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The provisional dates have been announced for the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship. To make sure you don’t miss out, I have published them here: Round Date Circuit, County 1 Sat 30/Sun 31 March Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 2 Sat 20/Sun 21 April Donington Park, Derbyshire/Leicestershire 3 Sat 4/Sun 5 May Thruxton, Hampshire 4 Sat […]
Here’s a press release from MG on how you can join their promotional team for the 2012 BTCC offering with Jason Plato and Andy Neate: Have you ever watched motor racing on the television and wanted to be part of the glitz and glamour? Well MG Motor UK may be able to help. MG is […]
The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is moving to turbo charged engines for 2012. Flow testing (the testing of the induction system) is being finalised to ensure that there’s a level playing field between turbocharged S2000-based cars and their newer ‘Next Generation Touring Car’ rivals throughout 2012. The BTCC’s Engine Technical Review Panel – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]