Tag: BMW

BTCC Snetterton, Turkington, Sutton & Ingram shine in Snetterton sizzler.

Stephen Hodges

The 2nd round of the 2021 BTCC championship see’s the series move to the challenging flatlands of Snetterton; more significantly, it is the first time fans have been able to attend a BTCC race event since the Brands Hatch season finale in October 2019. 4000 fans were permitted entry to the event, in line with the most recent easing of Covid19 restrictions in the UK. The championship would also welcome a new driver to the series for the Snetterton race weekend, Jessica Hawkins replacing Andy Neate in the Motorbase Ford…

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BTCC Brands Hatch finale, Ash Sutton crowned BTCC champion. Dan Cammish, Ash Sutton & Rory Butcher claim race wins.

Stephen Hodges

The final round of the 2020 BTCC season wraps at the short, quickfire Brands Hatch Indy circuit with Colin Turkington entering the final round as the championship leader with Ash Sutton in close contention. Dan Cammish & Tom Ingram stand a chance of taking the championship, both requiring race victories to bring themselves into contention while Rory Butcher, very much a wildcard is mathematically in with a shout of the title providing he wins and those ahead of him come to grief. Coming into the weekend news was already breaking…

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BTCC Snetterton, back to back wins for Colin Turkington as Ollie Jackson picks up race 3 victory.

Stephen Hodges

The penultimate round of the 2020 BTCC rolls into Snetterton in the South East of England,once again held behind closed doors without spectators. Colin Turkington snatched pole position for race 1 on Sunday, needing a good weekend of results to strengthen his championship defence, Starting from the pole, Turkington put the rear wheel drive traction of his BMW to good use off the line, leaping away from Jake Hill’s Honda who lost ground and was swallowed up by Tom Ingram’s Toyota Corolla, who then attempted to pass Turkington but was…

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BTCC Silverstone thriller, redemption for Cammish & Turkington, victory for Ollie Jackson.

Stephen Hodges

The BTCC moves from the high speed sweeps of Thruxton to the stop start Silverstone National circuit. Silverstone is a real power circuit, the slow corners leading onto long straights favouring the manufacturer backed entries with their torquier & more powerful engines from the likes of BMW, Ford & Honda. Dan Cammish clinched a second pole position in a row in his FK8 Honda Civic Type R, hoping to further bolster his championship challenge after a strong weekend at Thruxton. Dan Cammish made a strong start in race one, leading…

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Century Motorsport add second BMW M6 GT3 to championship programme

Steve Tarrant

Century Motorsport has expanded its 2019 British GT Championship programme to include a second BMW M6 GT3 for Pro-Am duo Dominic Paul and Ben Green. The reigning GT4 Teams’ champions initially revealed their senior class entry in December by confirming Adrian Willmott and Jack Mitchell, who also won the 2018 GT4 Drivers’ crown with Century. However, since then the Fenny Compton-based squad has been working on a second M6 entry that now sees last year’s GT4 runner-up Green remain with Century for a third season. The same combination also finished…

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