With the Vauxhall Insignias of Team BMR being left in the garage this weekend, the iconic Vauxhall brand will not be present on the grid of a British Touring Car Championship race for the first time in 25 years. The manufacturer officially left the Championship at the end of 2009, but its cars have still … More »
It’s a well-worn cliché: “Everything changes, yet everything stays the same”. To look at the 2014 BTCC grid before a wheel had been turned in anger had most fans salivating at the thought of what lay ahead: seven champions, a record number of cars, and plenty of pretenders to the establishment making up the highest … More »
The HSCC Super Touring Championship will be looking to continue the great racing seen at Brands Hatch in front of the masses as a mammoth grid of 45 cars prepare for the season’s blue riband event, the Silverstone Classic. John Cleland will make his return to the series having missed the Brands Hatch Historic Superprix … More »
In the eyes of some BTCC competitors, the rear-wheel drive BMW 125i has a number of advantages – anything from starts to balance to tyre life. But in the eyes of West Surrey Racing boss Dick Bennetts, their pace is down to one major thing – hard work. Bennetts admitted his frustration at the “background noise” from Jason Plato and … More »
Alain Menu says the limitation on testing during the BTCC season has been a major factor in his battle for results on his return to the championship in 2014. The 1997 and 2000 champion’s best finish so far has been fifth in the final race at Brands Hatch, and his luck was summed up at Croft by … More »
He’s driving as well as ever, and generated more than a few headlines after his star showing at Oulton Park three weeks ago – but Colin Turkington is taking nothing for granted despite shooting to the top of the BTCC standings as the season approaches the halfway point. Two wins and a third at Oulton … More »
It all started out as a phone call between two Davids. One, Bartrum, had no plans to compete in the BTCC. Another, Pinkney, had just bought an all-conquering Honda Integra from 2005 champions Team Dynamics, and wanted someone to run it for him. But what started on a whim has evolved over the next eight … More »
Aron Smith said his second BTCC win was an “unbelievable feeling” and more special than his first, after giving the fledgling Team BMR squad its maiden win in the championship. Smith led from lights to flag in the final race in his Volkswagen CC, always managing to keep the pursuing Honda Civic Tourer of Gordon … More »
James Dodd completed the Oulton Park clean sweep as he drove to a dominant victory in a delayed second Super Touring race. The race started almost two hours later than originally planned after a sudden downpour on the original pace lap brought out the red flag. Despite the best efforts of the teams in fitting … More »
Despite a Mercedes winning both the last DTM round at Oschersleben and the Monaco Grand Prix, be honest – there’s much to separate the DTM from Formula 1 in terms of an even playing field and driver quality. A common link between both series in 2014 though, is that they’ll both head to the Hungaroring this … More »