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MG aiming to go one better at Croft.
Three weeks on from its gusty performance at Rockingham where a win had been in the offing until the appearance of the safety car, MG Sport and Racing head to Croft near Darlington for rounds 11 and 12 of the BTCC.
Honda Racing at the Max.
Honda Racing's British Touring Car Championship drivers Alan Morrison and Tom Chilton will make special guest appearances at the Max Power Live Show at the NEC in Birmingham this weekend [4-6 July].
Bennett takes class Willhire win.
For BTCC driver Phil Bennett a weekend off from Britain's premier saloon car series usually means yet more racing. This past weekend it was Snetterton and the Willhire 500...
Bentwood still optimistic after Rockingham crash.
Michael Bentwood is still optimistic he can regain his lead at the top of the British Touring Car Championship table despite a dramatic crash in Round 11 at Rockingham last weekend.
GA Motorsports to go ETCC spec?
With driver Paul Wallace moving up to the Touring class Astra at GA Motorsport team boss Gary Ayles now has to weigh up two possibilities with his Production class Alfa Romeo 156s; the BTCC or ETCC?
Reid and Hughes on the podium for MG.
Anthony Reid and Warren Hughes brought the black and green MG colour scheme to the second podium of the day at Rockingham today, after a race that Anthony Reid so easily could have won.
Varta plots four car battery on Production class.
Team Varta's Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship Production class squad is expected to double in size to four cars from the series' next round at Croft.
Wallace moves up to Touring class.
GA Motorsports will field both their Vauxhall Astra Coupes for the remainder of the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season when their Production class driver Paul Wallace moves up a step to partner Gavin Pyper at the next round at Croft on 12th/13th July.
VX Racing celebrates Vauxhall centenary.
Vauxhall Racing is currently enjoying continued success in the 2003 British Touring Car Championship and, as the series heads towards the halfway point at Rockingham Motor Speedway, Vauxhall will celebrate the company's centenary at this race event with a display of heritage cars.
Collard takes second after race against time.
Rob Collard took second place in the Independents' Cup category in round eight of the British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone yesterday, a fitting reward for the Hampshire driver and his team who worked flat out to completely rebuild his Vauxhall Astra after a huge accident at Thruxton tw
Team Halfords battles on with 307.
Team Halfords tried a radical new set-up on its Peugeot 307 hot hatches at Silverstone for rounds seven and eight of the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship, but things still didn't go the team's way.
Turkington takes podium for MG.
Colin Turkington gave MG Sport and Racing their first podium finish of the 2003 British Touring Car Championship with third place in round seven at Silverstone today. Colin's joy was team-mate Warren Hughes' disappointment, Warren retiring from third with two laps to go.
Gow returns to help run BTCC.
British Motorsport Promoters [BMP] today [Thursday] announced a revised management structure for the Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship that will see Alan Gow return as Championship Administrator.
Drama at Thruxton for MG.
The first race of the day proved to be very short for two MG drivers and full of battle for the third today at Hampshire's Thruxton race circuit.
Neal and Thompson in charge at Thruxton.
Honda's Matt Neal will start the fifth round of the British Touring Car Championship from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying ahead of reigning champion James Thompson's Vauxhall.
Thompson lead Vauxhall at Thruxton.
Yvan Muller may have an impressive race record in Hampshire, and the Frenchman may have led the two free practice sessions of the day, but it was James Thompson who emerged the leading VX Racing car qualifying at Thruxton today.
MG heads to Brands favourite.
MG's British Touring Car Championship effort of Anthony Reid, Colin Turkington and Warren Hughes head this weekend to a track where the MG has excelled in the past, Brands Hatch.
Points for Leslie, podium for Bennett.
It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Petronas Syntium Proton drivers David Leslie and Phil Bennett. Leslie managed to rallycross his way into the points whereas Bennett was forced into an unusual route on to the podium at Mondello Park.
Team Halfords out to reclaim BTCC title.
Current Independent British Touring Car champion 'Team Halfords', sponsored by the automotive retail giant, confirms its entrance in the 2003 Green Flag backed BTCC after a phenomenally successful 2002 season both on and off track.
Q&A: Matt Neal.
Last week saw the official launch of the British Touring Car Championship for 2003. Crash.net was there, ladder in hand, to catch up with the tallest driver in the series, Matt Neal.
MG top the times at launch test.
MG XPOWER driver Warren Hughes topped the times yesterday at Brands Hatch at the afternoon test following the media launch day for the 2003 British Touring Car Championship.
Synchro graduates to Touring Class with Kaye.
Synchro Honda Racing - formerly Synchro Motorsport - have confirmed that they will graduate to the British Touring Car Championship Touring Class for the 2003 season.
Three car MG XPOWER entry for BTCC.
MG Sport & Racing confirmed they are continuing their association with Warren Hughes and Anthony Reid as works drivers for the 2003 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship.