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Croft Circuit 2012 Fixture List

January 13, 2012

Here is the latest (as of 13th January 2012) Croft Circuit 2012 Fixture List (provisional): Date/Event: 22 Jan Jack Frost Rally (DDMC) 1 March-1 April Motorcycle races (NEMCRC) 28-29 April Car races (BARC) 19-20 May Car races (DDMC) 23-24 June Dunlop BTCC (BARC) 21-22 July Car races (BARC) 4-5 August Nostalgia Weekend (HSCC) 18-19 August [...]

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BTCC Points System Changing In 2012

December 2, 2011

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has revealed its extended points scoring system for 2012. From next season, the top 15 finishers in each race will score outright championship points. The 15 highest-placed independent runners will also score in the Independents Trophy. Previously, only the top ten in both championships were awarded points. The [...]

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Matt Neal Crowned BTCC 2011 Champion

October 19, 2011

In one of the closest final events of the 2011 motoring calendar, the BTCC boys really took it to the wire. A number of names were in contention coming in to the final race, including Matt Neal, Mat Jackson, Gordon Shedden and the ever present Jason Plato. Neal won the opening race, with Shedden taking [...]

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Chevrolet 2011 BTCC Car

March 29, 2011
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The wraps are off the Silverline Chevrolet team’s 2011 cars, set to campaign in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Built by RML, which also constructs and runs the title-winning Chevrolet World Touring Cars, the two new Cruzes will campaign in the 2011 BTCC series with the same successful driver line-up as 2010; driver’s [...]

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Jason Plato Takes 2010 BTCC Title

October 14, 2010
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Silverline Chevrolet driver Jason Plato has won the British Touring Car Drivers’ Championship, making it the perfect end to the Cruze’s first ever season in the series. The remarkable achievement came with a textbook display of driving at Brands Hatch in the last meeting of the season, which started with a lap record and a [...]

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Chevrolet Cruze Lines Up On The Starting Grid For BTCC

March 24, 2010
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This year, the BTCC is going to be hotting up, with the Chevrolet Cruze coming in as a manufacturer backed team! Two Silverline Chevrolet Cruzes will appear on the grid for the 2010 season, expected to be one of the closest and most exciting in the series’ history. The cars will be prepared by the [...]

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Final Round Of The BTCC – Brands Hatch GP

October 2, 2009

Don’t forget that this weekend sees the conclusion of the 2009 BTCC – at the Brands Hatch GP. In what should be one of the most exciting finale races ever, there’s a strong three way contest on for the Championship, with Jason Plato, Fabrizio Giovanardi and Colin Turkington all vying for the top position. Everything [...]

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I’m Off To The British GT At Knockhill…

June 12, 2009

In scarcely six hours time I’ll be undertaking the drive to Knockhill in order to see the British GT up close and personal.  Naturally I’ll be reviewing the action from the day upon my return.  In the meantime, I suggest you watch the continuing TT coverage and make sure to check out the BTCC coverage [...]

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Vauxhall To Leave The BTCC?

April 25, 2009

Given that Vauxhall have won seven out of the last eight years of the championships, it seems a bit odd that they’ll leave the BTCC after 2009.  Then again, I guess it must be quite expensive putting three cars on the track.  Nonetheless, this is a great loss to the sport and the lads who [...]

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The Best Driving Of The Day

April 5, 2009

There’s been some absolutely brilliant racing on television today – but the best driving I’ve seen has come from a completely different type of motorsport.  In my opinion, the single best demonstration of true skill behind the wheel came from none other than Jason Plato, in the third round of the British Touring Car Championship. [...]

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