Handy Motorsport are working on plans to expand to a two-car entry for the 2016 BTCC season and plan to field a “proven front-running driver” in a newly built Toyota Avensis, the team have announced. Team principal Simon Belcher says the Swindon-based squad is in extended talks with a number of drivers and has already started building a … More »
The 1991 British Grand Prix may not seem like an event that would be highly significant to the British Touring Car Championship, but it would later prove to be the first time a crowd would witness a future BTCC legend compete in Britain’s premier tin-top series. It was in the BTCC support race that the … More »
Sam Tordoff is confident the BMW 125i can be a championship winner once again in 2016 with some winter development, after being mathematically ruled out of the 2015 title at Silverstone. Tordoff has been the most successful West Surrey Racing driver of the 2015 season, currently sitting in sixth place after the ninth meeting of … More »
A trio of strong results left Colin Turkington just 32 points off the top of the Drivers’ standings going in to the Brands Hatch finale, although the reigning champion admits it won’t be easy. Turkington took fifth and eighth in the opening two races while team-mate Jason Plato struggled with a puncture in the opening … More »
Former BTCC champion Andrew Jordan is going to replace Mattias Ekström at team EKS for the FIA World Rallycross Championship rounds in Italy. “Getting the opportunity to drive in such a great team, with these amazing partners on board is something I’m really proud of and hopefully I can do them all justice,” said Jordan. … More »
Jason Plato has conceded his rivals at Honda Yuasa Racing will need to have “shit luck” on finals weekend at Brands Hatch if he is to secure a third BTCC crown, after Gordon Shedden left Silverstone with an increased lead in the standings. Team BMR’s Plato will go into Kent 23 points behind Shedden, after … More »
Gordon Shedden was pleased to leave Silverstone with an extended points lead at the top of the Drivers’ Championship, despite the 1.64-mile circuit traditionally being a difficult track for Honda Yuasa Racing. Shedden entered the weekend with a six point lead over Team BMR’s Jason Plato, but a trio of consistent results for the 2012 … More »
Team BMR’s Colin Turkington took a dominant victory in the final race at Silverstone, heading home the West Surrey Racing pair of Rob Collard and Sam Tordoff, ensuring five drivers head into the final weekend at Brands Hatch with a mathematical chance of the title. Turkington passed Collard at Brooklands on lap two before a … More »
Tony Gilham is treating his Silverstone return as a shakedown for 2016, following a major rebuild of his team’s Toyota Avensis. Following an extensive rebuild of the Avensis after a heavy crash at Rockingham, Gilham was drafted in at the last minute to pilot the car in order to avoid losing his team’s TBL. “I … More »
The defining moments in this year’s British Touring Car Championship battle are yet to happen, but one title is already beyond doubt. Josh Cook was crowned as the season’s best rookie in style at Rockingham, taking his maiden podium finish into the bargain. Barring a disastrous final two meetings and a host of unlikely disqualifications, … More »