The past 30 years has seen three different major regulations rule the touring car world. Super Touring had its heyday during the nineties, S2000 took over until the mid-2010s and 2015 saw the introduction of TCR. 1991-2001 – Super Touring 2002-2017 – S2000 2015 – TCR But which one is fastest? Join us as we … More »
With the British Touring Car Championship season not getting underway until July at least as a result on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we’ve decided to take a look at the different cars that are lining up on the grid this season. With thanks to both the Touring Car Register and Inside BTCC, we’re running down … More »
Hyundai Motorsport boss Andrea Adamo has fired a caution to the PURE ETCR organisers to re-evaluate operating budgets in the wake of the expected post-COVID-19 economic downturn. At the series launch in Paris in February, Eurosport Events chief François Ribeiro predicted budgets to match those of the TC1 era of the World Touring Car Championship, … More »
Sometimes a new racing car is launched and when you see it hit the track for the first time, it just looks right; like it was designed with the end goal of being a successful racer. Then, at the other end of the scale, there are cars that come along and leave you to wonder … More »
With no touring car racing on this weekend, we continue with another quiz, this time the big one: how many British Touring Car Championship champions can you name? The BTCC held its inaugural season in 1958 and has continued shining as one of the strongest touring car beacons in the world, providing iconic title fights, … More »
Three championships were supposed to be on this weekend, with Supercars, TCR Asia Pacific and TC America all being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, to still your touring car cravings, what better than a quiz? A total of 27 drivers took part in the races of the 1995 British Touring Car Championship season, … More »
Tom Coronel has extended his cooperation with Comtoyou Racing and will switch from Cupra to Audi for the 2020 World Touring Car Cup season. “For me, racing with the same team for a longer time is important,” said Coronel. “Last year, Comtoyou and me was a good match. Co-operation was pleasant for both sides and … More »
Cupra are first to confirm entry for the inaugural PURE ETCR season with former World Rallycross champion Mattias Ekström and ex WTCC racer Jordi Gené as drivers. “We are delighted to welcome CUPRA to PURE ETCR the day after we launched our new all-electric series in Paris,” said François Ribeiro, head of Eurosport Events, the … More »
Cupra has unveiled the 2020 version of the Cupra e-Racer and the new Cupra Leon Competición TCR. “Cupra has always had a pioneering role in motorsport and were the developer of the first TCR platform, and with the CUPRA Leon Competición and Cupra e-Racer we are continuing to break new ground,” said Cupra Racing director … More »
Former World Touring Car champion Rob Huff has confirmed that he won’t be part of the WTCR grid for the 2020 season after the departure of Sébastien Loeb Racing and Volkswagen. Huff has spent the last two seasons with the team in WTCR, but will now focus on other areas of his career during the … More »