Touring Cars Archive

  • Clio Cup Leader Newsham - Photo Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Scottish Renault Aces Set To Star On Home Tarmac

    Scottish drivers Dave Newsham and Lewis Williamson are looking forward to racing in front of their home crowd this weekend as the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin and the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship head north of the border to Knockhill for the first...

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  • Gary Paffett - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Paffett Looking To Close Championship Gap At Brands Hatch

    Gary Paffett will be looking for home support this weekend as the DTM series heads to Brands Hatch. Last time out at Zandvoort the English driver took a stunning lights-to-flag victory, securing his second place in the championship, just 9 points behind leader Bruno Spengler....

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  • Oliver Jarvis

    Oliver Jarvis Set For Home Challenge

    Audi A4 driver Oliver Jarvis is glad to be back on home soil as the DTM series crosses over to Britain this weekend. 2009 saw the 26-year-old finish in the points for the first time at his home round, something he will be looking to...

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  • Mattias Ekstrom - Photo credit: DTM Media

    Mattias Ekstrom Heads For Milestone Race At Brands Hatch

    Leading Audi driver Mattias Ekstrom will celebrate his 100th DTM start this weekend as the series heads to Brands Hatch this weekend. Ekstrom is currently placed fourth in the championship and will be looking to make up the 16 point deficit to Bruno Spengler. Over...

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  • Steven Kane - Photo credit: SJK Photography

    Airwaves BMW Confident Despite Knockhill History

    Airwaves BMW will be looking to regain the top place in the Independents championship this weekend as the British Touring Car Championship heads north to Scotland. History suggests that the team has struggled at the 1.3 mile circuit, but Mat Jackson will be looking for...

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  • Tom Onslow-Cole - Photo Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Team Aon: Honda The Car To Beat At Knockhill

    Team Aon head to Knockhill in a condfident mood after a clean sweep at Silverstone thanks to the excellent driving by Tom Onslow-Cole and team-mate Tom Chilton. Despite the confidence the Knockhill track is very different to the flat Northamptionshire track they dominated on last...

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  • Harry Vaulkhard at Brands Hatch - Photo credit: Vince Pettit Photography

    Vaulkhard Set To Miss Remainder Of WTCC Campaign

    British driver Harry Vaulkhard has today announced he is set to miss the remainder of his maiden campaign in the World Touring Car Championship. The Bamboo Engineering driver is being forced to watch the remaining eight races from the sidelines after the withdrawal of a...

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  • Daniel Lloyd - Photo Credit - btcc.net

    Lloyd Targets BTCC Return At Donington

    Daniel Lloyd has expressed his determination to make a return to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship grid before the end of the season, with the teenager aiming to make a return at the series penultimate meeting at Donington Park. After making his series...

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  • Paul Taylor - Photo credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    Taylor And Felix Narrow Championship Lead

    A win apiece from Peter Felix and Paul Taylor at Snetterton this weekend helped narrow the gap on Volkswagen Racing Cup championship leader Steve Chaplin. However it could have been a double celebration for 2006 champion for Taylor. A wet morning had led to slippery...

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  • Brundle-VW

    Star Studded Scirocco Grid for Brands Hatch

    Four British Formula 1 heros are joining the grid for their home round of the 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup at Brands Hatch on September 4 and 5. With 389 Grand Prix starts and seven Le Mans wins between them, Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert, Derek Bell...

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  • MacDowall and Plato - Photo credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    TCF Blog: Alex MacDowall – Post-Silverstone

    Hi everyone… Silverstone was a strong weekend for me. We were quick in free practice one and two, the car felt good on the race runs we did and Jason and I were practicing towing each other around again. The team were on a high...

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  • Paul O'Neill - Photo Credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    Sunshine.co.uk Honda’s Show Silverstone Pace

    The ageing Sunshine.co.uk Tech-Speed Honda Integra’s show they still have a lot to offer after a great weekend for the team on the national circuit at Silverstone. The ever popular Paul O’Neill took to the second step of the podium after the last race of...

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  • David Pinkney - Photo credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    Mechanical Gremlins Hit Pinkney At Silverstone

    David Pinkney left Silverstone empty handed thanks to the recurrence of a mechanical issue left him limping back to the pits in the first two races and scuppering his chances of a points finish. The Vectra driver had qualified in 14th place for race one...

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  • Photo credit: DTM Media

    DTM On The Move With The Official iPhone App

    Fans of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters need no longer be adrift of the latest new and information about the series. An official DTM iPhone application has been launched to provide fans with a host of features to keep them up-to-date, wherever they may be. Available...

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  • Newsham battling hard - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Newsham Secures Tenth Win Of The Season At Silverstone

    Runaway championship leader Dave Newsham took a dominant win in Round 14 of the 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup with Michelin to give himself the chance of securing the championship in front of his home fans at Knockhill next time out. Newsham led from lap...

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  • Rivett leads the pack - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Rivett Returns In Style With Silverstone Win

    Paul Rivett capped off his full time return to the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin with victory in Round 13 at Silverstone. The former double champion took the lead early on and held off championship leader Dave Newsham for the win, giving his BlueSquare...

