The Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing BTCC car ran for the first time at Mallory Park this morning, with driver Derek Palmer Jr at the wheel. The Q50, prepared by injured ex-servicemen from the Parachute Regiment, completed a series of installation laps at the Leicestershire track before running for a number of race-pace laps. “We … More »
A lot of work over the winter break has left Rob Austin confident of his team’s chances come the opening round of the season at Brands Hatch. Speaking to TouringCarTimes at the official test session at Donington Park, Austin believes the team have come a long way over the winter and are beginning to see … More »
Aron Smith believes that his new all-star team-mates will provide him the “perfect opportunity” to prove himself in the 2015 British Touring Car Championship. Staying at Team BMR for another season, Smith will be joined by team owner Warren Scott and Colin Turkington and Jason Plato, who finished first and second in the 2014 standings … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s new recruit Jack Goff is relishing his opportunity with a works team but is aware that the pressure is now on him to put in the results. Goff will join forces with 2013 champion Andrew Jordan at the extremely successful MG team, who took manufacturers’ honours from Honda in 2014. “I’m definitely … More »
The Welch Motorsport team is preparing for the new BTCC season with cautious optimism, after a hard winter of work on its self-build Proton engines. Driver Dan Welch says he’s confident the team has “got it right” after a trying 2014, where the endlessly troublesome engines were both unreliable and down on power and boost. … More »
The 2014 Clio Cup runner up Josh Cook is eagerly awaiting his new challenge in the top tier of British motorsport with Power Maxed Racing. Cook, who took the most wins of the year in the Clio Cup last season, will race the Chevrolet Cruze alongside new team-mate Dave Newsham, and the 23-year-old admits that … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan will be looking to pick up where he left off at the start of the 2015 British Touring Car season and believes that having a second Mercedes A-Class on the grid will only improve their chances of top results. Morgan took his first BTCC win, albeit following a time penalty for … More »
A positive James Cole says he can’t wait to get out on track with his new Motorbase Performance team – even if it is going to be later than planned. The former Tony Gilham Racing and United Autosports driver signed a plum deal over the winter to race a Ford Focus ST for the Kent squad, only … More »
West Surrey Racing are preparing a full on assault on the British Touring Car constructors’ championship and will be aiming to dethrone reigning champions Triple Eight Racing. WSR has been reclassified as a constructor for 2015, and although the team receive no formal backing from BMW for their 125i M-Sport cars, teams which build their … More »
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 »