BTCC News

They hoped to have two cars this weekend at Thruxton, but after a series of engine blows the HPI Racing Friends Reunited team are packing up and heading home from the second round of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship.

Jason Plato's SEAT Toledo will head to the scene of its first race victory in the British Touring Car Championship with a lower base weight after series organisers have amended the regulations.

Having forgotten to bring the grid girls for the opening round of the British Touring Car season, the HPI Racing with Friends Reunited team finally managed to unveil one of the most stunning grid 'babes' seen in the BTCC for many years to celebrate a pole position in the final race of the day at

Yvan Muller ensured that VX Racing started life with the new Astra Sport Hatch with a win by taking victory in the second race of the opening meeting of the 2005 BTCC season at Donington Park.

They 'forgot' the engine for the British Touring Car Championship launch day just under two weeks ago, but this time newcomers to the top UK tin top series SpeedEquipe have made a far more grievous error as they forgot to provision for grid girls as they take to the circuit for their first start

It's taken a lot of hard work, but the SpeedEquipe Lexus has finally turned a wheel in anger ahead of the opening round of the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.

Team Dynamics launched their bid for glory in the British Touring Car Championship in dramatic style yesterday at Donington Park.

They may not actually have an engine for one of their cars, let alone two, but SpeedEquipe have confirmed that the intend to have two Lexus IS200s in action for the first round of the British Touring Car Championship, with Ian Curley joing Richie Williams in the driving duties.

Team Dynamics, the most successful and longest running independent team in the British Touring Car Championship, has announced its brand new set-up with title sponsor Halfords returning for a second year.

Full test times from the British Touring Car Championship media day afternoon test session at Donington Park.

Dennis Publishing, whose stable of magazines includes the highly popular Auto Express, Evo, Maxim and Test Drive titles, are to continue as official media partner to the British Touring Car Championship in 2005.

A stunning new MG ZS was recently spied by Crash.net and if it's bound for the British Touring Car Championship it could certainly blow away all other challengers.

One car with one quality driver, that's the aim for GA Motorsports in the British Touring Car Championship in 2005 after the team admits mistakes made last season.

British Touring Car Championship fan favourite Jason Plato is poised to show his talents on the World stage as he looks to take part in selected World Touring Car Championship rounds.

SpeedEquipe has confirmed that Clio Cup racer Richie Williams will join the team in making the step up to the BTCC in 2005.

After four years working in Italy, Malcolm Swetnam will return to the BTCC in 2005 following the announcement that he will become the new full time race team manager for SEAT Sport UK.

In 2004 it was Mardi Gras motorsport, but in 2005 it looks set to be VLR which 'cooks on gas' in the British Touring Car Championship.

One of the stars of the 2004 BTCC season was undoubtedly the 2003 SEAT Cupra Champion Rob Huff, who grabbed his chance with the new SEAT team with both hands, taking two wins in a highly impressive debut season.

Following the changes to the Formula One calendar with the Silverstone and European races getting different dates, the British Touring Car Championship has made some changes of its own.

British Touring Car Championship stars Tom Chilton, Robert Huff, Matt Neal and Anthony Reid, plus former Champion Tim Harvey, are to appear on Britain's biggest motoring programme Top Gear later this month.

It's looking increasingly likely that Team Varta will not appear in the BTCC next season, with the news that team boss John Batchelor is to spearhead the Brilliance entry into the World Touring Car Championship next season.

Revisions to the 2005 British Touring Car Championship's sporting regulations have been decided which series organisers hope will lead to even better season of racing next year.

While there may be female drivers competing on the Tocatour package, there has now not been a woman in the BTCC itself since Joanna Clarke raced a limited programme for Team B&Q back in 2001.

Australian V8 Supercar competitor for the last six years, former British Touring Car Championship frontrunner and two-time FIA Touring Car World Cup Champion Paul Radisich is considering a return to the UK and European racing.