The victoria day race weekend at canadian tire motorsport park ctmp included the nascar canadian tire and pirelli world challenge series. Alex job racing latest news, information, results and expert. This close association with the exotic nature of the cars serves as a useful distinction between sports car racing and touring cars. Latest news from mclaren racing, mclaren automotive, mclaren applied, mclaren esports and mclaren careers. John bondar is president of the very successful castrol canadian touring car championship presented by toyo tires. With rule changes on the horizon starting from 2020, how racers in the british touring car championship btcc are going to look, sound and go is beginning to take shape. Touring cars world touring car championship british touring car championship dtm. It was established in 1958 as the british saloon car championship and was renamed as the british touring car championship in 1987. In 2016, the canadian touring car championship reached a milestone as the series was celebrating its tenth anniversary. Watch british touring car championship 2016 prime video. Enter the world of a professional dtm race car driver.
The gt world challenge america is a north american auto racing series launched in 1990 by the sports car club of america. Racing driver jamie green stock photos and images alamy. The 2016 dunlop msa british touring car championship commonly abbreviated as btcc was a motor racing championship for productionbased touring cars held across england and scotland. This was a year of firsts for the canadian touring car championship and it will be a year of growth and advancement in 2014, says series founder and. With sponsorship from continental tires, the championship consisted of seven race weekends at five different tracks in ontario and quebec canadian tire motorsport park, calabogie motorsport park, circuit icar, shannonville motorsport park and troisrivieres. Gearing up for the canadian touring car championship the. The 2009 british touring car championship gets underway on brands hatchs indy circuit this weekend. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. The series consists of four driver classifications and five classes of vehicles. Autosports btcc correspondent jamie oleary gives you the lowdown as an exciting blend of. Nascar has ballooned in popularity in recent years, and now is considered the secondmost popular sport in the united states of america, trailing only the national football league. The british touring car championship is a racing series held each year in the united kingdom, organised and administered by toca.
Plans have been revealed for the worlds first multibrand, allelectric touring car racing series that, organisers say, will differentiate itself from formula e by promoting performance over efficiency to change 19th february 2020. I havent really kept with any form of racing in the last couple of years but i used to have a racingunderground account back in the day. The british touring car championship is a multievent motor racing championship for productionbased touring cars held across england and scotland. New canadian stock car championship in action at gp3r. Our series, the canadian touring car championship presented by pirelli, will be a year ahead of the world challenge series and imsa.
Canadian residents holding current asn national licenses, are 21 or years of. The lmp1 entry is down two cars on the eight that contested le mans last year and equals the six car low that took part in the race in 2017. Jeremy clarkson makes his own take on a ken blockstyle car skidding video, james may tests the new vw up gti at the eboladrome, and richard hammond smashes around dubai in a highpoweredtank called the ripsaw. British touring car championship archives racevideoindex. Canadian touring news, information, updates, expert. For the 2012 season, canadian touring car championship drivers have forsaken indycar in favour of nascar and formula 1. As a brit, i spent many cold and wet weekends at thruxton, silverstone and brands hatch watching this type of racing. All in all the 2018 dunlop msa british touring car championship is shaping up to be another cracker of a season and it begins at brands hatch on 8 april and will be broadcast live on itv4. Meanwhile, the gte pro field has fallen to 11 cars from last years high of 17 with the disappearance of ford and bmw from the wec. St racing starts the season with two podiums at cota gt4. Ferrari stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. Canadian touring car championship super touring class 2015 standings championship points standings for the canadian touring car championship super touring class 2015. Rebellion set to slim down to single wec entry for 201920.
We contested our first formula 1 race in 1966 and won our first f1 grand prix in belgium in 1968. F1 calendar 2020 enjoy a recordbreaking 22 races in the. Canadas customizable and curated collection of canadian and world news plus coverage of sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health and lifestyle, combined with outlook hotmail. The chase now features the top 12 drivers of the regular season all competing in a series of races to decide who wins the championship of that racing season.
Canadian touring car championship grand touring class. Team octane at round 1 of 2016 canadian touring car championship at ctmp. F1s 70th anniversary season gets underway with the australian grand prix in melbourne on march 15 and, as usual, it will end with the abu dhabi grand prix at the yas marina circuit on november 29. British touring car championship between 1995 and 1998, as well as a futher appearance at the le mans in 1996, driving for the courage competition team. British touring car championship standings autosport. The raceing car of racing driver jamie green of britain audi sport team rosberg stands on the pole position prior to the start of the fourth race during the dtm deutsche tourenwagen masters german touring car masters race on the lausitzring in klettwitz, germany, 31 may 2015. It is managed by the stephane ratel organisation since 2018, and is sanctioned by the united states auto club since 2017. In 2011, the btcc introduced the next generation touring car ngtc specification.
