James Dodd is hoping that he can make the most of his father switching cars to his advantage and retain his Super Touring title. The 2014 champion will step back in to his ex-James Thompson 1999 Honda Accord for 2015, but instead of his father, and team-mate, Graeme lining up alongside him in a Nissan … More »
Triple Eight Racing will be hoping to build on its Brands Hatch performance at Donington Park as it prepares to celebrate 500 BTCC race starts. The team was formed during the off season between 1996 and 1997 by Derek Warwick, Roland Dane and Ian Harrison. In its near-twenty year career the team has enjoyed a … More »
The BTCC field arrives at Donington Park this weekend with more questions than answers about how 2015 is going to pan out, with the rule changes seen for the first time at Brands Hatch causing a lot of heads to be scratched. Bad luck, reliability issues, a sprinkling of mistakes and dealing with unfamiliar tyre wear … More »
Adam Morgan was pleased with the progress of the Ciceley Racing Mercedes A-Class at the Brands Hatch BTCC opener, despite a slight lack of single-lap pace in qualifying. The Mercedes driver could only manage twelfth in qualifying around the tight, short Indy Circuit layout, only managing to gain one position to finish in eleventh at … More »
Power Maxed Racing’s Dave Newsham says he hopes to trouble the front runners in the 2015 BTCC field before the end of the year after a promising first weekend with his new team at Brands Hatch. The 2010 Clio Cup champion’s luck was out in the first two races, but a positive third race ended with a … More »
Derek Palmer Jr was bursting with pride for his new Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing team after making clear progress throughout their maiden weekend in the British Touring Car Championship. Palmer Jr and the team arrived at Brands Hatch with very little experience of the Q50, having only shaken it down at Mallory Park last Wednesday, … More »
Speedworks Motorsport’s Tom Ingram made the most of his newly build Toyota Avensis at Brands Hatch, netting a trio of top ten finished after catching the eye throughout the weekend. The 21-year-old had only driven the Avensis in anger in a handful of tests before arriving in Kent, but topped the opening practice session and … More »
British Touring Car Championship drivers will no longer draw the final grid of the day at race meetings after Rob Austin confessed to deliberately picking himself on pole position at Brands Hatch. In recent times, the driver finishing 10th in race two has made the draw for the third race live on ITV4, by picking … More »
Rob Austin took pole position for the third race of the day at Brands Hatch yesterday, with the top ten reversed after a draw made by series director Alan Gow, which was after a second draw had taken place when Rob Austin had originally, and deliberately, drawn his own number for the original draw. The … More »
Matt Neal was overjoyed with the performances of the Honda Racing Team in the opening three races of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch, leaving himself in the lead of the points as he and team-mate Gordon Shedden both took victories. The three-time BTCC champion struggled with pace in his brand new Honda … More »