Reigning Jack Sears Trophy champion Lea Wood said the Brands Hatch weekend was little more than a “glorified test session” as he got to grips with his new Toyota Avensis. Wood is running the newest NGTC specification machinery for the first time, after taking S2000 honours in the venerable Vauxhall Vectra last season. And it … More »
West Surrey Racing’s Colin Turkington took victory in the third and final race at Brands Hatch, in a fascinating encounter where the soft tyre played a major part in the result. Turkington jumped into third at the start behind team-mates Rob Collard and Nick Foster, and was soon second when Foster was given a drive-through … More »
Andrew Jordan doubled up in a dramatic second race at Brands Hatch, leading home Gordon Shedden and Colin Turkington after a breathless encounter which featured two safety cars. As with the first race, Eurotech Racing’s Jordan led every lap and managed to hold off Honda Racing Team’s Shedden, who appeared to be faster but could … More »
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 »