Despite ending the test early at Brands Hatch last week in the barriers at Clearways, Dave Newsham was comfortable with his pace in the Ford Focus ST, built by Motorbase Performance and now being run by AmD Tuning this year, the Essex team’s first Next Generation Touring Car-spec car. 46-year-old Newsham, going in to his … More »
2009 British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington believes West Surrey Racing’s new BWM 125i challenger is a much improved package as the team run the car for the second time this season. The team tested at Brands Hatch earlier in the week, with all three drivers setting competitive times in the upgraded Next Generation Touring … More »
Adam Morgan was full of superlatives for his new Mercedes A-Class after putting it through its first full test at Silverstone. The Ciceley Racing driver completed 75 laps of the International circuit yesterday, following on from a shakedown held at the same venue last week. And he described his new machine as “mega,” adding that … More »
Several British Touring Car Championship teams have returned to Oulton Park to continue their preparations for the 2014 season, which is now under a month away. West Surrey Racing, AmD Tuning, Triple Eight, Speedworks Motorsport and Handy Motorsport all ran on the full-length layout of the Cheshire circuit yesterday, ahead of the series visiting in … More »
Former Formula Two and GT racer Jack Clarke will join the British Touring Car Championship in 2014, driving for Motorbase Performance. The 26-year-old, who is the stepson of former BTCC and Formula One driver Julian Bailey, will race in the one of the team’s Ford Focus STs under the Crabbie’s Racing banner. Clarke competed in Formula BMW … More »
AmD Tuning boss Shaun Hollamby has hailed his team’s “best ever” BTCC test, after new driver Dave Newsham showed encouraging pace in his first run in the NGTC Ford Focus. Newsham completed 80 laps of Brands Hatch on Thursday in the Motorbase Performance-built car, and ended the day about 0.5s off the pace of the Honda … More »
While the top teams in the British Touring Car Championship get stuck in to pre-season testing, a host of drivers are preparing for the first official season of the HSCC Super Touring Championship. Having enjoyed success in its debut at the 2012 Silverstone Classic, the Super Tourers returned to the Silverstone Classic in 2013, while … More »
Simon Belcher enjoyed a “highly productive” first test run of 2014 at a wet and blustery Silverstone, as his preparations for a maiden BTCC season gather pace. The Toyota Avensis driver clocked up around 200 kilometres on the National circuit layout on Friday, working on a variety of set-up changes throughout the day. Driving the Speedworks … More »
Fabrizio Giovanardi marked his BTCC return with a first test for Motorbase Performance in mixed conditions at Brands Hatch. The 2007 and 2008 champion carried out several installation laps in the damp early morning conditions before producing longer runs in the dry afternoon. The team said the day was largely planned around Giovanardi’s introduction to NGTC … More »
Ginetta GT Supercup champion Tom Ingram is graduating to the BTCC with Speedworks Motorsport, behind the wheel of a Toyota Avensis. The 20-year-old dominated proceedings in the BTCC-supporting Supercup in 2013, and says he is “elated” to have secured his spot on the grid after an uncertain winter. He joins a grid which now features … More »