The second consecutive Sunday of BTCC action brought considerably more drama, twists and turns at Silverstone than the first at Thruxton. Despite having a yo-yo of a day, Ash Sutton remained the championship leader, but with a much smaller advantage. Dan Cammish, fifth in the standings after Thruxton, took his second pole in as many…
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BTCC 2020 Rapid Recap | Thruxton
Despite only starting at the beginning of August, the latest rounds of the British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton were the mid-event of the season and the results brought significant changes to the look of the championship. Qualifying saw Dan Cammish extend his free practice dominance to take his first pole position of the season…
BTCC 2020 Rapid Recap | Knockhill
The fourth weekend of the BTCC saw the teams head north of the border to Scotland for the meeting at Knockhill, completing a double header after last week’s meeting at Oulton Park. It was, once again, another great event for the leading championship duo of Ash Sutton and Colin Turkington. Sutton was top during Saturday’s…
BTCC 2020 Rapid Recap | Oulton Park
After a weekend off, the BTCC returned with the first meeting of another double-header as the series tries to catch up from the effects of COVID-19. Oulton Park, like the meetings before, produced three different winners and two officially wet races for the first time this season. Rain normally equals excitement, but then this is…
BTCC 2020 Rapid Recap | Brands Hatch GP
The second round of the season came hot on the heels of Donington Park, with just a week between meetings as part of the bumper start to the season. There were several bad luck stories to be had at Brands Hatch, while reigning champion, Colin Turkington, extended his lead at the top of the table…
BTCC 2020 Rapid Recap | Donington Park
The British Touring Car Championship finally got underway after a several month delay with the first of four meetings in five weeks, starting unusually, in recent times, at Donington Park. There was no lack of action with three different winners across the day. Reigning champion, Colin Turkington, seemed to have no problem in becoming reaccustomed…
BTCC 2019 Recap | How the title was won at Brands Hatch GP
After an incredible and dramatic set of races at Silverstone in the previous event, the gauntlet was well and truly laid down for the championship finale at Brands Hatch… and it didn’t disappoint! Three drivers entered the weekend with a realistic chance of winning the title: Colin Turkington, who held a 16 point lead, Dan…
BTCC 2019 Recap | What did we learn at Silverstone?
Wow! Sometimes words cannot do justice to an event and this might be one of those occasions. A cocktail of a short track, the weather and it being the penultimate rounds of the season, with every point being vital, provided racing that was practically incomprehensible at times. It was, by far, some of the most…
BTCC 2019 Recap | What did we learn at Snetterton?
The latest rounds of the British Touring Car Championship made history as, for the first time ever, each driver had to use the soft, medium and hard tyre across the three races. However, certainly not for the first time, the weekend’s racing ended in controversial circumstances with post-race penalties being applied. The latest rounds of…
BTCC 2019 Recap – What did we learn at Oulton Park?
The British Touring Car Championship reached the midway point of the season after another entertaining day of racing at Oulton Park. Championship leader, Colin Turkington, extended his lead at the top of the leaderboard after a sublime performance in his BMW. Turkington’s excellence started on Saturday as he produced an unbelievable lap, with full ballast,…
BTCC 2019 Recap – What did we learn at Croft?
Croft produced its usual variety of mixed weather to spice up the latest rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. Going into the event, Colin Turkington and Rory Butcher were tied on points and while one of the contenders had a good day, the other struggled. Butcher’s race day was severely hampered by qualifying in…
BTCC 2019 Recap – What did we learn on the first visit to Thruxton
The British Touring Car Championship rolled up at Thruxton for the first of its two visits this year, following the closure of Rockingham Motor Speedway. Other circuits and track layouts are, of course, available, but Thruxton got the nod to hold two meetings. On the evidence of visit one, what a treat we are in…
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