Tom Ingram failed the ride height test following qualifying, which promotes Handy Motorsport’s Rob Austin to the front row for Race 1 at Brands Hatch. The Speedworks Toyota had qualified in second position, just six-thousandths of a second behind Team BMR Subaru driver Colin Turkington and arrowly missed out on his third pole position of … More »
Team BMR Subaru driver Colin Turkington claimed his third pole position of the 2016 BTCC season in an unusual qualifying session, which was hit by rain after ten minutes with expectations that no improvements were likely to follow in the last half. The session began in sunny conditions but with a rain cloud on the … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s Josh Cook topped the times with a last-gasp lap in second practice at a wet Brands Hatch, with the session interrupted three times by red flags. Cook set a best time of 1.43.790 in his MG 6 GT as the chequered flag flew, completing a clean sweep of practice success after also heading the … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s Josh Cook headed a string of late improvers to top the first free practice session of the BTCC finale at Brands Hatch, with title contender Mat Jackson in second. A flurry of quicker times were set towards the end of the session, with Cook taking his MG 6GT to a best time of … More »
“I don’t feel any pressure as no-one expected me to be in the mix for the title and people probably don’t expect me to win it with an eleven point lead. The pressure is on the others to overhaul me, and I’m just looking forwards to going to Brands Hatch.” Those were the words of … More »
Matt Neal says he’s relishing the title fight with Sam Tordoff at finals weekend at Brands Hatch, after salvaging a fifth place in the third race from a tough day at Silverstone. The Team Dynamics driver had looked in good shape in the opening race before contact with Aiden Moffat and a subsequent puncture led to a DNF … More »
The new Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season burst into life at Brands Hatch, with three winners from the opening three rounds of the year and the promise of a fascinating championship battle through the rest of the campaign. Whilst the season is still young, there were a number of interesting statistics thrown up … More »
Josh Cook was pleased with the performance of both himself and team-mate Ashley Sutton in the first round of the 2016 BTCC season, as both proved themselves as front-runners right from the start. Cook took fifth place in the opening race of the weekend, setting himself up for what looked like a strong weekend. However, … More »
Four drivers were given penalties after the dust had settled at Brands Hatch for the season opener. Both Alex Martin and Tom Ingram were given £500 fines and three points on their licences, while Ollie Jackson and Ashley Sutton both received official reprimands. The penalties were as follows: Race one: Ollie Jackson – official reprimand … More »