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Pirtek Racing makes testing debut
27.02.2010
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| Dunlop MSA British Touring Car newcomer, Pirtek Racing has made its track debut this week as the team completed several days of running in their new Vauxhall Vectra with TOCA’s turbocharged Next Generation engine. The Tamworth based outfit undertook a busy week of development work which included tests at both the Snetterton Circuit on Tuesday and the Rockingham Circuit today as driver And weiter >> |
Houseman team uUp with Pinkney Motorsport - win a VIP day
26.02.2010
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| Houseman Dry Lining is to partner Pinkney Motorsport in this year's Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The dry lining experts who are part of a group of companies controlled by MD Rob Houseman, enjoyed a successful partnership with Dave Pinkney and weiter >> |
Neate: "The BTCC Is The Pinnacle Of Motorsport"
25.02.2010
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Having earlier this week put pen to paper on a deal with reigning Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship team West Surrey Racing, Buckinghamshire’s Andy Neate thinks that in racing terms the UK Tin Top series is as good as it gets. " Touring cars and particularly the BTCC has always been weiter >> |
Tech-Speed Test At Snetterton
24.02.2010
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| Paul O’Neill and new 2010 team-mate John George got the sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed squad’s pre-season test programme under way at Snetterton today.The pair shared driving duties in one of the team’s Honda Integras – notably with the word JAG emblazoned across its bonnet in deference to George’s sponsor, his chain of mobile weiter >> |
Andy Neate Captures Dream WSR BTCC Drive
23.02.2010
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| After very nearly losing his life in a Britcar accident just 18 months ago, Andy Neate will return to racing in 2010 after securing a drive for reigning BTCC champions West Surrey Racing. Neate, who has fought long and hard to rec weiter >> |
Team Aon test LPG Focus
22.02.2010
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| While some teams chose to spend time testing in the UK at Thruxton this week, Team Aon once again took to the picturesque Guadix Circuit in southern Spain, this time to evaluate an LPG powered version of their Ford Focus ST. Tom weiter >> |
Testing at Thruxton
20.02.2010
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| With only 42 days to go before the opening round of this years Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, several teams took the chance to blow away the winter cobwebs at Thruxton today.
The Hampshire circuit which plays host to the opening round on April 4th, saw West Surrey Racing, Mo weiter >> |
Test Prize For Ginetta Junior Champion
19.02.2010
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| Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship team Eurotech will offer a test drive in its Vauxhall Vectra to the winner of this year’s supporting Ginetta Junior title.
A chance to sample a full-blown BTCC race car, plus receive a day’s one-on-o weiter >> |
Forster Motorsport Acquire Second BTCC BMW.
18.02.2010
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| After first launching their brand new website, BTCC newcomers Forster Motorsport have now acquired the second BMW 320si that they intend to run in this years Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
The team, who have enjoyed great success in Mini racing pr weiter >> |
Pirtek Racing Receive First Turbo BTCC Engine.
17.02.2010
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| British Touring Car team Pirtek Racing have now received the first Next Generation Touring Car engine from TOCA contracted engine suppliers Swindon Racing Engines. The team are set to use the all new 2 litre turbocharged un weiter >> |
Tom Boardman switches to UK Touring Car Series.
15.02.2010
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| British driver Tom Boardman is set to make a return to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in 2010 with Special Tuning UK.
The 26 year old who spent last season racing in the WTCC, will line up on the grid in a petrol powered Leon TSI. weiter >> |
Dynamics test revisions to Civic at Rockingham
14.02.2010
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| One of the first teams to gain test mileage in preparation for the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship were Team Dynamics who ran a heavily revised Honda Civic at Rockingham UK on Friday.Steve Neal's team, who have yet weiter >> |
John George For 2nd Tech-Speed Integra.
03.02.2010
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| Touring car racing stalwart John George will line up in a second sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed Honda Integra this season as it was confirmed today that he will be partnering Paul O'Neill at the team for 2010.
George who made his British Touring Car Championship debut back in 2004 wil weiter >> |
Motobase Boss optimistic for season ahead
02.02.2010
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| Team Motorbase boss David Bartrum today underlined why he thinks the BTCC will ride out the current economic downturn that is even affecting worldwide motorsport.
With both teams and drivers finding budgetsand sponsors even harder to come buy than usual Bartrum to weiter >> |
New look : Silverstone for 2010 BTCC event
02.02.2010
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By the time the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship visits Silverstone in August of this year a slightly different looking venue will be on show. Following the signing of a five year deal to stage Britain’s round of MotoGP, work on modifications to the circuit and its spe weiter >> |
ITV coverage of BTCC to reach new heights in 2010
02.02.2010
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| UK TV broadcaster ITV’s coverage of Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship events is likely to surpass 120 hours in 2010 – beating 2009’s record-breaking figures. The network’s ITV4 c weiter >> |
Touring Car Drivers In Race For Heroes
30.01.2010
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| Several leading British Touring Car drivers are set to take part in a charity karting competition in aid of the "Help For Heroes" campaign. The 6 hour event is scheduled to be held at the Daytona kart weiter >> |
Forster Motorsport Livery Revealed
28.01.2010
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| 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car newcomers Forster Motorsport who are planning to contest this years series with a pair of BMW 320si's gave fans a chance to view their proposed livery yesterday.
