Colin Turkington has admitted that he’s got a big task ahead of him to retain his British Touring Car Championship crown as he adapts to driving the front-wheel-drive Team BMR Volkswagen CC. Turkington switched from West Surrey Racing to BMR over the winter, marking the end of a strong partnership between WSR and the now … More »
Following a winter of solid graft to get himself back on the grid, Tom Ingram says he is looking forward to “kicking some arse” in a brand new Toyota Avensis at Speedworks Motorsport. Ingram’s future was uncertain after he lost major backer Blu at the end of last season, but he has managed to put together a … More »
Team BMR’s Jason Plato pipped team-mate Colin Turkington by just 0.006 to head the times in the official media day test at Donington Park. Last year’s two title protagonists led the running for much of the four-hour session, which saw little running in the final hour after a rain shower just before 4pm. Plato led the … More »
A number of new liveries have been revealed at the media day for the 2015 British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park, with Honda unveiling the final colour scheme which will feature on their new Civic Type-R this season as the main attraction. The Infiniti Q50 of Paras Racing features an all-black livery, while the … More »
Nicolas Hamilton will join the British Touring Car Championship as a guest entry for half of the 2015 season, driving an Audi S3 for AmD Tuning. The former Clio Cup and FIA European Touring Car Cup driver will get behind the wheel of the ex-Robb Holland machine for his debut at Croft, and will also compete at Snetterton, … More »
The British Touring Car Championship has announced a capacity 32-car entry list for the 2015 season, following a winter of significant change for both drivers and teams. The grid was officially unveiled this morning at the annual media day at Donington Park, after an off-season which saw all but one seat confirmed. The final announcement came … More »
Rob Austin Racing has completed their two first test days of 2015 ahead of the British Touring Car Championship season start with drivers Rob Austin and Hunter Abbott. “I was very happy with the two days, the team worked brilliantly and the cars ran faultlessly!” said Austin. The team completed over 300 laps at Brands … More »
Welch Motorsport are hoping a long winter of hard work on their self-built Proton engine will reap rewards in the 2015 BTCC, after a trying 2014 campaign beset with straight-line speed and reliability woes. The team have been running an extensive dyno programme since the end of last season, and driver Dan Welch says he hopes things … More »
Jack Goff took to the track for the first time in his new Triple Eight Racing MG6 at Donington Park today, clocking up a valuable 300km of mileage. The 23-year-old concentrated on familiarising himself with his new machinery as well as carrying out simulated race runs around the circuit’s National configuration, which the BTCC will race … More »
Last season’s top rookie Tom Ingram will return for a second season in the British Touring Car Championship in 2015, once again teaming up with Speedworks Motorsport behind the wheel of its Toyota Avensis. The former Ginetta Supercup champion has faced an anxious winter following the withdrawal of a sponsor, but has secured the budget to return with … More »