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    • John Thorne Archive

    • Following round five at Croft, the 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship headed off for its summer break. On its return, there were a host of new faces, some in new...

      2012 British Touring Car Championship Season Review: Part Two

    • After coming so close last season, Gordon Shedden was not to be denied this time, bouncing back from a disastrous opening meeting to claim the 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship crown. Recall...

      2012 British Touring Car Championship Season Review: Part One

    • After a trying few months for his team, John Thorne was pleased following the return of the Thorney Motorsport Vauxhall Insignia to Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship action – and set his sights...

      Thorney To Miss Knockhill, Eyeing Silverstone Return

    • An American may have been in his usual driving seat but Tony Gilham feels his own foreign experience at Snetterton will benefit his team in the long-term. The Team-HARD. boss teamed up with Thorney...

      Gilham: NGTC Experience Will Help Team-HARD.

    • British Touring Car Championship outfit Thorney Motorsport has withdrawn from the upcoming rounds at Oulton Park and Croft, due in part to an engine misfire that has dogged its season so far.

      Misfiring Thorney To Skip Oulton And Croft Rounds

    • The Vauxhall Insignia of Thorney Motorsport will not be taking to the tarmac of Thruxton as the BTCC heads to Hampshire for round three of the championship this coming weekend.

      Thorney Motorsport Withdraw From Thruxton

    • Jason Plato took a terrific first win for the new MG KX Momentum Racing squad, overcoming Andrew Jordan in the final race of the day at Brands Hatch.

      BTCC Brands Hatch Indy Race 3: Plato Battles To Win For MG

    • Matt Neal took the first win for the NGTC spec touring cars, holding off perennial rival Jason Plato during a mid-race scrap in the second race of the day at Brands Hatch.

      BTCC Brands Hatch Indy Race 2: Matt Neal Scores First NGTC Win

    • The first race of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship lived up to the hype of the off-season, delivering typical BTCC incident and accident in plentiful measure at Brands Hatch.

      BTCC Brands Hatch Indy Race 1: Collard Victorious On WSR Turbo Debut

    • In arguably one of the biggest qualifying shocks in recent British Touring Car history Dave Newsham will start the first race of the season from pole positing in his Team ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra.

      Dave Newsham Scores “Surreal” Pole Position

    • John Thorne’s participation in the opening races of this year’s British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is in doubt after he suffered a heavy off in the first practice session at Brands Hatch.

      Practice Crash Put Thorney’s Brands Weekend In Doubt

    • Rob Collard set the fastest time (48.932) in a staccato first practice session for the new British Touring Car season, the only man to lap the Brands Hatch Indy circuit in under 49 seconds.

      Rob Collard Starts 2012 Season Fastest For BMW

    • Thorney Motorsport will enter its first full BTCC season with the new Vauxhall Insignia.

      2012 BTCC Team-By-Team Preview: Thorney Motorsport

    • BTCC newcomers Thorney Motorsport have announced their intentions to field a pair of NGTC-spec Vauxhall Insignias with former British GT and Britcar racer Rob Hedley driving the second car.

      Rob Hedley Joins Thorney Motorsport For Two Car Team

    • Milton Keynes based Thorney Motorsport have announced their intentions to enter a pair of full NGTC-spec Vauxhall Insignia in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) this season. The team are...

      Thorney Motorsport Plan Insignia BTCC Entry

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