Having gone close to securing the BTCC title this season, Sam Tordoff will take on a fresh challenge for 2017 after electing to leave the series for pastures new. It will mark the latest stage in what has been an impressive career to date for the 27-year-old, and TouringCarTimes sat down with his father John … More »
Matt Simpson will return to the BTCC for a second season in 2017 having agreed a deal to join Team Dynamics – the team behind the works Honda programme. Simpson’s partnership with the multiple championship winners will see him receive mentoring and guidance from title winning drivers Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal as he seeks … More »
Andrew Jordan has agreed a multi-year deal that will see him spearhead WSR’s assault on the British Touring Car Championship for the next two seasons. Jordan joins the BMW team on the back of a season that saw him secure the Independents’ title for a third time; securing two wins during the year at the … More »
On the back of a successful test at Snetterton last month, Will Burns has confirmed that he will make the move into the BTCC for the 2017 season having inked a deal with Team HARD. Burns, who finished as runner-up in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup last year, is the first driver to be confirmed with … More »
It’s hard to believe that a month has now passed since Gordon Shedden successfully defended his BTCC title on a dramatic final day of the season at Brands Hatch. With everything now officially decided after Triple Eight withdrew it’s appeal into the exclusion of Josh Cook at Silverstone, it seemed as good a time as … More »
Aiden Moffat says he is evaluating his options for the 2017 season after sampling Team BMR’s race-winning Subaru Levorg GT during testing at Donington Park. The Laser Tools Racing driver, who has just completed his third full-season in the BTCC, joined BMR team boss Warren Scott and regular driver James Cole for the test, which … More »
Colin Turkington has warned Team BMR’s rivals that the Subaru squad will come back even stronger in 2017 after going close to what would have been an astonishing third BTCC title at Brands Hatch. Despite a wretched start to the debut season for the Levorg GT, capped by a failure to even race at Thruxton … More »
Ash Sutton says he is keen to build on his Jack Sears Trophy success after wrapping up the title on BTCC Finals Day at Brands Hatch. Despite being the dominant driver amongst the rookies, with 18 victories from 30 races, a series of no-scores meant Sutton had to wait until the final race of the … More »
Series boss Alan Gow was full of praise for title rivals Gordon Shedden and Sam Tordoff following the dramatic conclusion to the BTCC title battle at Brands Hatch. WSR driver Tordoff went into the season finale with an eleven point lead in the title race over Honda rival Shedden, with a further six drivers still … More »
AmD Tuning say they are hoping to extend their partnership with Ollie Jackson into 2017, with team boss Shaun Hollamby also stating his ambition to run a second Audi S3 if he can secure another TOCA BTCC Licence (TBL). Both driver and team owner have said they would like to continue into 2017, following a … More »