Reigning champion Andrew Jordan led from lights to flag to take victory in the first race of the season at Brands Hatch, holding off a strong challenge from Jason Plato. The Eurotech Racing driver survived a lurid slide through Paddock Hill on the first lap to hold his lead into Druids, and was able to … More »
The drivers’ tyre choices for race day at Brands Hatch have been announced, revealing who will use the softer compound in which race. In a new initiative for 2014, the tyre choice will be announced on Twitter at 10am on raceday. The rules are the same as in 2013, meaning every driver has to run … More »
Reigning champion Andrew Jordan kicked off his title defence in style at Brands Hatch, snatching pole for the first race of the season in the closing stages of the first qualifying session. The Eurotech Racing man pipped Triple Eight’s Jason Plato by just 0.012 with three minutes to go, after the MG6 driver had topped … More »
Triple Eight’s Jason Plato set the fastest time in the first free practice of the season at Brands Hatch, with a time already inside the pole position lap from last year. Plato set his best lap with 17 minutes remaining in his MG6, following a 15-minute delay when one of the West Surrey Racing mechanics took a … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan has hailed only the team’s second test with the new Mercedes A-Class at the test session today which saw cars from six other teams taking part, in which, although there was no official timing, it’s believed he was one of the fastest if not the fastest driver of the day. The … More »
Seven of the 16 teams which will contest the 2014 British Touring Car Championship are testing today at a cold and overcast Brands Hatch Indy circuit in Kent. West Surrey Racing’s three BMW 125i Ms, driven by Colin Turkington, Rob Collard and Nick Foster are running in a plain grey livery. Honda Racing Team have … More »
Triple Eight MG’s Jason Plato dominated the first race in torrential conditions at Brands Hatch ahead of Honda Racing Team’s Gordon Shedden, meaning four drivers still have a chance of taking the title. After an early safety car period to rescue Rob Austin’s stricken Audi A4, Plato drew away to win by more than five … More »
Championship leader Andrew Jordan topped the times in a close second practice session at Brands Hatch, which was shortened by a roll for Aron Smith. Motorbase Performance’s Smith crashed heavily in his Ford Focus on the run up to Druids after just 11 minutes of running, while trying to avoid the Toyotas of Frank Wrathall and Ollie … More »
BRDC Rising Star Jake Hill will join Rob Austin Racing for the BTCC finale at Brands Hatch, replacing Will Bratt in the team’s second Audi A4. Hill made his debut in the series at Croft in June, where he took a Jack Sears Trophy win in his maiden race, driving a Motorbase Performance Ford Focus. The 19-year-old … More »
It only seems a heartbeat ago that the BTCC teams were wrapped up against the cold and snow at the season opener at Brands Hatch. Now, little over six months later, there is the small matter of a five-way title battle to decide on the famous Grand Prix circuit. Few doubted Andrew Jordan’s speed before … More »