Rob Austin says he and his team should be aiming for podiums at every meeting of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship. Austin says the team is heading into the new season full of optimism after a “highly encouraging” winter testing programme which has improved the performance of both Audi A4s. The Rockingham race winner is confident … More »
Robb Holland says his new Audi S3 ran “faultlessly” on its first test on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and he heads into the first weekend at Brands Hatch in confident mood. The 46-year-old, who is set to become the first American to enter the BTCC full-time, enjoyed his first test in the S3 at … More »
His career path has seen him win in Formula Two and Formula Palmer Audi, but BTCC newcomer Jack Clarke says all his focus is now on the “big boys’ stuff” of touring car racing. The 26-year-old, who is the stepson of former F1 and touring car ace Julian Bailey, described the buzz of media day … More »
A frustrated Fabrizio Giovanardi says he needs time to get used to the latest specification of BTCC machinery, after losing almost all his dry running time at the official media day test. The 47-year-old Italian said he and his Motorbase Performance team had planned a major change to their Ford Focus ST at Donington Park … More »
The new Honda Civic Tourer showed its pace in the rain-hit test session at Donington Park yesterday, with 2012 champion Gordon Shedden just one-thousandths shy of Andrew Jordan’s time, and was set to go faster before he spun off on oil at McLeans. The team have seemingly been struggling for pace in testing up until … More »
Mat Jackson added some drama to the BTCC’s media day launch yesterday at Donington Park, only getting the call to race this season for Motorbase Performance in-between the entry list announcement at 9am and the test session at 1pm. The final seat outstanding was the second of the Airwaves-backed Motorbase Performance Ford Focuses, which was … More »
Reigning champion Andrew Jordan said he had a mixed media day test session, despite ending on top of the times. Heavy rain just over an hour into the session curtailed Jordan’s dry running, but he said he was delighted with how his car performed in the wet. Jordan’s Eurotech Racing squad will now prepare for … More »
BTCC series supremo Alan Gow says the championship has seen an “explosion” of popularity in recent years, which has led to the bumper 2014 grid unveiled today. Gow was speaking as the 31-car field was officially confirmed at media day at Donington Park, ahead of the new season starting at Brands Hatch at the end … More »
2013 champion Andrew Jordan is believed by many to be the one to beat after pre-season testing in the Eurotech Racing Honda Civic. The 24-year-old has been consistently been at the front of the time sheets, and will be competing in both the BTCC and the new FIA World Rallycross Championship this year. Jordan, who … More »
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 »