Gordon Shedden was pleased to round his season off with a stunning drive to victory at a sodden Brands Hatch after looking like neither Honda cars would make the grid after a major shunt in the opening race of the day. Shedden’s Honda Civic Tourer required a completely new rear end after suffering a 28G … More »
Triple Eight MG boss Ian Harrison said there were “plenty of irons in plenty of fires” for a return to the BTCC in 2015, as he reflected on the squad’s manufacturers’ championship success this season. Harrison was full of praise for lead driver Jason Plato, after seeing his team wrap up the first manufacturers’ championship for MG … More »
Championship runner-up Jason Plato says he is assessing several options for 2015, both in the BTCC and outside, but feels the regulations will have to change before he can make a decision. Plato also expressed his pride for his Triple Eight MG team, as the one-two in race one at Brands Hatch, coupled with a double … More »
All Colin Turkington’s 2009 championship lacked was a title defence the following year – but the West Surrey Racing man says he is determined to put that right in 2015. The Northern Irishman became a double BTCC champion at Brands Hatch today, with a third place in the opening race proving to be enough to … More »
West Surrey Racing boss Dick Bennetts was full of praise for his new champion Colin Turkington, describing his performance in 2014 as a “masterclass.” A third place in race one at Brands Hatch secured a second driver’s title for Turkington, and also gave his West Surrey Racing team a clean sweep of four titles. Bennetts also revealed … More »
Honda Racing Team’s Matt Neal has been flown to hospital for checks on an existing rib injury after the first race at Brands Hatch. Neal was eliminated from the race in the first corner melee after contact with Rob Austin Racing’s Hunter Abbott. The former triple BTCC champion has been nursing two broken ribs, following … More »
Newly crowned Ginetta Junior champion Jack Mitchell has been rewarded for his success with a test in Motorbase Performance’s Ford Focus ST touring car. Mitchell, driving his Airwaves Racing-backed Ginetta G40, secured the title in front of his home crowd at Brands Hatch yesterday. As part of the Motorbase Performance young driver programme, Mitchell has benefited from additional support … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan hailed a “mega” qualifying performance which saw him net a season’s best fifth on the grid for the first of today’s three races at Brands Hatch. The former Ginetta Supercup champion timed his charge to perfection, and was on an even faster lap when the red flags flew with just under … More »
Qualifying at Brands Hatch saw a breakthrough performance for James Cole and United Autosports, with a fourth row grid slot representing the best performance in the BTCC to date for both driver and team. Cole judged the conditions well and put his Toyota Avensis seventh on the grid, and was one of four drivers in … More »
Polesitter Jason Plato sportingly conceded that Colin Turkington deserves to take the BTCC crown at Brands Hatch tomorrow, and says he is just out to win races and take the manufacturer crown for MG. The Triple Eight driver made the best of the changeable conditions in qualifying to top the times, with his championship rival … More »