Honda factory squad Team Dynamics have declared they could be forced to make the switch to rear-wheel drive in 2017 to keep up with the fast-developing Subaru Levorg of Team BMR, which three-time champion Matt Neal describes as the “Frankenstein” of the current technical regulations. Honda had a nightmare weekend at Croft, with just one … More »
The British Touring Car Championship has revealed details of the calendar for the 2017 season, with the order unchanged from previous years, with the season starting and ending in Brands Hatch and visiting Donington Park, Thruxton, Oulton Park, Croft, Snetterton, Knockhill, Rockingham and Silverstone in that order. The championship organisers say consistency is key for … More »
Team BKR Nico Ferrari admitted he was unsure what to expect from qualifying for the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship despite Aron Smith emerging as one of the pacesetters during free practice at Oulton Park. Smith was second quickest in the opening 40 minute session behind the Toyota of Tom … More »
Jason Plato was pleased with the progress the Team BMR crew had made with the new Subaru Levorg at Oulton Park, but also made it clear that there is a lot of work still to be done. The two-time BTCC champion showed front-running pace for the first time in 2016 with the development programme of … More »
Oulton Park is a place close to my heart and this isn’t just because I used to live 15 minutes down the road. Nor is it that it was my very first win in a race back in 2002. (You never knew that did you as ITV never ever show me crying there in the … More »
BKR team boss Nico Ferrari insists his first year outfit will fight back from the ‘reality check’ of Thruxton when the British Touring Car Championship heads for Oulton Park for the fourth round of the season next month. Having secured podium finishes at both Brands Hatch and Donington Park, the VW team came down to … More »
It was a weekend to forget at Thruxton for Aron Smith, who failed to take a single point away from the three races around the fastest circuit on the calendar. Smith had enjoyed a successful start to the season, visiting the podium at both Brands Hatch and Donington Park, but suffered a terrible run of … More »
Dunlop has announced a change to the tyre options available to teams in the BTCC for the events at Croft and Rockingham later this season. In a change to the norm, teams will be forced to use the ‘Hard’ compound tyre only previously used at Thruxton in one of the three races, with the ‘Medium’ … More »
Six different winners from six different BTCC races – that sums up the BTCC really doesn’t it? I even think we could see eight different winners from nine races by the time Sunday evening is upon us. Why? Well read on and see… For a start, the revitalised Aron Smith – in the stunning new … More »
A week has now passed since the BTCC headed to Donington Park for the second meeting of the season, so it seemed like a good time to reflect on the main statistics that came out of the weekend. The spreadsheets revealed some interesting information from both qualifying and race day, as can be seen below… … More »