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 »
Lea Wood has confirmed entry in the 2013 British Touring Car Championship with an S2000 specification Vauxhall Vectra for the Jack Sears Trophy. “In the long run it worked out better for us to run the Vectra. It’s fantastic to have enough loyal sponsors to run again,” said Wood to btcc.net. The 28-year-old raced a … More »
Tony Gilham has confirmed that none of the team’s cars will be on display tomorrow at the launch of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park. The team’s plan is to enter a pair of Vauxhall Insignias this year, originally built by Thorney Motorsport, for Jack Goff and James Cole, and a … More »
Former double BTCC champion John Cleland is set to return to racing with one of his old Super Touring Vauxhall Vectras in the 2013 HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy. “This is proper Super Touring era. I’m going to get in touch with my old engineer to pick his brains and see if he still has … More »