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Thousands flock to BTCC in Edinburgh

31/08/2006

Around 12,000 people flocked to see tonight’s first-ever British Touring Cars Live: Edinburgh event, in association with the City of Edinburgh Council in the Scottish capital next to the city’s world famous Castle.
After signing thousands of autographs for the public, including many families and young children, the drivers from Britain’s biggest motor racing series, the [...]

Plato: “Title will need a miracle”

31/08/2006

Jason Plato has admitted that, with just nine rounds to go, beating Matt Neal to this year’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title is going to take “a miracle”, although the SEAT driver refuses to give up while he has a mathematical chance.
Plato, the 2001 champion, is 40 points behind Neal and will seek [...]

btcc:action Knockhill Preview

31/08/2006

This weekend sees the British Touring Car Championship head north of the border to Scotland for the only time this year, and Colin Turkington and Jason Plato will both be looking to close the gap on championship leader Matt Neal.

The Fife circuit provides a fantastic setting for the BTCC, with many undulations

“Use your head” Cleland tells Neal

30/08/2006

John Cleland has told Matt Neal to “start using his head” or see young pretender Colin Turkington steal the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title away from him.
As the UK’s premier motor racing series prepares for its big race day at Fife’s Knockhill circuit on Sunday 3 September, Scotland’s former double BTCC champion Cleland [...]

Collard in need of strong Knockhill weekend

30/08/2006

Twelve months on from achieving his first race win in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Robert Collard is hoping that the Scottish circuit of Knockhill will be kind to him once more as he seeks to rescue a topsy turvy 2006.
Collard’s season with Team RAC has been full of drama and incident with [...]

VX Racing targets highland fling at Knockhill

30/08/2006

Vauxhall’s drivers are predicting spectacular action from Knockhill as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship moves north for the latest round of Britain’s largest domestic racing series.
The team is the undisputed Knockhill specialist, holding the tempestuous circuit’s lap record as well as recording more wins there than any other manufacturer.
Last year VX Racing logged [...]

Bell excited ahead of Knockhill

30/08/2006

After a long overdue family holiday in the weeks since the last round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, Barrow-upon-Humber racer Martyn Bell is refreshed and ready to tackle the challenges of Knockhill for the first time this coming weekend (2/3 September).
Despite ten years of successful racing prior to joining the BTCC at [...]

Leggate misses Knockhill

28/08/2006

Fiona Leggate has opted to sit out Knockhill’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds this Sunday (3 September) to concentrate instead on the season’s final two meetings.
In a statement, Leggate’s Thurlby Motors Boston Bowl with Tech-Speed squad said her bio-ethanol-powered Vauxhall Astra Coupé will re-appear in Brands Hatch’s and Silverstone’s BTCC fixtures on 24 [...]

Public support keeps Proctor going

28/08/2006

Mark Proctor has confirmed that he will contest this coming weekend’s (2-3 September) Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at Knockhill after being willed on by public support.
Proctor had said that Snetterton two weeks ago – where he enjoyed his most competitive BTCC outing to date – would be his final meeting.
But the 38-year-old [...]

Marsh buoyed by discovery

28/08/2006

Richard Marsh appears confident that engine modifications on his Peugeot 307 will enable him and the Team Farecla squad to enjoy a trouble-free run in Knockhill’s three Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds this Sunday (3 September).
Marsh’s car failed to race at Snetterton after its motor suffered terminal failure in Saturday qualifying. But the [...]

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26 AprilThruxton
17 MayDonington Park
31 MayOulton Park
14 JuneCroft
2 AugustSnetterton
16 AugustKnockhill
30 AugustSilverstone
20 SeptRockingham
4 OctoberBrands Hatch

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2009 Standings



Pos.   DriverPts
1.Colin Turkington249
2.F Giovanardi236
3.Jason Plato221
4.Mat Jackson165
5.Matt Neal153
6.Stephen Jelley132
6.Robert Collard132
8.J Thompson114
9.Andrew Jordan106
10.Jonathan Adam103
11.Adam Jones62
12.Paul O'Neill54
13.Gordon Shedden30
14.Tom Chilton25
15.James Nash24
16.Harry Vaulkhard22
17.Dan Eaves10
18.David Pinkney8
19.Johnny Herbert8
20.Martyn Bell2
20.Alan Morrison2
20.Martin Johnson2
20.T Onslow-Cole2
24.Nick Leason0
24.Liam McMillan0
24.Jason Hughes0
24.John George0

Teams Championship



Pos. TeamPts
1.VX Racing429
2.Team RAC371
3.Racing Silverline322
4.Airwaves BMW226
5.Team Dynamics147
6.Cartridge World93
7.RML66
8.Sunshine.co.uk63
9.Team Aon33
10.Tempus Sport19
11.bamboo engineering5
12.Boulevard4
13.Club SEAT3
13.TH Motorsport1

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