BTCC News

After a tough start to life with the BTC Racing team at Brands Hatch, Nick Leason says he is looking forward to racing on home soil this weekend as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship heads to Rockingham for the second round of the season.

He may have only competed in three races in the series proper, but Mat Jackson is a serious contender for the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship according to double champion Matt Neal.

Martyn Bell says he will be looking to repay fans who have shown faith in him as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship heads to Rockingham for the second round of the season this weekend.

While the new Super 2000 era of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was kicking off at Brands Hatch, another era drew to a close as Dunlop's chief motor sport technician Tony Leake completed his final race meeting in the role before retiring.

VX Racing operations manager Mike Nicholson said he was happy with fourth and fifth on the grid after qualifying for the opening rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch.

by Russell Atkins Darren Turner says he has a good feeling about 2007, as he bids to celebrate his first full campaign on home soil in almost ten years with a title triumph.

Adam Jones has admitted that the last few months have been far from easy as his participation in the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was left hanging in the balance.

John George has expressed his delight at making a return to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship for the 2007 season.

Dunlop is celebrating its third year of title sponsorship of Britain's biggest racing series by inviting members of the public to choose their 'dream team' in an online fantasy version of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Kartworld Racing will expand to two cars for the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as Jason Hughes is joined in the only MG team on the grid by Fiona Leggate.

The newly-formed Encke Sport team has announced that it is putting back its plans to enter the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

An eleventh hour deal will see Nick Leason swap his Vauxhall Astra for a Lexus IS200 for the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship after he confirmed a switch to BTC Racing for the season ahead.

As a way of saying thank you for airlifting him to hospital on Finals Day at Silverstone back in October, Mike Jordan is to support the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance during the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

The 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season looks set to be one of the most closely fought in recent seasons with a number of drivers capable of fighting for race victories over the course of the year.

After months of rumours, the official entry for the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has been revealed at the annual media day at Rockingham.

ITV is to continue with its live Sunday afternoon coverage of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in 2007. It will be the fifth consecutive year that ITV1 has committed to broadcasting the BTCC, the country's premier motor racing championship.

The covers have come off the BMW 1 Series diesel of Rick Kerry ahead of his debut in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship this season.

Having been far from a leading choice for teams in recent seasons, the number of BMWs competing in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has increased still further with the announcement that Jim Pocklington is to enter a BMW E46 for his debut campaign.

Back-to-back Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title winner Matt Neal has been named as part of the training team and judging panel for the 2007 running of the Dunlop Race Academy.

VX Racing has announced another big-brand affiliation by revealing a technical partnership with race equipment brand and tuning label MOMO ahead of the 2007 British Touring Car season.

SEAT Sport UK has announced that Jonathan Heynes is to make a return to the British Touring Car Championship paddock in the role of race team manager.

A company from County Durham is hoping to lead the way in its drive to develop the first biodiesel engine to power a leading race car.

After two seasons acting as 'super-sub' for Team Halfords, Gareth Howell is off to pastures new for 2007 after agreeing a deal to lead Motorbase Performance into its second season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Had it not been for bad luck on more than one occasion, Jason Plato could well have ended the 2006 season with a second Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title under his belt.