance on the car was his main objective. The 23-year-old’s best time of 1.09.995 was only around half a second slower than Jason Plato’s qualifying record from 2014, despite an outright laptime not … More »
Team BMR has confirmed that Josh Price will make the step up to the BTCC for 2017 in a deal that completes the grid for the season ahead. The teenager will join Jason Plato, Ash Sutton and James Cole in the four-car Subaru line-up after putting pen to paper on an agreement that will see … More »
Speedworks Motorsport has revealed that it will run a facelifted version of the Toyota Avensis for the 2017 BTCC season. The new car is one of those currently testing overseas, with Speedworks having elected to head to Portugal in search of more favourable conditions in which to continue with preperations for the new season. Work … More »
Aron Taylor-Smith says he feels the 2017 British Touring Car Championship offers him the best chance of success after confirmation that he will join Triple Eight for the year ahead. The 27-year-old will rejoin the team that gave him his debut in the series back in 2011 as part of a revised MG line-up alongside … More »
Jake Hill says he is keen to challenge for podium finishes after confirming that he will return to the BTCC for a second full season in 2017 with Team HARD. Hill had been linked with a number of teams during the off-season, but has now put together a deal that will see him stay with … More »