Jason Plato qualified 18th at the second meeting for his new Team BMR Subaru Levorg at Donington Park, but says he’s unconcerned about his grid position as the goal for the weekend is simply to continue developing the car. Plato will start the opening race tomorrow as the last of the four Levorgs on the … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s Ash Sutton said a perfectly-timed switch to slick tyres was the key to securing a dramatic pole position in only his second British Touring Car Championship meeting at Donington Park. The reigning Renault Clio Cup champion enjoyed an impressive debut at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago and continued that in some style today, … More »
Sam Tordoff was pleased with the way the West Surrey Racing team have been working throughout the morning, but played down his chances in qualifying based on past results around Donington Park. The 28 year old set the second fastest time in FP2, behind the session-topping Josh Cook, but was quick to stress the difficulty … More »
Tom Ingram is hopeful that the Speedworks Motorsport outfit can pull out a repeat performance of its opening round success after a promising morning of testing at Donington Park. The round one winner was third in FP2 around the Leicestershire circuit, 0.248 seconds behind Triple Eight’s Josh Cook and West Surrey Racing’s Sam Tordoff, but … More »
The Halfords Yuasa Racing team is to revert to a two-car outfit with immediate effect after announcing that Andy Neate is to leave after just one round of the 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season. Neate joined the team for his return to the series this year but failed to score during the … More »
After an action-packed season opener at Brands Hatch earlier this month, the drama looks set to continue this weekend when the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship heads for Donington Park for the second meeting of the year. Three different drivers shared the wins last time out in Kent and there is every chance that … More »
Team BMR team principal and driver Warren Scott was delighted with Team BMR’s performance in the opening three rounds of the 2016 BTCC season, especially when three of the four Subaru Levorg’s hadn’t turned a wheel when they arrived at the circuit. With just 87 days between the start of the build process and the … More »
Dan Welch was happy with his double points-scoring performance at Brands Hatch, hailing it a “miracle” that the car even made it out on track in the first place. Welch Motorsport had a tough two years while running their own engine, but now the team have switched to the Swindon-built TOCA spec-engine they enjoyed a … More »
Matt Simpson was on cloud nine after scoring the first point of his BTCC career at his debut event, taking 15th in the final race at Brands Hatch. The Speedworks Motorsport struggled in qualifying, only managing 24th on the grid, but progressed through the weekend, finish 17th and 18th in the first two races, before … More »
James Cole expressed his excitement for the Subaru Levorg project after a promising opening race weekend at Brands Hatch saw the team come on leaps and bounds across the six session of on-track activities. The Team BMR driver had his first drive of the new Levorg on Friday evening in a 15 minute session open … More »