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 »
Triple Eight Racing’s Andrew Jordan reflected on a “very good weekend” at Donington Park, netting three top four finishes to help erase the memory of a trying Brands Hatch meeting. The 2013 champion finished fourth in race one and repeated the feat in the second at the Leicestershire circuit, despite running on the tricky soft … More »
Race one winner Jason Plato said getting points on the board was the most important thing at Donington Park, rather than beating champion team-mate Colin Turkington. Team BMR’s Plato took the first non-reverse grid win for Warren Scott’s fledgling outfit, after fighting forward from third to first on the opening lap in his Volkswagen CC. … More »
The soft tyre choices have been announced for today’s three BTCC races at Donington Park. Dunlop’s soft rubber was a big talking point at the season opener at Brands Hatch, with several drivers struggling to make the compound last in the opening two races. However, the soft tyre-shod Matt Neal bucked the trend in the … More »
Gordon Shedden expressed his surprise at qualifying on the front row as he expected to be beaten to the punch by the cars carrying less success ballast. The Scotsman qualified the Honda Civic Type R on second, splitting the Team BMR party as Colin Turkington took pole position. “It’s a bit unexpected really with nearly … More »
Colin Turkington will start from pole position at Donington Park after setting a 1:09.483 ahead of Gordon Shedden and pre-session favourite Jason Plato. Jason Plato had been hotly tipped to take pole following his dominant performances in the two free practice sessions, but a pair wonder laps from Colin Turkington and Gordon Shedden spoiled the … More »
Richard Hawken described his first experience of the BTCC as “immense” as he made his on-track debut in the opening practice session at Donington Park. The Infiniti Support Our Paras driver missed out at Brands Hatch owing to an issue with the second of the team’s brand new Infiniti Q50 machines, but the car was … More »
Jason Plato is aiming to get his Volkswagen CC back to the top of the BTCC podium following a very strong showing in the opening practice session at Donington Park. Having spent the first part of the session bedding in the car and general warm up procedures, Plato started putting in some very quick times … More »