Newsham jumps across to Special Tuning Racing
BTCC newcomer Dave Newsham will skip this weekend’s round at Thruxton, and will move across to SEAT team Special Tuning Racing for Rounds 10-12 at Oulton Park in June.
BTCC newcomer Dave Newsham will skip this weekend’s round at Thruxton, and will move across to SEAT team Special Tuning Racing for Rounds 10-12 at Oulton Park in June.
The Honda Racing Team say they will be running with an extra restriction this weekend compared to some of their competitors, as the manufacturers’ points leading team will be running with a handicap limit of 1.6 boost on their turbos.
At the third time of asking the new NGTC Audi finally took its first race finish at Donington last weekend.
Two-times BTCC champion Jason Plato has questioned where the performance parity is, after an uncompetitive showing for the Chevrolet Cruze at Donington Park.
Tom Onslow-Cole has secured the best BTCC result for AmD Milltek Racing with a seventh place finish, battling off Chevrolet’s Alex MacDowall to the finish.
James Nash was happy with ‘best of the rest’, after Honda took charge in qualifying, with Neal and Shedden locking out the front row.
The Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire plays host to round two of the British Touring Car Championship this weekend. The question is can Plato hold off the Hondas?
After a brief scare, it’s been confirmed that Tony Gilham will be back for this weekend after Triple Eight sponsor Collins Contractors upped their commitment to keep Gilham in the championship.
Tony Gilham might be out for the rest of the British Touring Car Championship season after just one race due a main sponsor pulling out.
Rob Austin will drive the team’s Audi A4 at the second round of the British Touring Car Championship, standing in for David Pinkney for the car’s much anticipated debut in the BTCC.