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Gow:
It's an open title battle in 2005 -
31st Mar 05 |
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British
Touring Car Championship series director Alan Gow has said that
he feels the 2005 championship battle could be one of the most
of open in recent seasons.
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Plato
To Contest Three Wtcc Races With Seat Sport -
31st Mar 05 |
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SEAT
Sport UK driver Jason Plato will contest three rounds of the FIA
World Touring Car Championship in a SEAT Sport Toledo Cupra.
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Collard:
That was a nice surprise! -
30th Mar 05 |
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Rob
Collard has admitted he was pleasantly surprised by his performance
during the test session that formed part of the BTCC media day
in what was his first run in the West Surrey Racing MG ZS.
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BTCC
highlights on Crash.net Radio -
30th Mar 05 |
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The
countdown to the new BTCC season is now well underway after the
official media day at a cold and foggy Donington Park.
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Team
Halfords launch warrior attack for 2005 -
30th Mar 05 |
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Team
Dynamics launched their bid for glory in the British Touring Car
Championship in dramatic style yesterday at Donington Park.
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Kartworld
to run selected 2005 programme -
30th Mar 05 |
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Kartworld
Racing owner/driver Jason Hughes has confirmed that he is aiming
to run a limited programme in the BTCC this season.
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New
look VX Racing complete pre-season testing -
30th Mar 05 |
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The
new look VX Racing team has completed its pre-season for 2005
after the official BTCC media day and test at Donington Park.
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Donington
Testing: Neal Fastest In Halfords Honda -
29th Mar 05 |
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Matt
Neal gave Team Halfords’ Honda Integra a dream debut when
he set the fastest time in official Dunlop MSA British Touring
Car Championship testing at Donington Park
today (Tuesday).
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BTCC
Poised For Most Open Season In Years -
29th Mar 05 |
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Britain’s
top motor racing series, the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship,
can look forward to its most open and exciting title fight in
years when it bursts into life at Donington Park, Leicestershire
on 10 April. Massive input from new title sponsor Dunlop, plus
a significant increase in terrestrial coverage from ITV1 will
also ensure the BTCC strengthens its position as one of Britain’s
most exciting sporting spectacles.
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BTCC
Reaches Worldwide TV Audience -
29th Mar 05 |
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Satellite
television channel Motors TV will continue to show Dunlop MSA
British Touring Car Championship race meetings live and in their
entirety to a pan-European audience in 2005.
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Team
Halfords announces BTCC challenge -
29th Mar 05 |
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Team
Dynamics, the most successful and longest running independent
team in the British Touring Car Championship, has announced its
brand new set-up with title sponsor Halfords returning for a second
year.
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Collard
to lead WSR challenge in 2005 -
29th Mar 05 |
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Reigning
BTCC Independents championship winning team West Surrey Racing
has confirmed its return to the series for 2005, with Rob Collard
set to lead the team in its quest to retain
the title.
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Hilton
Hotels & Champagne Victor Continue As BTCC Partners
- 29th Mar 05 |
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Luxury
hotel chain Hilton Hotels and award-winning champagne producer
Champagne Victor will continue as associate partners of the Dunlop
MSA British Touring Car Championship
in 2005.
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Curley
confirmed as second Lexus driver -
29th Mar 05 |
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They
may not actually have an engine for one of their cars, let alone
two, but SpeedEquipe have confirmed that the intend to have two
Lexus IS200s in action for the first round of the British Touring
Car Championship, with Ian Curley going Richie Williams in the
driving duties.
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ITV1
Expands BTCC Coverage In 2005 -
29th Mar 05 |
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Television
coverage of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will
be revolutionised in 2005 with Britain’s biggest commercial
terrestrial channel, ITV1, confirming it will broadcast live race
action from seven of the BTCC’s ten race meetings, as well
as showing mid-week repeats of all the action.
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Crash.net
Radio live from BTCC media day -
27th Mar 05 |
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The
2005 British Touring Car Championship season is just about upon
us and all teams and drivers will be getting together for the
first time this year at the BTCC media day at Donington Park on
Tuesday 29th March. Crash.net Radio will be bringing you all the
news from this event with a dedicated BTCC stream for the day.
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Vauxhall
officially announce Smith signing -
24th Mar 05 |
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VX
Racing has officially announced that Gavin Smith will be the team's
third driver for the 2005 season.
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Dennis
Increases Media Partnership With BTCC -
24th Mar 05 |
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Dennis
Publishing, whose stable of magazines includes the highly popular
Auto Express, Evo, Maxim and Test Drive titles, will continue
as official media partner to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car
Championship in 2005.
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Smith
lands third Vauxhall seat -
23rd Mar 05 |
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Gavin
Smith is set to line-up alongside Yvan Muller and Colin Turkington
at VX Racing for the 2005 British Touring Car Championship, according
to reports.
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Third
VX Racing driver settled -
19th Mar 05 |
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After
much speculation and dealings behind the scenes, the third VX
Racing driver will be announced next week after a deal was concluded.
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Green
Flag severs links with BTCC -
16th Mar 05 |
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Green
Flag Motoring Assistance has confirmed that it is to end its three-year
association as title sponsor of the British Touring Car Championship.
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Breeze
blows out of GA frame -
15th Mar 05 |
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Former
BTCC Independents' Cup star Carl Breeze has ruled himself out
of a return to the tin-top championship in 2005 by inking a deal
to contest the supporting SEAT Cupra Championship with Barwell
Motorsport.
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Dunlop
Signs Three-Year BTCC Title Sponsorship Agreement -
14th Mar 05 |
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World
leading road and competition tyre producer Dunlop will be the
title sponsor of the MSA British Touring Car Championship for
the next three years, it was announced today.
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Dumbreck:
It's all about the money -
14th Mar 05 |
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Peter
Dumbreck has confirmed that he is talking to VX Racing about its
vacant third seat, but has admitted that he could face a battle
to find the funds needed to take the drive.
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SEAT
Sport UK happy after successful Silverstone test
- 11th Mar 05 |
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SEAT
Sport UK today completed a highly successful three day test at
Silverstone circuit, with team drivers Jason Plato, James Pickford
and Luke Hines covering around 100 laps each per day in their
Toledo Cupras without a problem.
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Team
Dynamics Integra -
9th Mar 05 |
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It's
a new car at Team Dynamics for 2005 and the Honda Integra they
will be using in the BTCC this season was in action at Silverstone
last Friday.
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VX
Racing complete ‘positive' Spanish tests
- 7th Mar 05 |
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VX
Racing has continued work of the new car it hopes will challenge
for a fifth successive BTCC championship in 2005.
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Spy
cameras for BTCC -
7th Mar 05 |
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Driver
antics in the British Touring Car Championship will be under scrutiny
this season as all cars will now feature a spy camera to monitor
driver behaviour.
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Muller
back at Bathurst in 2005
- 1st Mar 05 |
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After
a pretty poor 2004 for the 'imports' to the Australian V8 Supercar
Series, VX Racing's lead driver Yvan Muller will be making a return
to Australia's Great Race as he has been announced as part of
the Triple Eight enduro squad.
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