In a CAD drawing on the teams social networking page the 3 se weiter >> |
Fans Get Free Access To 2010 BTCC Launch At Brands Hatch.
27.01.2010
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| Brands Hatch will be throwing open its doors to British Touring Car fans on Tuesday 23rd March, as the iconic venue stages the BTCC "Media Day".
The short Indy circuit will see the first official TOCA test session of the year for the series, and public admission to weiter >> |
UK's top race series to launch at World famous Brands Hatch Circuit
27.01.2010
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| The world famous Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in Kent will host the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s Media Day on Tuesday 23 March. Media Day traditionally acts as the official laun weiter >> |
Martyn Bell To Miss New Season
25.01.2010
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| Following a decision to undergo surgery on two longstanding injuries, Lincolnshire's Martyn Bell will take a year out from the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car championship in 2010.
Bell who suffered a back injury following a shunt at Snetterton in 2008 also requir weiter >> |
AmD Golf Gets Green Light
22.01.2010
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| Following speculation that their proposed entry into this years Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship could be in doubt due to eligibility issues with the newly aquired VW Golf, BTCC Technical Chief Peter Riches has given the team the go-ahead.
With Riches visiting the team' weiter >> |
Thruxton BTCC tickets now on sale
21.01.2010
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| Tickets for the opening round of this years Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship can now be ordered online from www.barc.net.
The opening meeting of the 2010 series takes place at Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire, UK o weiter >> |
Team Aon Considers LPG Option
16.01.2010
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| Team Aon boss Mike Earle has confirmed his squad is evaluating a switch to LPG power with its Ford Focus STs in this year’s Dunlop MSA British Touring car Championship.
Earle, whose Arena International is behind the Focus project, is due to resume testing of th weiter >> |
Plato's Fight For Funding
15.01.2010
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| Englishman Jason Plato is still unsure on his plans for the upcoming season and is awaiting the necessary funding to be confirmed to enable him to take up a spot on the grid for 2010.
The 2001 champion outlined the difficulties he was facing to stay in the series at t weiter >> |
New Sponsors Confirmed For West Surrey Racing BTCC Title Defence.
15.01.2010
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| West Surrey Racing today confirmed two new team sponsors on its BMW to compliment RAC during the defence of its Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
High efficiency plasma lighting company Alvara and the UK’s leading online automotive marketplace eBay Motors’ names were both present on one of the outfit’s cars which appeared in interim li weiter >> |
Andrew Jordan's Turbo Vectra Unveiled
15.01.2010
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| The wraps came off Andrew Jordan's all new Vauxhall Vectra Turbo BTCC car at the Autosport International show today as the car was unveiled in it's striking Pirtek livery.
The Vectra, which will be the first BTCC car to use the NGT turbocharged weiter >> |
BTCC Stars Gear Up For Autosport Show
14.01.2010
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| BTCC champions past and present are set to appear at this weeks Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham UK
Among the list of star drivers scheduled to be publicly interviewed on the Dunlop stand over the course of the four days are weiter >> |
RAC co-sponsors West Surrey Racing
13.01.2010
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| RAC has today announced a new sponsorship agreement with West Surrey Racing ahead of the BMW squad’s defence of its Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship crown in 2010.
The famous motoring organisation will support Dick Bennett’s outfit in a co-spons weiter >> |
AmD VW Entry For 2010 BTCC
10.01.2010
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| 2010 could well see the return of a VW to the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship if ambitious plans by AmD come to fruition over the coming months.
The successful tuning company from Essex UK are planning to enter a MK5 VW Golf purchased from Hombre Motorsport Germany into the weiter >> |
Paul O'Neill Retains Tech-Speed Integra Drive For 2010
07.01.2010
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BTCC driver Paul O'Neill has put pen to paper on a new deal for this year that will see the 30yr old stay with Tech-Speed Motorsport for the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The popular Englishman from Northampton will once more pilot a BTC-spec Honda Integ weiter >> |
Alex MacDowall Tests RML Chevrolet
21.12.2009
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| 2009 UK Renault Clio Cup vice -champion Alex Macdowall has his sights set on a BTCC drive for 2010 after having had a successful test with RML at Jerez in Spain. Driving one of RML's BTCC spec Lacetti's the 18yr old from Carlisle, weiter >> |
David Pinkney To Run Turbo Vectra In 2010
16.12.2009
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| David Pinkney will race a turbocharged Vauxhall Vectra run by his own Pinkney Motorsport team in 2010’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, he has announced today.Hertfordshire-based Pinkney has acq weiter >> |
Adam Facing Uncertain Future.