This allows the wec to place its jewel in the crown the legendary 24 hours of le mans as the super finale to the season. We invited renowned wrc journalist david evans, from dirtfish, to recount the trials and tribulations of his first rally with a bigname driver. Mid ohio sports car course 12 midohio 1 milwaukee mile 12 monaco 23 montreal 2 monza 27 moscow 4 moscow raceway 7. Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2019 spanish grand prix, which takes place over 66 laps of the 4.
Crerar then built a 2001 porsche 911 turbo and ran it in the canadian touring car championship series in 2014 and 2015. Canadian touring car championship videos and latest news articles. In 20 crerar converted the 1982 porsche rally car into a vintage road racing car to campaign at vintage automobile racing association of canada varac events. The kwik fit british touring car championship returns to silverstone on 2627 sept for the penultimate round of the season.
The 2014 dunlop msa british touring car championship was a multievent motor racing championship for productionbased touring cars held across england and scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Rolex 24 at daytona 2020 race daytona prototype international. Aug 29, 2019 formula 1 is delighted to release the draft calendar of the 2020 fia formula 1 world championship, which features an unprecedented 22 grands prix. Plus, preacher star dominic cooper goes against comedian bill bailey in celebrity face off. Buy the hottest concerts, sports and theatre events tickets, shows and tours available near you. It has not been confirmed who will race the solo car at silverstone. The road racers podcast recently had the opportunity to slow down cctcc series president john bondar just long enough to talk to us about himself as well as filling us in on some of the latest in canadian road racing. Watch team penske score a 12 finish in this classic at what was then known as gateway motorsports park. Make you own clips while the race is airing live through the trans am by pirelli racing app. Official ticket resale partner of rose bowl stadium. The 2020 kwik fit british touring car championship commonly abbreviated as btcc is a. In 2006, it was created based on the growth of amateur.
I doubt whether a lot of people outside the uk have heard. The latest formula 1 news, analysis and stats from autosports team of formula 1 correspondents and experts. The 2020 season will be the 63rd british touring car championship season and the tenth season for cars conforming to the next generation touring car. In 2015 nissan will enter the nissan gtr lm nismo into the full fia world endurance championship, marking a return to the premier class at the le mans 24 hours for the japanese manufacturer. Updates to the rule book are made on a monthly basis and can be downloaded for free below.
Driver and constructor standings for the british touring car championship season. Read the latest news on alex job racing along with information and indepth expert analysis and opinions, results and standings, updated daily. There were 1,000 copies of this kind pressed and can be identified by their white color. Official secondary ticketing partner of espn events and title partner of the ticketsmarter birmingham bowl. This means i own an anniversary polo shirt which is now 10 years old. Season 8 ushers in a fresh new era for the fia world endurance championship, with a crossyear 20192020 calendar format over ten months. Using the links above you can find the full weekend schedule, including details of practice and qualifying sessions, support races, press. Round 28 of the 2012 british touring car championship season. Canadian touring car championship grand touring class 2016 standings championship points standings for the canadian touring car championship grand touring class 2016. All of bottas poles were scored in 2017, at the bahrain, austrian, brazilian and abu dhabi grands. Blancpain gt world challenge debuts at cota speedhunters.
The btcc is going hybrid in 2022 motoring research. The alfa romeo 4c is set to become the official safety car of the fia world touring car championship for the entirety of the 2014 season, earning a distinction that only a handful of models have. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Nascar trucks at ctmp canadian tire motorsport park debrief.
The british touring car championship is one of my favourite series. Touring car festival at lime rock park update 14 april 2020 gt4 america heitkotter claims flagtoflag gt rivals victory at laguna seca 12 april 2020 gt4 america 32 entries set for inaugural gt rivals esports invitational at laguna seca 10 april 2020 gt4 america. Toca touring car championship is the official game of the btcc, which stands for british touring car championship. Explore all event results and practice sessions, leaderboards, lap times, lapcharts, comparisons, speed and more data of ctcc canadian touring car championship. Strap in for round 2 of the 2016 british touring car championship season. Mckay, jaguar start of the touring car championship race gnoo blas 1960. Today, they are the trademark of the most popular international touring car racing series. Kwik fit british touring car championship silverstone 2020. Gearing up for the canadian touring car championship.
