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James Bowers

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Juggling university essays with news and race reports from the World Touring Car Cup, TCR Europe and the TCR UK Series for TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk.
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WTCR

Ma Qing Hua returns to the track with Boutsen Ginion Racing

By James Bowers
September 18, 2018
1 Mins read

Chinese driver, Ma Qing Hua, will make his return to the world stage of touring car racing as the WTCR heads to Asia.

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WTCR

Timo Scheider replaces James Thompson at Munnich Motorsport

By James Bowers
September 10, 2018
1 Mins read
Former DTM champion, Timo Scheider, will compete in the World Touring Car Cup for the remainder of the year.
TCR UK

Ollie Taylor takes terrific win as Dan Lloyd crashes out

By James Bowers
September 9, 2018
2 Mins read
Victory for Ollie Taylor and zero points for Dan Lloyd means that the championship battle is now closer than ever ahead of the series finale.
TCR UK

Backman puts on dominant display en route to first victory

By James Bowers
September 9, 2018
1 Mins read
Andreas Backman became the fourth different TCR UK race winner in a lights-to-flag victory.
TCR UK

Backman scores his first pole position in tricky conditions

By James Bowers
September 8, 2018
2 Mins read
During a qualifying session which was shaken up by a drying track surface, Andreas Backman came out on top.
TCR UK

Backman makes temporary Honda switch

By James Bowers
September 8, 2018
2 Mins read
Andreas Backman’s move from Volkswagen to Honda machinery is arguably the headline detail from the latest TCR UK entry changes.
TCR UKWTCR

Common ECU amongst all TCR cars expected by 2020

By James Bowers
August 21, 2018
1 Mins read
WSC Limited, the founders of the TCR concept, have taken another step forward in their Balance of Performance battle.
TCR UK

Ollie Taylor set for European adventure

By James Bowers
August 20, 2018
2 Mins read
TCR UK front-runner, Ollie Taylor, is set for a debut on the European touring car stage.
TCR UKWTCR

Opel & Peugeot gain weight in latest BOP update

By James Bowers
August 17, 2018
1 Mins read
The latest changes to the TCR Balance of Performance regulations have been published, with Opel and Peugeot the main losers.
WTCR

Puig aims for Cupra e-Racer debut in 2018

By James Bowers
August 14, 2018
2 Mins read
Cupra Racing Director, Jaime Puig, has opened up about the Spanish marque’s e-TCR intentions in an interview with TouringCars.net
WTCR

Ribeiro eyeing potential WTCR changes for 2019

By James Bowers
August 10, 2018
3 Mins read
In an interview with Autosport, Francois Ribeiro has alluded to a few possible regulation & entry changes for the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season.
TCR UK

Second victory completes sensational TCR debut for Sutton

By James Bowers
August 5, 2018
4 Mins read
Team Pyro’s Ashley Sutton took the clean sweep of pole position and winning both races on his TCR UK Series debut.
TCR UK

Victory for Sutton in red-flagged Oulton Park opener

By James Bowers
August 5, 2018
2 Mins read
Ashley Sutton became the third different race winner in the TCR UK Series this year, with victory in Race One.
TCR UK

Sutton shows his pedigree in qualifying success

By James Bowers
August 4, 2018
1 Mins read
Team Pyro’s guest driver and reigning BTCC champion, Ash Sutton, took pole position on his first appearance in the TCR UK Series.
TCR UK

2018 TCR UK Series: Oulton Park - Preview

By James Bowers
August 2, 2018
3 Mins read
For the fifth round of the 2018 campaign, the TCR UK Series heads to Oulton Park.
TCR UK

Lloyd hopes for clean-sweep at 'home race'

By James Bowers
August 1, 2018
1 Mins read
26 year-old Dan Lloyd has been almost unbeatable in the TCR UK Series this year, and the Huddersfield-based driver hopes for another dominant display at Oulton Park.
TCR UK

Ash Sutton set for TCR UK debut

By James Bowers
August 1, 2018
1 Mins read
Reigning British Touring Car Champion, Ashley Sutton, will make his debut appearance in the TCR UK Series this weekend with Team Pyro.
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