Excitement is mounting as the first official round of the all-new HSCC Super Touring Car Championship approaches. Since its debut at the 2012 Silverstone Classic the series has gone from strength to strength, attracting big names and iconic cars to join the grid, and 2014 will see an official championship format adopted for the Super … More »
With seven champions and 31 cars entered for the full season, the size of the BTCC field is the strongest it has ever been in some respects, even including the oft-referred to heyday of the 90s Super Touring era, which Series Director Alan Gow puts down the strength of the new technical regulations which were … More »
After a winter loaded with expectation, the opening round of the British Touring Car Championship didn’t fail to deliver, with barely the proverbial cigarette paper between the cars. Now the hubbub has died down somewhat, there is the feeling that this weekend’s action at Donington Park may paint a fuller picture of how the 2014 … More »
Triple Eight are confident the work carried out over the winter on their MG6 GT will bear fruit at the second BTCC meeting of the season at Donington Park. The car showed pace in the hands of double champion Jason Plato at Brands Hatch, with a second and third place his reward for a weekend … More »
Honda Racing Team pair Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden are confident their new Civic Tourer will only get faster as the season goes on, as they prepare for its second race weekend at Donington Park. The Leicestershire circuit has proved to be a happy hunting ground for Honda in recent seasons, with at least one … More »
The entries of the first round of the Neil Tozer photographic competition has been completed. We have received an impressive selection of images from both Professional and Amateurs from the first BTCC round at Brands Hatch. Below are the four images from each category that will go forward to the final selection at the end … More »
Adam Morgan said it was “good going” to bag a trio of points finishes on his first race weekend with his new Mercedes A-Class, especially given a lack of straight-line speed. The Ciceley Motorsport driver took a best result of seventh at Brands Hatch in the new machine, which is heavily based on parts from … More »
BTCC returnee Martin Depper says he’s confident he’s only going to get better with his new Honda Civic, after a tough weekend at Brands Hatch masked some good pace. The former Mini racer has joined the champion Eurotech Racing team alongside Andrew Jordan, and showed flashes of speed during the Brands Hatch weekend. He posted … More »
Marc Hynes was full of praise for the British fans and the BTCC after his first motor racing weekend for six years, but admitted he needs to work hard to get to the front. The 1999 Formula 3 champion’s last competitive outing was in V8 Supercars in 2008, and while he was not on the … More »
BTCC rookie Tom Ingram didn’t let a hefty accident take the shine off what he called a “fantastic” maiden outing in the championship at Brands Hatch. The 20-year-old Ginetta Supercup champion qualified a stunning sixth in his Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis on Saturday, and followed that up with ninth and eighth-placed finishes in the opening … More »