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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who is Shaun Watson-Smith?
Making his debut in the British Touring Car Championship this weekend is South African Shaun Watson Smith, in the all new driver line-up driving Team Petronas Syntium Proton Impians.
BTCC television team announced.
Granada Sport has announced the presenters and commentators for the television coverage of this season's Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship and support races.
Dennis on board for BTCC.
No Alan Gow hasn't gone mad, and there won't be Dennis fire engines competing in the Thruxton season opener next weekend, but there will be the backing of new official media partner, Dennis Publishing.
Hughes MG ready for BTCC action.
The name Hughes will appear on the side of MG in the BTCC in 2004, but the first name will be different. Jason Hughes and his Kartworld Racing team move from the production class with an MG for 2004 and Crash.net went to meet him at his Lancashire base to find out more...
Keen BMW to be on BTCC grid for Brands.
BMW will be represented on this year's Green Flag MSA British Touring Car grid after Edenbridge Racing confirmed that Briton Justin Keen will drive its dramatic 320i racer from the championship's second meeting at Brands Hatch on 25 April.
Still a long way to go on gas.
John George says he is pleased at the performance of the LPG powered Honda Civic Type-R after the Mardi Gras entry made its track debut at Donington Park last week.
Howell: BTCC looks strong for 2004.
The new format and rules introduced into the BTCC for the 2004 season have set up a great season of racing, according to young hotshot Gareth Howell.
Entry list BTCC 2004.
The Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship has unveiled its official 2004 entry list which gives the series its biggest opening round grid since the heyday of the mid 1990s.
New fizz for BTCC in 2004.
Overall 'Trophy Winner' of the 2003 International Wine & Spirits Competition for Best Non-Vintage, Champagne Victor, is the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship's new official podium champagne for 2004.
Midlands backing for Team Dynamics.
Two of the Midlands' most successful companies have joined forces to contend in the 2004 British Touring Car Championship.
ITV1 announces live BTCC coverage details.
Further details of the five Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship race meetings to be screened live by UK terrestrial television channel ITV1 have been released today.
Mardi Gras to enter gas-powered car in 2004 BTCC.
Mardi Gras Motorsport will become the first team to race a gas-powered car in the British Touring Car Championship, having been given the go-ahead to enter an ETCC-spec Honda Civic Type-R in the 2004 campaign.
MG to go for four?
The West Surrey Racing team, who run the works MG in the British Touring Car Championship, were out last week at Thruxton testing with a new four cylinder engine.