Nbc will air eight races, additional telecasts of indy 500 qualifying. United autosports british touring car championship. Each update includes fastrack updates, approved recommended. Fuji jidosha was chiefly involved in bodywork for buses and developing the small p1 concept car.
John bondar and the canadian touring car championship. The record crowd enjoyed a dramatic and thrilling season finale. Weathertech presents imsa iracing at road americalooking back on round 4 of the imsa iracing pro invitational series at road americaimsa announces updated return to racing plandaytona. Fuji sangyo was divided into 12 companies in accordance with the corporate credit rearrangement law in 1950. And are there any women planning to race this season, john. P1 in 1997, with the canadian being followed by hakkinen in 2000, michael schumacher in 2003, hamilton in 2016 and valtteri bottas last year. Rebellion racing looks set to run a single lmp1 car in the 201920 fia world endurance championship season. This event would be the canadian touring car championships season opener. World touring car championship federation internationale. As many know, clark was the winner of our inaugural ckn contest last summer to put a kart racer into. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform.
All formula, sports racing, p1 and p2 cars shall be constructed in strict. Canadian touring car championship super touring class. The first two races of the 2017 season of the canadian touring car championship were held at canadian tire motorsport park in ontario this past weekend. Msn canada outlook, office, skype, bing, latest news and videos. Next edge of your seat moments presented by recaro episode features midohionext up in the series thrills and near spills from midohio sports car course in 2019imsa cars are stars episode 9. With 30 drivers in the running for the championship, there will be a lot of competition for series leader matt neal who finished in third place last year as the btcc makes its way to donington park in leicestershire. We are very excited to announce that canadian stuart clark has signed to join blanchet motorsports for a season in the canadian touring car championship for 2014. Acquiring the skills to be a codriver is a far from easy task. Stuart clark joins blanchet motorsports for ctcc 2014. It didnt help that i decided to camp at least for the. Mazdamazda ranks third on the alltime imsa manufacturer win list, but few have been as sweet as watkins glen 2019three takeaways.
The chances of dtms survival beyond 2020 are dwindling daybyday following the successive exits of rmotorsport aston martin and audi from the series. Aug 21, 2017 with 90 hp, jay demonstrates the power and engineering of the merlin 16501 engine that was the heart of the p51 mustangs and the lancaster bombers in world war ii. In fact two people came up to me and mentioned how well damped the car seemed over the rough parts of mosport. The btcc is back in ascendance and 2008 looks like being a great year for this series. The improvement was much more noticeable at shannonville, which is a tighter lower speed track, but at mosport the car just never lost its cool. Canadian touring car championship ctcc is a canadian professional touring car road racing series. The auto trader british touring car championship is renowned as the toughest.
In 2006, it was created based on the growth of amateur touring car racing in canada and the pentup demand for a professional product. Nissan will challenge for victory with an innovative approach and with a truly exciting product that represents the next generation of the nissan gtr. Season 8 also welcomes back two new circuits bahrain and sao paulo, meaning. Based on official mylaps transponder data mylaps speedhive. World touring car championship thrilling fans around the world from march to november, the wtcc includes visits to china, france, germany and japan, while two street tracks and a seasonclosing night race will further increase the spectacle. Much like the trip in the beginning of the season for victoria day, ontario was freezing cold. Bottas 2017 pole position was the second of four career frontofgrid starts to date for the finn. Fast forward to the end of 2014 the fia gt series was renamed as the blancpain gt series after series organizer sro group partnered with famed swiss watch manufacturer blancpain, maker of the prestigious fifty fathoms watch nonfrench speakers, the company name is pronounced as blonkpan, not blankpayne to offer teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall blancpain gt. Warwick is a frequent fia driver steward and is president of the british racing. Welcome to the official website of mclaren racing, home to the mclaren formula 1, indycar and esports teams. Delivering one of the fastest growing and most spectacular motorsport series across europe, south america, africa. The pre93 touring car championship is for twowheel drive, fourseater saloon cars marketed before 1st january 1993, of which more than 5000 examples were manufactured in any 12 month period during the overall production run andor were homologated by fia for competition in group n category for production cars prior to that date. The covid19 pandemic has seen myriad companies and organisations adapting their services to provide additional essential assistance or key products. In 2010, dhl became official logistics partner of the world touring car cup.
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