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Lexus bows out of
Thruxton -
30th Apr 05
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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.
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Chilton flies to
Thruxton pole -
30th Apr 05
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It
seems that the traditional wisedom for racing car development,
where you spend a winter refining and modifying your car, is totally
unnecessary. That would be the verdict from any observer of qualifying
for the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship second round
at Thruxton...
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Chilton
Ups The Pace Free Practice 2 -
30th Apr 05
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Vauxhall’s
Colin Turkington and fellow rising star Tom Chilton set headed
the times in first official Dunlop MSA British Touring Car practice
at Thruxton this morning (Saturday).
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Youngsters
Turkington & Chilton Set Pace in First Free Practice -
30th Apr 05
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Vauxhall’s
Colin Turkington and fellow rising star Tom Chilton set headed
the times in first official Dunlop MSA British Touring Car practice
at Thruxton this morning (Saturday).
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Preview
- Thruxton -
29th Apr 05
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Seconds
out; round two of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship
takes place this weekend at the fabulously fast Hampshire circuit
of Thruxton. Crash.net has a look at what
to expect…
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Plato
hopeful of Thruxton repeat -
28th Apr 05
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Twelve
months ago, Jason Plato signalled that SEAT would be a force to
be reckoned with in the BTCC with victory on the team's debut
in the championship at Thruxton and the former champion will be
looking to get his 2005 title challenge on track when the series
returns to the high speed circuit again this weekend for the second
meeting of the year.
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Neal
Fears Thruxton Jinx May Strike Again -
28th Apr 05
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Matt
Neal fears his Thruxton jinx could strike again this Sunday 1
May and lose him the lead of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car
Championship.
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Muller:
"I'm So Cool It's Embarrassing" -
27th Apr 05
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Dunlop
MSA British Touring Car Championship ace Yvan Muller has admitted
he gets embarrassed watching himself race on television - because
he is too relaxed.
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Collard
Chases First Win In 100th Race -
26th Apr 05
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Rob
Collard says competing in his 100th Dunlop MSA British Touring
Car race in front of his home crowd at Thruxton, Hampshire on
Sunday 1 May will make him try doubly hard for a first ever victory
in the championship.
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SEAT
loses weight for Thruxton -
26th Apr 05
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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.
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Kaye
Hopeful Of Breaking Victory Duck At Thruxton -
26th Apr 05
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James
Kaye believes his run of over 200 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car
Championship races without a win will change at his home round
at Thruxton, Hampshire on Sunday 1 May.
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Chilton
confirmed for Thruxton -
25th Apr 05
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After
a frustrating few months, Tom will return to action in the BTCC
at Thruxton this weekend. He also has an exciting new opportunity
on the horizon.
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VXR hoping for
Thruxton luck -
25th Apr 05
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The
Dunlop British Touring Car Championship this weekend heads to
the Hampshire circuit of Thruxton and reigning champions, VX Racing,
are hoping that the fast, flowing track holds good fortune for
the Vauxhall team.
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Touring
Car Legend Gerry Marshall Dies -
22nd Apr 05
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BTCC.net
is sad to report the death of former BTCC favourite and national
racing legend Gerry Marshall, aged 63. He died after falling ill
during a test session yesterday (Thursday)
at Silverstone.
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BTCC
Ready To Roll Into Thruxton -
21st Apr 05
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The
final countdown has begun ahead of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British
Touring Car Championship (BTCC) making its annual appearance at
the high-speed Thruxton circuit in Hampshire on Sunday 1 May.
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Team
Halfords : Donington Park Report -
13th Apr 05
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Matt
Neal and Team Halfords got their championship campaign off to
a stunning start at the first round of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British
Touring Car Championship by taking a double victory on the debut
of their all-new Honda Integra Type R.
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Dynamics
'have more to come' -
12th Apr 05
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In
a worrying statement for the rest of the BTCC field, Team Dynamics
boss Steve Neal has revealed that there is more to come from the
Honda Integra which proved to be the class of the field in the
opening round of the season at Donington Park.
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Pickford
continues education in debut race -
12th Apr 05
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BTCC
newcomer James Pickford admitted that he'd learned a huge amount
from his opening races in the championship at Donington Park.
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Plato:
It's a bloody joke -
11th Apr 05
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Jason
Plato has attacked the BTCC regulations after the opening round
of the season at Donington Park saw the SEAT Sport UK struggle
against the rest of the field.
