Born in the seaside town of Zandvoort, not far from the famous circuit, Jan Lammers has done so much to raise the profile of Dutch racing drivers, long before the…
We were to meet in Barnard Castle, the town that Boris Johnson’s Svengali Dominic Cummings visited to test his eyesight during the Covid lockdown. The plan was to bring four…
As Max Verstappen dominates F1, BTCC has its own standout star in Ash Sutton, whose committed, attacking style means that few are complaining as he races towards the series' all-time records
Any hope of a revival of one of the BTCC’s cult heroes has been dashed by Volvo’s decision to ditch all estate and saloon models from its UK salerooms. The…
“Jules Bianchi, Will Stevens, Max Chilton. James Calado was probably my nemesis. Then there’s Adam Christodoulou, a great friend who has gone on to have a GT3 career. Also there…
Rob Huff describes himself, with a self-deprecating chuckle, as a motor racing “journeyman” when he reflects on a colourful career as one of Britain’s best touring car specialists. But the…
The 2022 BTCC season ended on a high, as Tom Ingram was crowned champion at Brands Hatch after a clean fight between the best drivers in the championship — vindication of the new hybrid era, writes Damien Smith
Triple Eight's Vauxhall Astra Coupe dominated the BTCC in the early 2000s – Jason Plato remembers a triumphant tin-top challenger
Nigel Mansell's 1998 British Touring Car Championship return justified all the hype as he raced from last to first in a Donington downpour. His victorious rival on the day, John Cleland recalls one of the series' greatest ever races
I’m going back to 1993, and it’s one that got away – my great rival Joachim Winkelhock beating me to the British Touring Car Championship. It still hurts. I was…
An extremely rare pre-cursor to the Sierra Cosworth RS500, the Ford Merkur XR4Ti Group A touring car, has been restored and is ready to race
It looks like the British Touring Car Championship will lose the last of its old guard at the end of this season as Jason Plato has announced the 2022 campaign…
Frank and as fiercely competitive as ever, Jason Plato tells Damien Smith why he believes he can bow out of the BTCC as champion — with 100 career wins, and his plans to race at Le Mans — free from the off-track distractions of touring cars
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A scheming team boss, a bitter team ripped apart by rivalry and one conflagrated Vauxhall – Jason Plato recalls how he somehow came through it to win the 2001 BTCC title
At just 27, newly crowned triple British Touring Car champion Ash Sutton has the potential to rewrite history in domestic tin-top racing, starting with his charge to equal series greats…
What comes to mind when you think of the greatest competition car ever – the McLaren MP4/4? The Ferrari 500? Porsche 956/962? Or is it an everyday family car that…
