The fight for the 2023 BTCC title draws to a close this weekend at Brands Hatch, with Ash Sutton closing in on what would be a record-equalling fourth championship crown. Whilst the battle for top honours remains a two-driver affair, Sutton has a healthy lead of 45 points over defending champion Tom Ingram after a … More »
The Motorbase Performance name will disappear from the BTCC grid next season after the announcement that the team is to be rebranded as Alliance Racing. Founded back in 2004 by David Bartrum, the team joined the BTCC grid with a single Honda Integra for Dave Pinkney before expanding to two cars the following season after … More »
Tom Ingram insists that he will do all he can to defend his BTCC title despite seeing Ash Sutton slightly extend his lead at he head of the standings at Silverstone. Ingram went into the weekend sitting 42 points down on Sutton at the top, although the pace shown by his Bristol Street Motors with … More »
Jake Hill was left to wonder what might have been after his hopes of a maiden BTCC title came to an end at Silverstone. Hill went into the penultimate meeting of the year looking to close the gap to Ash Sutton in the standings and it was a case of mission accomplished in the opening … More »
Aron Taylor-Smith insisted he was proud of a second podium of the BTCC season despite missing out on victory at Silverstone by less than a lap. Having qualified inside the top ten, the Irish racer elected to stick with slick tyres for race one, and would end up securing a solid seventh place after gaining … More »
Ash Sutton moved a few steps closer to a record-equalling fourth BTCC title after a topsy-turvy race day at Silverstone saw him extend his lead over Tom Ingram to 45 points. Sutton had qualified behind his rival for the opening race of the weekend, where both drivers would fail to score after gambling on staying … More »
Colin Turkington secured victory in the final race of the weekend at Brands Hatch as Ash Sutton moved a step closer to the BTCC title. Turkington hit the front shortly after an early safety car period caused by Adam Morgan and Rory Butcher coming together on the Wellington Straight – with the WSR driver clearing … More »
Ash Sutton will hope to add his name to the BTCC history books this weekend as the series heads for Silverstone for the penultimate meeting of the 2023 season – although there are plenty trying to stop the NAPA Racing UK driver in his tracks. Sutton holds a lead of 42 points going into the … More »
TCR UK race winner, and former British Touring Car Championship team owner, Dan Kirby has died suddenly at the age of 37. Kirby competed in TCR UK during the 2020 and 2021 seasons when the series was part of the Touring Car Trophy, scoring a maiden race win at Brands Hatch in his second en-route … More »
Bobby Thompson will make a return to the BTCC grid for the final two rounds of the season after Team HARD confirmed he will be back behind the wheel of a Cupra Leon at both Silverstone and Brands Hatch. Thompson split with the team back in July and was replaced by Michael Crees, although the … More »