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 »
Gordon Shedden was the best placed of the Honda contingent in qualifying for the opening round of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship, putting the new Team Dynamics developed Honda Civic Type-R seventh on the grid at Brands Hatch. The Scottish driver remarked the result could have been even better if it wasn’t for the … More »
Jack Goff was disappointed with his first qualifying performance with Triple Eight Racing, despite only really managing to get one “clear run” at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Goff took sixth on the grid for the opening round of the season, just 0.151 seconds behind the pole sitting BMW of Andy Priaulx, and 0.057 ahead … More »
Andy Priaulx was delighted with his “unexpected” pole position at the opening round of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch. The BMW driver topped the time sheets with a lap of 48.411 seconds on his return to the British series for the first time since 2002. “It’s a dream start,” Priaulx told … More »
Team BMR face a race against the clock to repair team owner/driver Warren Scott’s Volkswagen CC for qualifying this afternoon, after the 43-year-old crashed out in the final moments of the second free practice session at Brands Hatch this afternoon. Scott, who is being coached this weekend by the team’s former driver Alain Menu, was … More »
Infiniti’s Derek Palmer Jr declared himself happy to have safely negotiated the “worst case scenario” of a greasy Brands Hatch track for his first official session in the new Q50. Palmer Jr only got behind the wheel of the the car for the first time at Mallory Park on Wednesday, before clocking up 17 laps … More »
Andy Priaulx is excited to get back in to the swing of things in the British Touring Car Championship after setting the sixth fastest time in the opening practice session of the year at Brands Hatch. The West Surrey Racing driver, who steps in to the BMW 125i seat of 2014 champion Colin Turkington, loved … More »
Tom Ingram says he isn’t reading too much in to his fastest lap in FP1 but is pleased with his team’s work over the winter. The Speedworks Motorsport driver took the fastest time in the first session of the 2015 British Touring Car season, which saw times tumble in the latter stages owing to the … More »