Reigning BTCC champion Gordon Shedden is expecting a huge challenge from up and down the pitlane for his title defence in 2016, as he bids to gets to grips with a much-changed Honda Civic Type-R. The double champion was present for two days of winter testing at Thruxton this week, with his car sporting a striking camouflage … More »
Handy Motorsport have put plans to expand to a two-car operation “on the back burner” for 2016 and will concentrate on running one Toyota Avensis for new driver Rob Austin, the team have announced. The Swindon-based outfit had secured an additional TOCA BTCC Licence [TBL] for 2016 and were in talks with drivers to fill the … More »
The 2016 BTCC season will not only see Gordon Shedden defend his title for the second time, but will also mark ten years since the start of one of the strongest partnerships in the paddock. The Scot has been at Team Dynamics, who have run the works Honda programme since 2010, for all but six … More »
Mountune Racing will be developing the 2.0 litre turbocharged boxer engines for Team BMR’s first year as a manufacturer entry in the British Touring Car Championship, with the Essex-based operation tasked with producing enough engines for the team to start the year with four Subaru Levorgs. Mountune already develop the Ford EcoBoost and Duratec BTCC … More »
Colin Turkington is looking forward to returning to rear-wheel-drive with the Team BMR Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer and believes the car will be at the sharp end from the first round of the season. Turkington will spearhead the new Subaru manufacturer outfit alongside Jason Plato, a project he believes will garner a sizeable following owing … More »
Rob Austin has signed to race for Simon Belcher’s Handy Motorsport team in the 2016 British Touring Car Championship, moving away from his family-run outfit for the first time. Fans’ favourite Austin, who has raced an Audi A4 for his own Rob Austin Racing squad since he joined the series in 2011, will drive a … More »
A new feeder series for the British Touring Car Championship is being launched by BTCC teams for 2016. According to a report on Autosport.com, the B-TEC Development Series will be run at six club-level national meetings. BTCC NGTC cars with GPRM control parts are eligible to enter, following the BTCC’s phased switch over to RML … More »
Tom Ingram has re-signed with Speedworks Motorsport for 2016 as the team sets its sights on the top step of the podium for the coming season. The 2015 campaign was seen as a breakthrough year for Ingram, with the highlight of the campaign being his second place at Rockingham following a race long duel with … More »
The 2015 BTCC season will be remembered for its drama-filled final day at Brands Hatch, which saw Honda Yuasa Racing’s Gordon Shedden carve his way through the field and take his second championship victory. However, the action in Kent on October 11th was an anomaly for 2015. As TouringCarTimes’ own Ian Gallagher said at the … More »
Here is the final part of TouringCarTimes’ staff’s rundown of the top 30 drivers of the 2015 season. Looking at the performances of the drivers this year, we’ll go through over three days who we think were the top touring car drivers this season across the major national and international V8 Supercars, BTCC, WTCC, DTM, … More »