Jason Plato

MG Enters The BTCC In 2012

January 25, 2012

MG has announced today that they will run an entry in the BTCC in 2012. Two MG6 GT cars will run in the all-new MG KX Momentum Racing team piloted by double BTCC champion Jason Plato and BTCC rising star Andy Neate. The cars will be prepared by Triple Eight Race Engineering, one of 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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The BTCC 2009 Has Now Concluded…

October 4, 2009

And this year’s winner is none other than Northern Ireland’s own Colin Turkington. In what was to be one of the closest races ever, Giovanardi, Turkington and Fifth Gear presenter and racing driver Jason Plato were all vying for the title. Ultimately, it was to be Colin’s day and he won with some style on [...]

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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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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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SEAT Bows Out Of The BTCC

September 16, 2008

In what can only be described as one of the saddest moments in British Touring Car history for a while now, SEAT has decided to call it a day.  This means that for the manufacturer Brands Hatch (Sunday, 21st September) will mark a swan song for what has been a fantastic foray into BTCC racing [...]

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The 2008 BTCC

March 29, 2008

As we’ve already mentioned a way to win tickets for the BTCC, I thought it would only be fair to follow this up with an article on the (now under way) BTCC. Whilst it is fair to say that Lewis Hamilton has once again put Formula 1 on the grid (no pun intended) for a [...]

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