Robb Holland will substitute for Simon Belcher in the coming three British Touring Car Championship races at Handy Motorsport. “I am, of course, very excited to be back in the championship. I’ve been working hard to put something together since I found out Rotek Racing wouldn’t be returning,” said Holland. Holland will drive his first … More »
TouringCarTimes celebrates its 20th anniversary today, marking 20 years of the fastest touring car news online since 1995. Join us as we take a look back with drivers, series directors and the journalists behind the site on one of the oldest motorsport websites in the world. A snapshot of the 2015 touring car scene of … More »
Looking back on how I became a journalist and joined TouringCarTimes I can say nothing but “I’m lucky”! I know many of you readers would like to do what we do, although it’s not as easy as it may seem. If you really love motor sports, though, you forget the struggles, the fact that you … More »
My first recollection of touring car racing is rather vague. I was into the cars, not the names. I remember watching Ford Sierras, BMW M3s and Vauxhall Astras all battling out in a complicated two-class system. The racing was fun, and these were cars that people could buy… Well, to me, the road-going counterparts were … More »
In the pre-Alonso era, TV images from car racing were very scarce in Spain, and didn’t go beyond a bit of Formula 1 and world Rally. Following other categories was an act of faith, having to wait for your weekly printed magazine to read a short paragraph on selected competitions, which included the now long … More »
AmD Tuning endured a mixed Croft weekend, with Mike Bushell being forced to sit out the final race due to mechanical issues while Nicolas Hamilton hit his team targets on his debut BTCC weekend. Making its first appearance as a two-car team, AmD Tuning set Hamilton, the BTCC’s first disabled driver, the task of making … More »
Nicolas Hamilton says he can’t wait to get his BTCC career started at Croft this weekend, when he becomes the first disabled driver to compete in the series. The 23-year-old, who lives with the neurological condition Cerebral Palsy, will race the ex-Robb Holland Audi S3 for AmD Tuning as the Kent team expands to a two-car … More »
Triple Eight Racing will be aiming to continue to take podium results as the BTCC heads north for the halfway stage of the season at Croft. Andrew Jordan and Jack Goff have totalled five podiums between them in the two MG6s of Triple Eight Racing, with Jordan enjoying his strongest weekend of the year at … More »
Championship leader Jason Plato hailed a weekend of significant progress at Oulton Park, and says he now feels “at one” with his new Team BMR Volkswagen CC. Plato was the class of the field in Cheshire, topping both practice sessions and qualifying, before winning both the first two races and taking fifth in the finale. … More »
Andy Priaulx is happy with his current form on his return to the BTCC, but has admitted he needs to step up his Sunday performances to match those of his Saturday pace. The BMW driver has struggled with his race results, only taking second at Brands Hatch and one other top five result coming in … More »