BTCC

The ninth round of the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship heads to the short national layout at Silverstone this weekend, where Colin Turkingotn has his first opportunity to potentially wrap up his second title…

Former Dunlop MSA Britiash Touring Car Championship race winner Luke Hines will return to the series for the remaining two meetings of the 2014 season, taking the second United Autosports seat.

Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship driver Glynn Geddie has been charged with a drink driving offence in his home town of Aberdeen last month on 19 August, and has been suspended by United Autosports with immediate effect.

Hunter Abbott was thoroughly happy with his top-10 performance at Rockingham last weekend in the eighth Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship meeting of the season, insisting that his race one charge through the field showed the improvements he and his Audi squad have made during his rookie campaign.

Andrew Jordan was left delighted to have returned to the podium in last weekend’s eighth Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship meeting of the season at Rockingham, admitting it had felt ‘a long time coming’.

Pirtek Racing driver Martin Depper enjoyed a much more competitive outing in the eighth Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship meeting at Rockingham last weekend, battling his way to a 12th place finish in the second encounter of the day.

Gordon Shedden was left disheartened by a weekend to forget at Rockingham last weekend, saying he was simply in the ‘wrong place at the wrong time’ for much of a meeting where he dropped to 64 points adrift of Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championsip leader, Colin Turkington.

Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship leader Colin Turkington moved a vital three steps closer to a second BTCC crown following a pair of victories at Rockingham, but insists the fight is nowhere near over.

Alain Menu returned to the podium of a Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race for the first time since 2000, enjoying a Rockingham weekend he described as one of the cleanest of the season.

Rob Austin was delighted to have returned to the top step of the British Touring Car Championship podium at Rockingham, having admitted he previously resigned himself to the thought that a win in 2014 would never happen.

Rob Austin rekindled memories of 2013 by winning the final Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race at Rockingham, leading from a demon start to the flag.

Lea Wood and Warren Scott both emerged unhurt from their sizeable race one accident at Rockingham, Wood confirming that his Toyota Avensis will be ready for the next British Touring Car Championship meeting at Silverstone.

Colin Turkington doubled up with victory in the second Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race at Rockingham, leading again from lights-to-flag to further extend his series lead to 51 points.

Colin Turkington extended his Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship lead to 37 points, following a lights-to-flag victory in race one at Rockingham.

After qualifying sixth on the grid for the eighth British Touring Car Championship meeting of the 2014 season at Rockingham, Adam Morgan said afterwards he is improving his qualifying performances with the new Mercedes A-Class.