Development of the Honda Racing Team’s 2012 challenger, the new Honda Civic built to the British Touring Car Championship’s Next Generation Touring Car regulations is already well under way. We talk to the key members of Honda’s technical staff about the development of their first all-new car since 2007.
BTCC Series Director Alan Gow believes up to 50% of the grid could be running the championship’s new Next Generation Touring Car platform cars next season after recent announcements from Honda, Eurotech and Triple Eight that they will switch in 2012.
The provisional DTM calendar for 2012 has been released. The calendar features eleven races, including the Munich show event, with premiere and finale at Hockenheim.
Championship organiser’s TOCA have released a provisional calendar for the 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, starting in early April and concluding in late October next year.
Gordon Shedden leaves Rockingham just slipping one point to Honda team-mate Matt Neal, holding a joint lead of the championship and taking victory in race two, but could have left with an extended championship lead if not for contact in race three.
Triple Eight Race Engineering driver James Nash has taken his first win at Rockingham, extending his lead in the independent drivers’ standings whilst the Honda duo are now level in the overall standings.
Three races remain of the DTM 2011, next up is Oschersleben this weekend, a race that has proved decisive in a special way in the past.
Tony Gilham is planning to return for the final three races of the British Touring Car Championship 2011. The former Triple Eight driver is going to drive a BMW for Geoff Steel Racing.
Six-times BTCC drivers’ champions Triple Eight Race Engineering are taking their current Vauxhall Vectras out to compete in the UAE Touring Car Championship during the BTCC off-season.
17-year-old Chris Swanwick will make his BTCC debut for the final two rounds of this year’s championship for Rob Austin Racing in the team’s second and as yet unraced Audi A4.