Matt Neal says he feels Honda could have an edge this weekend at Brands Hatch in the fight to secure the 2016 BTCC title. The three-time champion heads into the weekend sitting third in the standings behind Sam Tordoff and his Honda team-mate Gordon Shedden, with 18 points covering the leading trio with three races … More »
The clock is now well and truly counting down to Finals Day, when one of eight drivers will secure the 2016 BTCC title at Brands Hatch. It promises to be a fascinating weekend of action as the final three races of the year take place but before then, here’s a quick look at what the … More »
Jake Hill say is hopeful of ending his first full season in the BTCC on a high on the back of a strong performance in the penultimate meeting of the year at Silverstone. The Team HARD driver was one of the star performers in last weekend’s ninth round of the year, picking up a solid … More »
Team BMR boss Warren Scott says he is proud of the fact that two of his drivers will go into the BTCC season finale in mathematical contention for the championship title in the first year for the Subaru programme. Despite the well-documented issues that affected the all-new Levorg in the opening rounds of the campaign, … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan bemoaned a persistent engine issue which plagued him on race day at Silverstone, culminating in the 27-year-old overdriving in Race 3 and picking up a drive-through for consistently breaching track limits. Morgan, who finished second in Race 2 to Motorbase Performance’s Andrew Jordan, and finished fourth in Race 1, finished outside … More »
Triple Eight Racing have now confirmed they plan to appeal their exclusion from the results of Race 1 at Silverstone yesterday, explaining they never sought to gain an unfair advantage. The team’s two MG 6 GTs were found to have illegal rear-wings following the race, with TOCA’s scrutineering team deeming both of the cars’ wings … More »
Team BMR’s Colin Turkington likened his charge from the back of the grid at Silverstone to the story of his BTCC season, after keeping himself in mathematical contention for a third championship title. Turkington will head into finals weekend 37 points adrift of West Surrey Racing’s Sam Tordoff, after recovering from his grid penalty to finish eighth in the … More »
Reigning champion Gordon Shedden leaves Silverstone second in the standings after a fightback on race day to win the third race, after a puncture in Race 1 looked set to derail his title charge. The Honda driver says the pressure is now all on West Surrey Racing’s Sam Tordoff to defend against the Team Dynamics-run … More »
Sam Tordoff will take an eleven point lead into the final rounds of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch having extended his advantage during the penultimate meeting of the year at Silverstone. The WSR driver went into the weekend five points clear of Matt Neal in the race for the crown but bounced back from … More »
Honda’s Gordon Shedden bounced back from a puncture at the start of the day to win the final race of the day at Silverstone, with the reigning champion heading to Brands Hatch second in the standings behind West Surrey Racing’s Sam Tordoff. Shedden started from pole position in the Halfords-backed Civic Type R, and was … More »