“It was fantastic to drive,” Harvey enthused of the 320si. “I thoroughly enjoyed the car, and driving the BMW has made me appreciate just how very much I love touring cars.

“Just as I anticipated, the driving technique needs to be very precise – but the modern-day, Super 2000-spec BMW is difficult to compare to one of the 'super touring' cars that I drove in the '90s. When I won the title we had anti-lock braking (ABS), and the super tourers were also quite a bit stiffer.

“This car gives the driver plenty of feel and feedback and is also very responsive to change. It's a superb piece of engineering and really rewards driver technique.”

Adam was set to be joined by highly-rated SEAT Cupra Eurocup ace James Nash on day two at the Kent circuit.