Dick Bennetts’ West Surrey Racing outfit will be hoping the opening round of the 2016 BTCC season will mirror that of its 2015 challenge, which saw the team secure pole position and victory in the first race of the year. Twelve months ago Andy Priaulx put the IHG Rewards Club backed car on pole position … More »
There is now less than a week until the field descends on Brands Hatch for the opening rounds of the 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; a weekend where the talking will stop and we’ll get the first indication of who will be the teams to beat this season. Of course, we’ve already had … More »
All set to enter his fifth year in the British Touring Car Championship, Adam Morgan is a race winner, established front-runner and challenger for the Independents crown. But a new challenge in a different paddock is coming his way too, with Ciceley Racing expanding into the Renault Clio Cup. Morgan is responsible for the day-to-day running of the … More »
Anyone trackside at a BTCC event in 2016 will notice a considerable noise difference between the majority of the grid and the three Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type-Rs, thanks to the introduction of a new power unit for the Honda works team. Once again working with Neil Brown, the new engine produces a much deeper … More »
Andrew Jordan said he was unconcerned with not troubling the upper reaches of the timesheets in the media day test at Donington Park, as he concluded his pre-season preparations with new team Motorbase Performance. The 2013 champion set the 17th best time of the day in the four-hour session on Tuesday afternoon, completing 43 laps … More »
The British Touring Car Championship teams and drivers took to the track at Donington Park this afternoon for the final official test before the start of the season at Brands Hatch. Team Dynamics’ Matt Neal finished the session fastest in his Honda Civic Type-R, with Ashley Sutton second for Triple Eight Racing MG and Rob … More »
Team Dynamics’ Matt Neal posted the fastest time in the dying moments of the four-hour test session at Donington Park as part of the BTCC’s launch event, and with Triple Eight’s new signing Ashley Sutton close behind as well as the Toyotas of Rob Austin and Tom Ingram, the three-time champion is projecting a close … More »
Team BMR say they’re on target to shake down their new Subaru Levorg by the end of this week and could still have time to test it before the season opener at Brands Hatch. The first of the striking factory-backed Levorgs was unveiled at the Donington Park media day this morning, but the car isn’t taking part … More »
It’s hard to believe that five seasons have now passed since the BTCC first introduced NGTC to the touring car world, with the regulations having played a major role in the revitalisation of one of the most popular national series’ in the world.
The B-TEC Development Series has been postponed until 2017 following a review of the organisers. “Naturally we are disappointed to have to postpone like this, but that is all it is, a postponement,” said Ian Harrison, Director of the B-TEC Development Series. ”We want to ensure that we have the strongest possible grid when we … More »