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  • Phil Glew - Photo credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    Glew Helps YourRacingCar.com Fulfil Its Ambition

    Phil Glew returned to BTCC action at Silverstone with a drive in the new YourRacingCar.com backed Seat Leon run by Special Tuning UK. The weekend was filled with incidents for the new car but a mature drive from Glew meant a number of positives could...

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  • Coronel

    Oschersleben To Host Battle Of The Dutch

    Back in 2008, SEAT World Touring Car driver Tom Coronel had the chance to drive a KTM X-Bow during Bavaria City Racing in Rotterdam, over the Willemsbrug.  And on September 4th, the Dutchman battles with a KTM again. Only this time, there is an old...

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  • Darts player James Wade wields the spanner for Caddy racer Simon Elliott  Image by Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Chaplin on top as VW Cup heads to Snetterton

    Steve Chaplin and his ‘Herbie’ liveried Bettle leads the way as the Volkswagen Racing Cup with Fuchs Lubricants heads to Snetterton on Bank Holiday Monday (30 Aug) for Rounds 19 and 20. Chaplin leads by 60 points at the top of the standings, picking up...

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  • Paffett

    Paffett Closes The gap As Spengler Struggles

    Gary Paffett closed the gap on championship leader Bruno Spengler with victory at Zandvoort, as Spengler suffered his worst result of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season so far. For the third successive year Paffett won at the Netherlands circuit, and in doing so, closed in...

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  • Matt Hamilton and his supporters - Photo credit: Chris Gurton

    Champagne Corks Pop for Hamilton

    British Touring Car youngster Matt Hamilton was at Silverstone this weekend to receive his ‘Champagne Moment’ award from HiQ Fastfit for his stunning drive at Brands Hatch in the pouring rain to claim ninth place and his first points in the BTCC. The award is...

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  • Tom Onslow-Cole celebrates - Photo Credit: Chris Gurton

    Silverstone BTCC Race Three: Onslow-Cole’s Reward

    The third British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) of the day got underway with a bang when Alex MacDowall stalled his Chevrolet Cruze at the start where he was run into by Martin Depper in his Forster Motorsport BMW. The resulting debris field, oil slick and...

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  • Tom Onslow-Cole - Photo Credit: Chris Gurton

    Silverstone BTCC Race Two: More Hocus Pocus By Focus’s

    For the second race running Tom Onslow-Cole appeared to be made to give up a near certain win to allow Tom Chilton to win as the Team Aon Fords once more conspired at the head of the BTCC field at Silverstone. It should be noted,...

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  • Team Aon en route to a 1-2 - Photo Credit: Chris Gurton

    Silverstone BTCC Race One: Fords Carry On Regardless

    Despite the restrictions added overnight the pair of Team Aon Ford Focuses took a dominant 1-2 finish in the first British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) race at Silverstone. Echoed by a chorus of complaints the two LPG powered cars had annexed the front row of...

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  • Rob Collard - Photo Credit: Chris Gurton

    “It’s Not A Fair Race” Says Collard

    Having qualified eighth on the grid in race one for Sunday at Silverstone and setting the quickest time of the BMW’s, TCF caught up with West Surrey Racing’s Rob Collard to get his thoughts on the qualifying session. “Qualifying went as good as we can...

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  • Mat Jackson - Photo Credit: PSP Images

    Airwaves BMW Endure Disappointing Qualifying

    An alleged lack of straight line speed and a failed ride height test resulted in both Airwaves BMW drivers outside the top ten in qualifying at Silverstone, leaving the squad frustrated ahead of the three races on the National Circuit. As the rest of the...

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  • AmD Milltek's Golf on track - Photo Credit: Bob Knightley

    Engine Damage Ends AmD Milltek’s Silverstone Weekend

    The VW Golf of AmD Milltek Racing will be absent from the British Touring Car grid for the races at Silverstone tomorrow (22 August) after the car’s engine suffered severe damage in qualifying. Full of confidence driver Shuan Hollamby had just set his fastest lap...

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  • Tom Onslow-Cole - Photo Credit: Chris Gurton

    Turbos To Be Restricted Again As Glew Comes Unstuck

    The two turbo gas powered Ford Focus’ dominated the qualifying session to take a one two start for the first race tomorrow. It was Tom Onslow-Cole who set the quickest time to grab pole from team mate Tom Chilton. Onslow-Cole quickly put the disappointment of...

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  • Twitter - Photo credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    British Touring Car Championship 2010 Twitter directory

    Official BTCC Twitter account: @DunlopBTCC # Driver Team Car Twitter Team Twitter 2 Jason Plato Silverline Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze @jasonplato @RMLgroup 4 Matt Neal Honda Racing Team Honda Civic @dynamicsBTCC 5 Mat Jackson Airwaves BMW BMW 320si E90 @mat_jackson @Motorbase 6 Robert Collard WSR BMW...

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  • Paul O'Neill - Photo credit: Chris Gurton Photography

    Team Sunshine.co.uk looking for return to form at Silverstone

    After a frustrating meeting last time out, Team Sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed Motorsport are targeting a return to form as they head to Silverstone this weekend for rounds 19, 20 and 21 of the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The team suffered a tough...

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