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BTCC: Vauxhall in 2001 BTCC

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Vauxhall will take part in the 2001 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) with the Astra Coupe for lead drivers Yvan Muller and Jason Plato. The confirmation comes with the first public showing of the Astra Coupe touring car concept at the 2000 Motor Show at Birmingham's NEC, October 18/28. The Astra Coupe will be built by Vauxhall development partner Triple Eight Race Engineering ... Keep reading

BTCC: Season review from Vauxhall

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship Season Review - September 2000 VAUXHALL'S FIGHT FOR VICTORIES They may not have won the 2000 Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship, but no-one can say that Vauxhall Motorsport's British Touring Car Championship team of Yvan Muller, Jason Plato and Vincent Radermecker did not give the eventual champions a good run for their money ... Keep reading

BTCC: Silverstone Vauxhall race report

Mon, 18 Sep 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 2000 Rounds 23/24 - Silverstone, September 16 Qualifying/Races - Saturday, September 16 PODIUM PLACE FOR VAUXHALL'S PLATO IN 100TH BTCC RACE Qualifying Facts: · Both sessions dry. · Vectra of Muller carrying 40kg success ballast after two third places at Oulton Park. · Feature qualifying session interrupted twice by Yellow Flags at ... Keep reading

BTCC: Silverstone Vauxhall preview

Sat, 16 Sep 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Yvan Muller's two third-place podiums at Oulton Park last weekend have given him a fighting chance of taking a podium position in this year's Auto Trader British Touring Car Drivers' Championship. With the final two rounds of the Championship at Silverstone's night races this weekend (September 16), Vauxhall Motorsport's French ace currently lies fourth in the drivers' standings ... Keep reading

BTCC: VauxhallRacing Oulton Park qualifying

Sun, 10 Sep 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 2000 Rounds 21/22 - Oulton Park, September 9/10 Qualifying - Saturday, September 9 Weather: Feature - overcast/dry, One-Shot - overcast/light rain at times. Jason Plato carrying 20kg success ballast after 3rd place at Brands Hatch. Feature Race qualifying session interrupted by red flag after Kristensen (Honda) goes off at ... Keep reading

BTCC: Vauxhall Oulton Park race report

Sun, 10 Sep 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 2000 Rounds 21/22 - Oulton Park, September 9/10 Races - Sunday, September 10 · Weather: overcast but dry. · Vectra of Plato carrying 20kg success ballast after third place at Brands Hatch. SPRINT RACE - (18 laps) · First lap incident involving Ford's Rickard Rydell on start/finish straight results in Yellow Flag and Safety Car. · ... Keep reading

BTCC: Vauxhall drivers prepare for Oulton Park

Fri, 01 Sep 2000 06:41:29 +0000

The penultimate rounds of the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship at Cheshire's Oulton Park circuit next weekend (September 9/10) are going to be crucial to the championship hopes of Vauxhall drivers, Yvan Muller and Jason Plato. Rounds 21 and 22 will be broadcast live on Sunday's BBC2 Grandstand programme; viewers and track-side spectators alike, will be able to watch as ... Keep reading

BTCC: Brands Hatch Vauxhall qualifying report

Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 2000 Rounds 19/20 - Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit), August 27/28 Qualifying - Sunday, August 27 SECOND ROW START FOR MULLER Facts: Both sessions dry. Vectras of Muller and Plato consistently in top 5 throughout Feature Race qualifying session. Quotes: Yvan Muller, Car 6, Vauxhall Vectra Sprint (one-shot) - 5th 47:098, Feature (30 ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: BTCC: Worldwide racing statistics from Ford Racing

Thu, 31 Aug 2000 05:35:12 +0000

As the 2000 racing season hits the homestretch, Ford Racing is looking to cap off a dominant year in its worldwide racing program. As NASCAR Winston Cup, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, CART, World Rally Championship and British Touring Car Series enter the Labor Day weekend, Ford is in position to sweep the driver's championship and manufacturer's titles in all three North American ... Keep reading

BTCC: Brands Hatch - race report

Tue, 29 Aug 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 2000 Rounds 19/20 - Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit), August 27/28 Races -- Monday, August 28 THIRD FOR VAUXHALL'S JASON PLATO

Facts:
 Sprint Race - 25 laps.
 Weather: Cloudy and dry.
 Feature race - 50 laps.
 Weather: Wet and drying.
 Plato gains three places on opening lap.
 Plato takes Thompson on lap 2 at Druids and leads ... Keep reading

BTCC: Brands Hatch - Vauxhall preview

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 06:41:29 +0000

Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship Preview - Brands Hatch - August 27/28 2000 VAUXHALL DRIVERS READY FOR ACTION "Can't wait!" are the words of Vauxhall's Jason Plato as he and fellow Vauxhall Motorsport team-mates, Yvan Muller and Vincent Radermecker prepare for Rounds 19 and 20 of the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship which are being hosted, for the second ... Keep reading

BTCC: Vauxhall's Plato fast man on track

Tue, 08 Aug 2000 06:41:29 +0000

It's official - Jason Plato has set more fastest race laps than any other competitor in this year's Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship field. The 32-year-old from Oxford has set six fastest laps so far in the 24-round Championship, which is twice as many as the next men down, Ford's Anthony Reid and Rickard Rydell. Vauxhall also heads the manufacturer's tally with ... Keep reading

BTCC: Bankfin; Nissan Motorsport protest changes results of Round 12

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 06:41:28 +0000

The result of round 12 of the Bankfin Touring Car Championship, held at AA Kyalami on Saturday (July 15), has been changed following a successful protest by Nissan Motorsport. According to BTCC clerk of the course Steve Harding, Nissan alleged that Opel Vectra driver Shaun Watson-Smith took unfair advantage of defending champion and championship leader Giniel de Villiers (Nissan ... Keep reading

ETCC: BTCC: JAS Motorsport Donington report

Wed, 17 May 2000 17:39:21 +0000

BTCC PODIUM BOOSTS JAS' HOPES FOR EURO STC's 2nd MEETING JAS Motorsport celebrated Easter Monday by clinching a podium position in the BTCC feature race at Donington Park. Thanks to a superb strategy, the Italian team propelled Gabriele Tarquini's Honda Accord to a 2nd place that broke Ford supremacy. The result proved a dramatic boost for JAS' hopes, in view of the European Super ... Keep reading

BTCC: Entries and start money

Thu, 02 Mar 2000 06:41:28 +0000

Later this week, TOCA will be releasing the entry list for the BTCC this season. It is expected to have three-car entries from Ford, Honda and Vauxhall, with independent entries from Matt Neal, Lee Brookes and Colin Blair, and around 5 Class B entries. Rydell inks contract with Ford Rickard Rydell has finally signed his contract with Ford for this season. "After six years with ... Keep reading

BTCC: News 2000-01-26

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 06:41:28 +0000

Winelhock joins Opel Joachim Winkelhock has joined Opel's effort in the DTM. "Racing for Opel in this new era of the DTM is an enormous challenge for me. But it really was a tough decision - BMW was like a family to me. But I couldn't be sure if it was committed to touringcars in the long term due to its F1 programme". Rydell tests for Ford Rickard Rydell has been testing for ... Keep reading