Tom Chilton won twice and Jason Plato once in today’s (Sunday) three Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship races at Snetterton, Norfolk. In the title race, a pair of third place finishes helped Matt Neal increase his championship lead over closest challenger Yvan Muller. Likewise, Vauxhall has moved further clear of SEAT in the chase … More »
SEAT Sport UK’s Jason Plato says he will “take great pleasure” in defeating the Team Halfords Hondas of Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship leaders Matt Neal and Dan Eaves at Oulton Park tomorrow (Sunday) after beating them to pole position in today’s qualifying session. Plato, the 2001 champion, set a best time of one … More »
An historic three wins in a day at Thruxton today (Sunday) have catapulted Dan Eaves into the lead of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. With Eaves’ team-mate Matt Neal, the leader before Thruxton, finishing in the top four in all three races, their Team Halfords squad has extended its lead in the Teams’ … More »
Another great year of touring car racing has come to an end and it’s time to have a look at the most read news of 2022 on TouringCarTimes. 2022 marks the 27th year of TouringCarTimes covering the top touring car championships throughout the world, so join us as we take a look what interested you … More »
The World Touring Car Cup has become one of the most successful touring car championships in just the space of two years, but already there are a few cracks forming, with Hyundai Motorsport team director Andrea Adamo threatening to leave the championship last week due to uncertainty over the series’ direction, and he’s not the … More »
Manfred Stohl’s team STARD has unveiled their Kia Cee’d TCR at the Circuit Jules Tacheny at Mettet, with Kia the latest brand to join the TCR fold. The top specification version of the car, aimed for TCR, will be priced at 122,000 EUR, with a cheaper Cup version available at under 100,000 EUR. STARD aims … More »
In a sport which is primarily about speed on the track, one of the BTCC’s newest outfits is moving just as swiftly off the circuit. Power Maxed Racing had a quick birth, and in their short life have already made a big impression on the series. The upward curve has been steep, following the purchase … More »
The festive season is upon us, the turkey is being plumped up – so what better time to reflect on another year of classic British Touring Car Championship action? It will undoubtedly be a very merry Christmas for series supremo Alan Gow, who can afford himself a smile after masterminding yet another season which had … More »
Motorbase Performance’s Mat Jackson narrowly leads the independent drivers’ championship with a one point margin over Andrew Jordan and sits fourth in the overall driver’s championship. He spoke to TouringCarTimes about his desire to take the title.
Yesterday Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden officially launched their 2012 British Touring Car Championship campaign with the unveiling of the Honda Yuasa Racing Team NGTC Civics at the manufacturer’s UK plant. TouringCarTimes spoke to the two drivers about the new Civics, testing and their rivals in 2012.