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 »
Fans of the British Touring Car Championship will have become very familiar with a character called Sherman in recent weeks. The name affectionately given by Rob Austin to his Audi A4 will be emblazoned across the chest of fans at Donington Park this weekend, after they snapped up t-shirts to help with the repair bill … More »
Series leader Jason Plato has fired a warning to his championship rivals ahead of Donington Park after predicting his Triple Eight MG will be a “rocket ship” around the Leicestershire track. Plato took two wins at the opening meeting at Brands Hatch and now heads to a circuit where he has already topped the timesheets … More »
Two legends of the British Touring Car Championship will celebrate major milestones this weekend as the second round of the 2013 series takes place at Donington Park. Fierce rivals Jason Plato and Matt Neal will chalk up their 400th and 500th BTCC races respectively, three weeks after sharing the wins in the season’s opening round … More »
Motorbase Performance are hoping two test sessions carried out since the disappointing season opener at Brands Hatch will improve their fortunes as the British Touring Car Championship returns to the track. Donington Park has given the team much case for celebration in previous seasons, with Mat Jackson steering his old S2000 Focus ST to victory … More »
Pepe Oriola took his first career win in the World Touring Car Championship in the second race at Marrakech, starting from the front row and holding off the Chevrolet of Yvan Muller throughout the race to claim his first win and the first for SEAT since Slovakia last season. With Oriola and Nykjaer both claiming … More »
Mechanical woes meant Motorbase Performance endured a frustrating first round of the British Touring Car Championship at their home circuit of Brands Hatch. Both of the team’s Next Generation Touring Car Ford Focus ST’s suffered from a variety of issues, which limited running for both Mat Jackson and Aron Smith. Race one set the tone … More »