Stewart Whyte’s last lap time was all part of the plan for the Scottish driver, who will start the first race of the weekend from pole position. Whyte spent the majority of the session around fifth, but put in a time much faster than his previous efforts just as the chequered flag dropped, a time … More »
Motorbase Performance completed a test at Brands Hatch last week with the new Ecoboost engine in preparation of their planned BTCC return at Snetterton in August. The team had two Ford Focus ST race cars present at the test with drivers Mat Jackson and James Cole behind the wheel. The team announced their withdrawal from … More »
David Bartrum says work to ensure Motorbase Performance will return to the BTCC grid at Snetterton is continuing at pace, ahead of a return to testing this week. Mat Jackson and James Cole will take part in a full test day at Brands Hatch on Friday, the first time the team’s Focus STs have run … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan turned in a commanding performance to win a safety-car affected final race at Thruxton, and secure his first BTCC win on the road. Morgan made a great start from pole position to gradually build a gap over Triple Eight Racing’s Andrew Jordan and West Surrey Racing’s Sam Tordoff, before the race … More »
Andy Priaulx will be aiming to return to the sharp end of the BTCC field at Thruxton after a less than perfect weekend at Donington saw only one top ten finish. The West Surrey Racing driver took a trio of top ten results in the opening rounds of the season at Brands Hatch, before struggling … More »
Both Welch Motorsport Proton Gen-2s are running new engines at Thruxton this weekend as the team targets reliability and race finishes. Dan Welch enjoyed his first serious running of the season in first practice this morning, winding up a respectable 23rd and less than three seconds off the ultimate pace. It follows a troubling Donington … More »
A raft of overnight setup changes for Stewart Whyte helped him make his way to the top step of the podium for the first time in 2015. The Honda Accord driver had been the best of the rest in the first race as Patrick Watts cruised to victory, but the former BTCC driver was put … More »
James Dodd will switch from his usual Honda Accord to a Nissan Primera following a mechanical issue during the first race at the Donington Park Historic Festival. The reigning champion’s first race ended early with a clutch issue in the ex-James Thompson Honda Accord, a problem that will mean the Honda will not be seen … More »
As the HSCC Super Touring Car Challenge prepares to take on Donington Park for the first time, TouringCarTimes caught up with 1989 and 1995 British Touring Car Champion John Cleland to discuss ‘that’ race at Donington in 1998, which saw the Scot battle his way to the top step after what many hail as one … More »
Paul Smith will contest the 2015 Super Touring Car season with an ex-Christian Abt Audi A4 Quattro. Smith, who has previously contested in a Ford Escort RS500 and a BMW, has sold his 1995 ex-Hans Stuck STW Audi A4 and has restored his Audi A4 Quattro to the livery it wore during the 1997 Tourist … More »