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Gow:
Weight issues are always under review -
11th Apr 05
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While
SEAT, and particularly lead driver Jason Plato, have expressed
disappointment with the weight issue that affected the team at
Donington Park, BTCC series director Alan Gow has confirmed that
the problem will be looked into before the next meeting at Thruxton
at the end of the month. |
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Donington
Round up: Neal Takes Early Lead With Two Wins -
11th Apr 05
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Team
Halfords’ Matt Neal is the leader of the 2005 Dunlop MSA
British Touring Car Championship, after he achieved victories
in two of the new season’s opening three races in front
of live ITV1 cameras at Donington Park yesterday (Sunday). The
Team Halfords squad also heads the BTCC’s Teams’ and
Independents’ Trophy championships, while reigning champion
Vauxhall came away from the Leicestershire circuit on top of the
Manufacturers’ standings.
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West
Surrey Racing : Donington Park Report -
11th Apr 05
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Victorious
Race Debut For VX Racing Astra Sport Hatch -
11th Apr 05
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The
new VX Racing Astra Sport Hatch made a successful race debut at
the opening round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
at Donington Park this weekend, with Yvan Muller claiming the
car's debut win, one second and one third place. Gavin Smith put
in some strong performances on his race debut for VX Racing, and
recorded his best-ever BTCC result in the final race of the day,
but Colin Turkington suffered a run of bad luck with a collision
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Gow:
The BTCC has lost none of its quality -
10th Apr 05
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British
Touring Car Championship series director Alan Gow has stated that
fans do not need to worry about the state of the series despite
the low turn-out for the opening round of the year at Donington
Park. |
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Weighty
issues hold back SEAT -
10th Apr 05
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It's
a topic that was much discussed during the 2004 BTCC season, but
the issue of weight is again on the lips of the SEAT team after
the opening two races of the new season at Donington Park. |
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Dynamic
double day at Donington -
10th Apr 05
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It
was a fabulous day for Matt Neal and the entire Team Dynamics
run Team Halfords at the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship
first round of 2005, with Neal rounding off his day on the podium
top step for the second time, with Dan Eaves right on his tail
as they crossed the start-finish line. |
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Collard
pushes Muller to victory -
10th Apr 05
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There
might not be many cars in the field for the start of the Dunlop
British Touring Car Championship in 2005, but there's no denying
the absolute quality of the racing after an epic race two at Donington
Park won by the narrowest of margins by Yvan Muller. |
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Neal
takes first spoils at Donington -
10th Apr 05
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Yvan
Muller looked like taking an easy victory in the first race of
2005 in the British Touring Car Championship, the former champion
making a lightening start to take the lead of the race and never
be challenged from then until a final lap pass from Team Halfords
Matt Neal. |
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Williams:
We forgot to bring grid girls -
10th Apr 05
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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 in the series.
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Turkington
takes pole, finishes in gravel -
9th Apr 05
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Colin
Turkington took his second ever pole position in his debut qualifying
session for VX Racing in the British Touring Car Championship,
even though he ended his session in
the gravel. |
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SpeedEquipe
Lexus hits the track -
9th Apr 05
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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. |
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Neal
Sets Record Pace In Free Practice 2 -
9th Apr 05
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Matt
Neal set the fastest ever lap time for a modern-era Dunlop MSA
British Touring Car in today’s second free practice session
at Donington Park ahead of afternoon qualifying for tomorrow’s
(Sunday) opening championship race of 2005 here at the Leicestershire
circuit. |
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Team
Halfords 1-2 In First Free Practice -
9th Apr 05
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The
Team Halfords Honda Integras of Matt Neal and Dan Eaves set the
pace in the opening free practice session of the new Dunlop MSA
British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park this
morning. |
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Preview
– Donington Park -
8th Apr 05
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Last
year heading into the start of the British Touring Car Championship
season ‘biggest ever' grids were boasted, and although that's
certainly not the case this year, the action is likely to be every
bit as good. |
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WSR
confident with Collard -
8th Apr 05
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The
inaugural meeting of the 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
gets underway this weekend at Donington Park and Dick Bennetts'
WSR squad are confident of retaining the Independents title. |
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SEAT
out to grab early advantage -
7th Apr 05
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With
main rivals VX Racing and Team Dynamics competing for the first
time with new cars,
the SEAT Sport UK team will be looking to score as many points
as possible and take an early lead when the new British Touring
Car Championship season kicks off this weekend at Donington Park. |
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VX
Racing prepare for title defence -
7th Apr 05
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VX
Racing will kick off its defence of the BTCC title this weekend
at Donington Park but with a vastly different look to the one
the team ended the 2004 season with. |
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Neal
gets On Track at Donington -
5th Apr 05
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Team
Halfords British Touring Car Championship driver Matt Neal has
become the 'Face of Donington Park,' in a new deal with a premier
track day package allowing budding circuit drivers to take to
the circuit under the tutelage of the BTCC race winner. |
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Full
Size HPI Racing Team -
5th Apr 05 |
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Radio
controlled model car makers HPI Europe have hit the big time -
with a full sized sponsorship of a new Dunlop MSA British Touring
Car Championship (BTCC) team.
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