Mike Bushell, Jack Goff and Aiden Moffat were all reprimanded by the stewards for incidents at the opening BTCC rounds at Brands Hatch today. As reported earlier, Triple Eight Racing’s Goff was given a verbal warning and two penalty points for an incident with Aron Smith in race two. AmD Tuning’s Bushell was given a verbal … More »
Jason Plato missed out on what was set to be certain victory in the second race at Brands Hatch, after debris caused a puncture on his front-left tyre heading into Paddock Hill Bend on lap 21, three laps from the finish. The two-time champion had almost a four second lead over the battling pair of … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s Jack Goff has been given a verbal warning and two penalty points for an incident with Aron Smith in the second race at Brands Hatch. MG driver Goff attempted a pass on Team BMR’s Smith at Graham Hill on lap four, putting the Volkswagen CC onto the grass and down the order. … More »
Gordon Shedden was pleased to take his new Honda Civic Type-R to the top step of the podium on a weekend where him and team-mate Matt Neal were happy to be battling in the top 10. The 2012 champion beat West Surrey Racing’s Andy Priaulx to the line in a final lap sprint after getting … More »
Rob Collard was delighted to get an unexpected win in the first race at Brands Hatch, but is now slightly nervous going in to race two with full ballast and running the soft tyre. Collard’s West Surrey Racing BMW 125i shot to second off the line, storming past the three Team BMR Volkswagen CCs of … More »
The new-for-2015 qualifying format has given Jason Plato pole position for the second race at Brands Hatch in his Team BMR Volkswagen CC. The 2001 and 2010 champion set the fastest lap in the first race, and with the fastest laps from race one now setting the grid for race two as opposed to the … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s Andrew Jordan endured a frustrating Saturday at Brands Hatch, as his bid for a third consecutive pole at the season opener never got off the ground. The 2013 champion missed a significant chunk of the first practice session with a turbo failure, and then had a trip through the gravel en route … More »
Speedworks Motorsport boss Christian Dick says this year is his team’s time to shine, after a productive winter translated to a top 10 qualifying performance for Tom Ingram at Brands Hatch. Dick brought in respected engineer Geoff Kingston to oversee the build of a brand new Toyota Avensis, and with Ingram working hard to secure … More »
The Infiniti Support Our Paras team made its BTCC debut at Brands Hatch, qualifying in 24th place but making impressive gains in pace throughout the day. The Infiniti Q50, driven by Derek Palmer Jr, had only completed a handful of laps prior to the Brands Hatch round, and a technical fault stopped the team from … More »
Defending champion Colin Turkington will start from fourth on the grid as he begins his title defence at Brands Hatch, while his replacement at West Surrey Racing, Andy Priaulx, starts from pole position in the BMW 125i that took him to the title last season. “That did cross my mind when I was out on … More »