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 »
Speedworks Motorsport’s Simon Belcher has a struggle ahead to repair his Toyota Avensis before the next round of the Championship at Oulton Park, utilising a mass of spares as well as requiring a new engine and gearbox to be on the grid at the Cheshire circuit at the start of next month, following his high-speed … More »
Robb Holland is not going to take part in this weekend’s British Touring Car Championship races at Thruxton due to the damage from the high-speed accident at Donington Park. “The team should be really proud of themselves. They worked at 100mph and had many sleepless nights just to get the car ready for round one … More »
The fastest circuit in the UK awaits the bumper 2014 British Touring Car Championship field this bank holiday weekend, for the third meeting on the 2014 season. The Hampshire speedbowl of Thruxton certainly makes up in thrills and spills what it lacks in creature comforts, and remains one of the best circuits for viewing on the … More »
Team BMR’s Alain Menu says the form his Volkswagen CC showed at Thruxton last season is no guarantee of success this time around, but he is still confident of a good display. One of the stories of the weekend in Hampshire in 2013 was Tom Onslow-Cole’s brace of podiums in the new CC, then under … More »