12.12.2009
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| BTCC driver Johnathan Adam is hoping to secure replacement sponsorship to enable him to continue in the series in 2010. The 25year old from Kirkcaldy in Scotland made his debut in the championship this year wit weiter >> |
Dunlop To Introduce "Eco Friendly" Tyre To BTCC
11.12.2009
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| Following a lengthy 18 month design and development programme Dunlop is set to debut an all new tyre design into the BTCC next year.
The Sport Maxx BTCC tyre not only complies with the latest European environmental regulations but has also already proven itself to be weiter >> |
Forster Motorsport winter testing
08.12.2009
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| Forster Motorsport continued with their winter testing schedule today at Oulton Park with both drivers gaining further valuable experience ahead of the teams planned debut in the BTCC next year. The team which is planning a two c weiter >> |
Colin Turkington wins BMW Sports Trophy for second time.
05.12.2009
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| Colin Turkington (GB) has added a second BMW Sports Trophy title to the one he claimed in 2007. The 27-year-old, who won this season’s British Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320si WTCC, was presented with a winner’s cheque for 30,000 Euros by BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen at Saturday’s award ceremony in Munich. With the BMW Sports Trophy the brand has been supporti weiter >> |
Swindon Racing engines awarded BTCC NGTC contract
05.12.2009
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| It has been announced by BTCC organisers that the contract to supply the series with the new NGTC (Next Generation Touring Car) engine that will come into the championship in full in 2011 has been awarded to Swindon Racing Engines.
The Wiltshire firm that was founded John Dunn has a weiter >> |
Pirtek Racing ready to line up on the 2010 BTCC grid
03.12.2009
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Artists impression of the 2010 Pirtek Racing BTCC car.
Please note the final livery will be launched with all confirmed sponsors in January at the Autosport International Show. The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Ch weiter >> |
Vauxhall bows out from BTCC with manufacturers' and teams' titles
05.10.2009
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| Vauxhall celebrated taking the Manufacturers’/Constructors’ title and the Teams’ title in the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship today. VX Racing, in the final outing for the manufacturer-backed BTCC team, fought to the wire at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent today, with Fabrizio Giovanardi, Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan pushing to the limits in each race. weiter >> |
First public appearance of new Vauxhall Astra at Brands Hatch
03.10.2009
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| The final round of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship, and the manufacturer’s race team, VX Racing’s, swan song, will be the venue for the first UK public appearance of the new Vauxhall Astra.
The highly acclaimed model will be displayed on Vauxhall&rsq weiter >> |
Vauxhall to bid farewell to British Touring Cars
02.10.2009
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| An era of British motorsport which dates back over 20 years will be brought to an end this weekend when Vauxhall bids farewell to the British Touring Car Championship. After two decades of competition in this premier British racing series the multi-champion manufacturer will contest the final three races of this season at Brands Hatch circuit.
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VX Racing set for title showdown at Brands Hatch
28.09.2009
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| VX Racing is set for a tough battle to retain the all three Championships at this weekend’s finale of the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Cars Championship at Brands Hatch. The team and its trio of drivers are in pole position to retain the Team’s Champio weiter >> |
VX Racing in thick of title fighter after Rockingham
20.09.2009
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| VX Racing’s Fabrizio Giovanardi remains in the thick of the Drivers’ Championship title hunt after the penultimate round of the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham Motor Speedway, today. A third place podium and a sixth place puts Giovanardi 13 points behind Championship leader, Colin Turkington, as they head for the final event of the season.
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Pressure mounts for VX Racing after Rockingham qualifying
19.09.2009
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| Fabrizio Giovanardi kept his HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship title hopes on track at Rockingham today, qualifying in seventh place, seven positions ahead of Colin Turkington, his main rival for the Drivers’ Championship. Jason Plato, a long shot for the title honours, p weiter >> |
VX Racing bank on results at Rockingham oval
15.09.2009
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| The VX Racing team travel to Corby, Northamptonshire this weekend for the penultimate round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at the Rockingham Circuit. The team and its trio of drivers, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan are hoping to take the battle to the rear wheel drive BMW’s this weekend as the race for championship titles heats up.
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Title challenge remains on track for VX Racing
31.08.2009
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| The eighth round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, held at Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, is the closest event to the home of Vauxhall in Luton and to the headquarters of Vauxhall’s BTCC team, Triple Eight Engineering, based in Greatworth near Banbury.
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VX Racing stay confident for strong results at Silverstone
29.08.2009
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| VX Racing began preparations for the eighth round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone circuit today. Fastest of the team’s three drivers in afternoon qualifying for the first of the three races tomorrow was Italian reigning BTCC champion, Fabrizio Giovanardi, with eighth fastest lap. Team mate Matt Neal will line up in 11th place with the third driver, Andy Jord weiter >> |
VX rRcing swings into Silverstone with Charity Golf Day
28.08.2009
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| VX Racing drivers Matt Neal, Fabrizio Giovanardi and Andrew Jordan turned their hand to driving of a different kind today by taking part in a charity golf day at Whittlebury Hall Country and Golf Club. The event, as part of the build up to thi weiter >> |
