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'Past Masters' race announced for BTCC.
The greatest names in British Touring Car history will clash at Donington Park's final championship meeting this season, when champions from the past 14 years go head to head with other notable past BTCC drivers in a spectacular and unique 'BTCC Masters' event.
Keen and Edenbridge pull out of BTCC.
Justin Keen and Edenbridge Racing have pulled out of the 2004 British Touring Car Championship, taking the sole BMW series out of the championship in the process.
Harry Potter and Hell's Kitchen for BTCC stars.
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car race winners Tom Chilton and Jason Plato will each star live on British terrestrial television channel ITV1 this Saturday, 5 June.
ETCC weight loss in BTCC.
Green Flag MSA British Touring Car officials have granted cars running to European Touring Car regulations a 25-kilogram reduction in weight from the next three championship rounds at Mondello Park on 12-13 June.
Briggs with 'a lot to sort out.'
Edenbridge Racing boss Peter Briggs has admitted that he is disappointed with the performance of his team's European specification BMW 320 in this seasons BTCC.
Plato rants against amateurs.
That man Jason Plato isn't afraid to voice his displeasure when someone gets in his way in qualifying, and that's exactly what happened today at Oulton Park...
Teams force cancellation of GP support race.
The British Touring Car Championship's much-heralded return to the support bill of the Formula One grand prix at Silverstone appears to be in tatters, after several of the leading teams decided against competing in the non-championship event.
Reid a villain, but only just.
It wasn't quite Nixon meets Kennedy on the televised debates front, but nevertheless, Speed Sunday on British terrestrial television station ITV1 this past - you guessed it - Sunday was plenty of fun for BTCC fans.
Mardi Gras ditch Civic for Peugeot.
Mardi Gras, who run John George in the British Touring Car Championship, are ditching their gas-powered Honda Civic and taking their gas-powered technology to an ex-Vic Lee Racing Peugeot 406.
I like Anthony a lot, says Neal.
It was action aplenty this past weekend at Silverstone in the British Touring car Championship, with the third race of the day in particular meaning a number of drivers had certain issues come the end of the day.
Thompson: He should be juggling balls.
James Thompson had some choice words about fellow BTCC competitor Anthony Reid at the end of a day of action at Silverstone.
Reid in the thick of it at Silverstone.
In what can only be described as an eventful race day at Silverstone, WSR's Anthony Reid was right in the thick of the action, particularly in the final race of the day.
Neal, Thompson & Chilton win at Silverstone.
Matt Neal, James Thompson and Tom Chilton were the winners of Sunday's action-packed and sometimes controversial three Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at Silverstone.
First pics: Kelvin Burt in Sureterm Astra.
Making a return to the BTCC for this weekend at Silverstone is touring car race winner, Kelvin Burt. Burt was out in action this week at Silverstone in the Gary Ayles run Team Sureterm Astra as these pictures show.
First pole for bonnet flipping Collard.
Rob Collard tasted the highs and lows of motorsport at Brands Hatch for the second meeting of the 2004 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship this weekend - clinching his first ever BTCC pole position start in the opening round, before suffering problems in the remaining two races of the
Brands ticket winners.
Crash.net had five pairs of tickets to give away for the spectacular British Touring Car Championship this weekend at Brands Hatch. We don't anymore...
Neal shows cheek at Brands.
Chart-busters The Cheeky Girls will be at Brands Hatch on Sunday, 25 April as guests of BTCC HarrierZeuros Independents Trophy team Computeach Racing with Halfords.
Thompson finishes marathon thanks to Wilkinson.
British Touring Car star James Thompson says he has England's Rugby World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson to thank for making it to the finish line in Sunday's London Marathon.
Keen has first track taste of BMW.
Today at the Norfolk track of Snetterton preparations for the German marque of BMW to make its 2004 BTCC debut were well underway as single-seater and sportcar racer Justin Keen had his first taste of the Edenbridge Racing ETCC BMW 320i.
Two top ten finishes for Collard at Thruxton.
Rob Collard took his Vauxhall Astra to two top ten finishes in the three British Touring Car Championship races at the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire today, the highlight a superb fifth overall.
We'd like to win races says Watson-Smith.
Team Petronas Syntium Proton driver Shaun Watson-Smith is racing for the first time in the British Touring Car Championship with his BTCC race debut taking place this weekend at Thruxton.
Thompson out to get that No.1 back.
By Andy Stobart This weekend sees the start to the 2004 British Touring Car Championship and champion from two years ago, James Thompson, is eager to get back the title from his French team-mate, Yvan Muller.
Hines means business.
By Andy Stobart Making the step up to the big boys in the British Touring Car Championship in 2004 is reigning BTC Production Champion Luke Hines, who will be racing with 2002 and 2003 BTCC champions James Thompson and Yvan Muller this season. Crash.net found out more.
Eaves and Halfords at Team Dynamics.
Matt Neal and Team Dynamics are joined by Dan Eaves and Halfords backing in the British Touring Car Championship with the cars resprayed in orange for today's test at Thruxton.