Darren Turner has taken pole position for the first of tomorrow’s HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire in a qualifying session punctuated by three red flag stoppages.

Turner set a best lap time of 1m25.823s to achieve the first ever pole position for a diesel-powered car in the…

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Jason Plato has warned Fabrizio Giovanardi “I’m coming to get you” as they prepare to square up for their latest HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship head-to-head at the Croft circuit on Sunday 1 June.

Plato, who hails from Newcastle and is a firm favourite among the Croft crowds, will arrive at the challenging North East…

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VX Racing has won six of the 12 races so far in the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), making it the most successful team to date this season when the championship arrives at Croft this coming weekend for rounds 13, 14 and 15.

Following the team’s double success from Thruxton last week thanks…

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SEAT Sport UK has four times scored a one-two race finish at Croft, both Jason Plato and Darren Turner have won there in recent years and Jason has never failed to score a podium finish there since the team’s HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship programme began in 2004. The team has good reason to…

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Motorbase Performance will head north to the technically challenging Croft circuit in North Yorkshire for the next three races in the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car over the weekend of 31May/1 June.

As the BTCC season reaches the halfway point and races 13, 14 and 15 of the 30-race schedule, Steven Kane and Rob Collard…

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Colin Turkington says he’s through with making predictions after a screwball start to his 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship title bid.

Turkington, a pre-season title favourite, will arrive for rounds 13, 14 and 15 at Croft this weekend only eighth in the standings and already 51 points adrift of leader Fabrizio Giovanardi – that’s…

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Mike and Andrew Jordan will tackle the technically challenging Croft circuit during the next three rounds of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (31 May/1 June).

Rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the 2008 BTCC at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire come after Andrew’s starring role over the last two BTCC weekends. At Donington…

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The BTCC moves to Croft in North East Yorkshire in just under two weeks time for Rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the championship.

The circuit plays host to its traditional yearly visit from the touring cars in early June. The circuit near Darlington offers spectators wide views of the circuit, with large areas of the…

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Tom Onslow-Cole says he feels ready to challenge for the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship title after moving into third in the points table by out-scoring his rivals at Thruxton yesterday.

Onslow-Cole, who turned 21 on Friday, qualified on pole position and won twice – the second time with maximum success ballast in his Vauxhall…

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Arkas Racing with Sunshine.co.uk driver pairing Martyn Bell and Erkut Kizilirmak have both hailed the outstanding efforts of their team following the weekend’s fourth race meeting of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton. 

Having been left with two seriously damaged Vauxhall Astra Sports Hatch race cars after the previous BTCC event at…

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