Consistency will be key to the battle for Jack Sears Trophy honours this season if a slightly chaotic Donington Park weekend is anything to go by. The battle for the Super 2000 cars looked for all the world to be dominated by James Kaye in the AmD Tuning Volkswagen Golf, but as at Brands Hatch, … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan described Donington Park as a “dream weekend” after genuine front-running pace netted him a hat-trick of fifth places. The 24-year-old caught the eye with his speed at Brands Hatch in the Toyota Avensis, and once again demonstrated he has made significant steps forward in his consistency and race craft. After an … More »
Much of the talk ahead of Donington Park was about milestone man Matt Neal reaching his 500th British Touring Car Championship start. And while the man known as “the people’s champion” didn’t mark the occasion with a win, he still considered the weekend a success for the Honda Racing Team after a sometimes-trying Brands Hatch. … More »
New team Rotek Racing have purchased Arena Motorsport’s two Ford Focuses and will enter the FIA World Touring Car Championship later this season, with American driver Robb Holland as one of team’s drivers, who is also making his WTCC return after racing last year at Sonoma Raceway. The acquisition of Arena’s Fords has been under … More »
Eurotech Racing’s Andrew Jordan left his home race meeting at Donington Park firmly in two title battles, after taking his first win of the season in the second race. Jordan’s Honda Civic was on the pace from the outset, despite carrying 36kg of success ballast. He finished second in the first race, before going one … More »
Dunlop are predicting their soft tyre will be faster over a race distance than the hard compound at Donington Park today. The teams have had next to no running on the tyres in warmer temperatures, with both the Donington test and the first race meeting at Brands Hatch held in bitterly cold conditions. But today … More »
Rob Austin was left bemoaning straight line speed issues in his newly-rebuilt Audi A4 at Donington Park as he struggled to 18th in qualifying. The Rob Austin Racing team boss qualified one spot behind team-mate Will Bratt, and said there was work to be done to get to the bottom of the problem. Earlier this … More »
Honda Racing Team’s Gordon Shedden said pole position was always the aim in his ballast-free car at Donington Park. The reigning champion luck was out at Brands Hatch, but this meant he started this weekend with no success weight, unlike his closest rivals in the championship. After setting the fastest time in first practice and … More »
Tom Onslow-Cole’s Tony Gilham Racing Volkswagen CC is sporting a striking new livery this weekend, with backing from energy drink Rockstar. Onslow-Cole told TouringCarTimes he wasn’t yet sure if it was a long-term deal, but Rockstar will be the title sponsor for this weekend. He said: “It’s fantastic to have Rockstar Energy involved. It is … More »
Honda Racing Team’s Gordon Shedden topped the times in the first free practice session at Donington Park, finishing ahead of team-mate Matt Neal. Shedden’s best time of 1.10.595 was just over 0.2 seconds slower than the pace set by Eurotech Racing’s Andrew Jordan at the media test day last month. Neal was just 0.008 behind in … More »