The BTCC’s standout rookie driver Tom Ingram signed off his maiden campaign with a flourish at Brands Hatch, netting a trio of top 10 finishes and a season’s best fifth in the second encounter. The 2013 Ginetta Supercup champion took a total of 13 top tens over the course of the year, with a fine … More »
Rob Collard was left ruing the choice to run the softer tyre in the second race of the day at the BTCC season finale at Brands Hatch, where he came within a few laps of taking a victory. Having only just made it to the final round, following a major rebuild of the West Surrey Racing BMW … More »
Title contenders Colin Turkington and Jason Plato once again found themselves together at the top of the times at Brands Hatch in free practice two, with the series leader pipping his only championship rival by 0.397 seconds. The session took place on a drying track with times tumbling throughout, before West Surrey Racing’s Turkington posted a 1.31.729 … More »
Eurotech Racing’s Andrew Jordan was delighted with his weekend’s work at Brands Hatch, taking two wins on his way to the early lead in the championship standings. The reigning champion left it late to take a superb pole on Saturday, and followed this up with a win in the first race on Sunday, saving a … More »
Triple Eight’s Jason Plato topped the times again in an incredibly close second practice at Brands Hatch, with Jack Goff staging a last-minute run to finish second. Plato set the pace early on in the session in his MG6, and none of his competitors were able to depose him. But Team BMR’s Goff came closest … More »
Trying to come up with new superlatives to describe the emerging 2014 British Touring Car Championship grid over the winter has become something of a challenge. But now the talking stops, and the most eagerly anticipated season in recent history years is very nearly upon us. You already know the headline figures. Seven champions, 13 … More »
Triple Eight Race Engineering have swept the front row at Brands Hatch for the final round of this year’s British Touring Car Championship, adding to the team’s pole position secured at the Bathurst 1000km yesterday by Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell. Jason Plato, driving the MG for Triple Eight’s UK arm, adds one point to … More »
Triple Eight MG’s Jason Plato and Sam Tordoff locked out the front row in dominant fashion in the final qualifying session of the year at Brands Hatch, while championship contender Matt Neal suffered a big shunt. Plato and Tordoff were separated by just 0.036s, with points leader Andrew Jordan taking third in his Eurotech Racing Honda Civic, … More »
Dave Newsham led a Speedworks Motorsport one-two ahead in first practice at a damp but drying Brands Hatch. Times tumbled throughout the 40-minute session and it was Newsham who set his best lap of 1.38.263 as the chequered flag fell, 0.494 ahead of team-mate Ollie Jackson. Eight different drivers took turns at the top of … More »
Reigning BTCC champion Gordon Shedden says anything can still happen in this year’s championship fight, as he heads into the Brands Hatch finale 35 behind Andrew Jordan. Honda Racing Team’s Shedden says he has not given up hope of retaining his crown, but conceded that Eurotech Racing’s Jordan is in the box seat for a … More »