Triple British Touring Car champion Matt Neal was delighted to end the first weekend of the season on a high, after a sometimes trying weekend at Brands Hatch. The Honda Racing Team driver battled back from a tough first race to net fourth in the second, and score a textbook victory in the third, leading … More »
Sam Tordoff said three top-five finishes and a maiden podium at Brands Hatch was a “fantastic” reward for his first weekend with the Triple Eight MG team. The 23-year-old is competing in his first full season in the British Touring Car Championship, after a single outing for Triple Eight at the end of 2010. And … More »
Reigning champion Gordon Shedden was left cursing his back luck at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit once again, after a testing opening round of the British Touring Car Championship season. The Honda Racing Team driver finished the weekend with second place in the final race, but said it was “small consolation” for the other woes … More »
Lea Wood has lost his Jack Sears Trophy win in the final race of the day at Brands Hatch after being excluded for failing a ride-height test. The JWT Performance driver’s Vauxhall Vectra had finished 15th overall, and his disqualification means the win is handed to Motorbase’s Liam Griffin. The Ford Focus driver now leads the … More »
Early British Touring Car Championship leader Jason Plato says his Triple Eight MG will be even stronger at the next meeting at Donington Park, after leaving Brands Hatch with a pair of wins and a fifth place. The double champion heads the standings on 54 points after pipping Andrew Jordan’s Eurotech Racing Honda Civic to … More »
Tony Gilham Racing driver Jack Goff will have to start from the back of the grid on his BTCC debut alongside 2009 champion Colin Turkington after the two collided at the start of qualifying. That’s assuming the team are able to repair Goff’s Vauxhall Insignia for race day. The qualifying session was red flagged after … More »
A happy Andrew Jordan says he could have gone faster than the lap which netted him pole position for the British Touring Car Championship opener at Brands Hatch. The Eurotech Racing driver set his best lap on his first qualifying run, before a flurry of snow and the resultant slippery track meant his time went … More »
Rob Austin says he’s already decided when to play his soft tyre “joker” as he prepares for the season opener at Brands Hatch. Austin and team-mate Will Bratt will take to the Kent circuit in fully rebuilt Audi A4s, both with high hopes for the weekend ahead. And the Rob Austin Racing team principal says … More »
Tom Chilton starts from his career best position in this afternoon’s opening round of the WTCC at Monza in what is guaranteed to be a wet race – and the 28-year-old is hoping his experience in the wet will bode well for him. Driving for the RML Chevrolet team, Chilton grabbed P2 in qualifying and … More »
The cold conditions of media day did Motorbase Performance’s Mat Jackson no favours, but they didn’t distract him from the team’s “common goal” of a first piece of championship silverware. The experienced 31-year-old is entering his eighth season in the BTCC, and said the “big family” at Motorbase would be pushing for a first title in 2013. … More »