BTC Racing boss Bert Taylor says the team’s “spectacular” new Chevrolet Cruze is almost ready to hit the track – and believes it’s the best car he’s ever worked on. The team took delivery of the ex-RML shell in December 2012, and started working on it around March 2013. And it has since become a labour of … More »
Record-breaking Scottish teenager Aiden Moffat has announced his plans for the 2014 BTCC season, with a title sponsor in the form of Laser Tools. The 17-year-old, who became the youngest driver ever to compete in the BTCC when made his series debut at Knockhill last season in an S2000 Chevrolet Cruze, will drive an NGTC … More »
Former British Touring Car Championship driver Frank Wrathall has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving, and disqualified from driving for four years. The 27-year-old, who has driven for his family-run Dynojet Racing team in the BTCC for the past three years, was involved in a … More »
Fabrizio Giovanardi is, like fellow BTCC returnee Alain Menu, a double BTCC champion. But that is far from all on the resume of the 47-year-old who can easily be described as a touring car master with no less than ten touring car titles. The Italian started his career as most other racing drivers in karting … More »
Alain Menu, the only driver to take two BTCC titles during the Super Touring era, is back. The Swiss driver has joined Team BMR for the 2014 season. As preparation for his return, join us for a look back at Menu’s previous BTCC career. Menu’s first ever BTCC race was at Silverstone in 1992, finishing … More »
New Team BMR driver Árón Smith says his decision to leave Motorbase Performance was not one he took lightly, but believes it was right to help further his career. The Irishman was announced last night as team-mate to returning BTCC legend Alain Menu, and will pilot one of the team’s two Volkswagen CCs in 2014. Smith … More »
Two-time BTCC champion Alain Menu is making a sensational return to the series, 14 years after he secured his last title, driving for Warren Scott’s Team BMR outfit. The 50-year-old Swiss driver is a veteran of more than 200 BTCC races, securing 86 podiums, 36 wins and titles in 1997 and 2000, and was last … More »
22-year-old Jack Goff will be back in the British Touring Car Championship for a second year this season in the Tony Gilham Racing-run Vauxhall Insignia. Goff, whose best result came at a dramatic rain-hit finale at Brands Hatch, taking second place while threatening the race leading Honda Civic of outgoing champion Gordon Shedden for the … More »
A grateful Rob Austin says he now feels like the driver in “the people’s team” – after admitting he wouldn’t be racing without the support of his fans. Austin announced a two-year title sponsorship deal with Fast Exocet at last week’s Autosport International Show, following the setback of losing previous sponsor WIX. And the Audi … More »
Adam Morgan says his Ciceley Racing team are working “flat out” on the new Mercedes A-Class he will race in the 2014 BTCC, a car he hopes to challenge for independents’ honours in. Morgan’s team were due to take delivery of the car from GPRM on Saturday, after having its roll cage fitted, before an intense … More »