Well, it was finally settled at Zandvoort. With one race from 10 still remaining, Audi’s Mike Rockenfeller was crowned the 2013 DTM champion. The double Le Mans winner has had a metronomically consistent season which has seen him score in every race of the year, as well as winning at Brands Hatch and Moscow. However, … More »
Team Dynamics will defend its fourth consecutive manufacturers’ title in 2014, returning with an all new car next season, after Gordon Shedden narrowly missed out on defending his crown this year. Styled as Honda Yuasa Racing Team, the Pershore-based squad will return to the BTCC, with full details of their programme to be announced next … More »
Colin Turkington says his 2013 season was a story of “a lot of ups but too many downs,” after falling away in the BTCC title fight on finals day at Brands Hatch. The 2009 champion did a remarkable job in the new West Surrey Racing BMW 125i, taking a pole position and five wins, and … More »
Rotek Racing and Robb Holland have put on hold their plans to enter the World Touring Car Championship, and have switched their focus to the British championship. The Sonoma & Nürburgring based operation plans to enter a pair of Audi A3 saloons, built to the BTCC’s Next Generation Touring Car specifications in 2014. Holland, who … More »
Eurotech Racing boss Mike Jordan has hailed son Andrew’s “amazing achievement” in winning a maiden BTCC title, as he reflected on the pair’s journey from junior rallycross to the pinnacle of British motorsport. Jordan Snr said it was a source of great pride to add a second British title to the household, following on from … More »
Andrew Jordan has hailed his maiden BTCC title as “unreal” – and says it hasn’t sunk in what he has achieved yet. The Eurotech Racing driver wrapped up the championship in the 30th and final race of the season, after a drama-filled finals day at a sodden Brands Hatch. A first DNF of the season … More »
Eurotech Racing’s Andrew Jordan is the 2013 BTCC champion, with a ninth place in the final race at Brands Hatch enough to secure his maiden crown. Honda Racing Team’s Gordon Shedden, an outside bet to retain his title before the race, took the chequered flag ahead of an inspired Jack Goff, in the Tony Gilham … More »
Triple Eight MG’s Jason Plato doubled up in the second Brands Hatch race to take the title fight to the final round, in a fraught, drama-filled encounter which saw championship leader Andrew Jordan retire. Plato led home team-mate Sam Tordoff to close the gap to Eurotech Racing’s Jordan to 15 points, with a maximum of … More »
A relaxed Andrew Jordan is aiming to keep his nose clean and tie up a maiden BTCC title as soon as possible on race day at Brands Hatch. The Eurotech Racing man has a 34 point lead over Honda stable mate Matt Neal, and will start 13 places ahead of him on the grid in … More »
Motorbase Performance’s Aron Smith said he was “shaken and stirred” after his dramatic practice accident at Brands Hatch. Smith escaped injury in the crash at Druids early on in the second practice session, when he was trying to avoid the Toyotas of Frank Wrathall and Ollie Jackson. The Irishman’s car suffered significant damage in the … More »