2026 Touring Car Thread - BTCC, TCR, and more.Touring Cars 

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Fezzik

First Steve and now Louise :(
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A real legend of UK motorsport coverage, like Steve Ryder, ana ever present in my motorsport upbringing, getting into F1 in 1997 at the same time she joined ITV coverage and as a stalwhart watcher of BTCC she's always been a part of the coverage I have watched. She has always been very like-able and I think that's true from the drivers perspective as well, they always seem to have a lot of time and respect for her and that's something that is earned.
 
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NAPA will be running special liveries this weekend for Sutton and Cammish to celebrate their and Suttons title success.


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Tom Chilton has announced his retirement
www.touringcartimes.com

Tom Chilton calls time on BTCC career

Tom Chilton has confirmed that this weekend’s British Touring Car Championship meeting will be his last, after announcing that he will retire from the series after Brands Hatch. The EXCELR8 driver will participate in his final three rounds of his career at the Kent circuit, closing out a career...
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So cool to watch Bathurst and this live and then F1 next.

Edit: My little contribution to having seen Louise Goodman in action.
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So Ingram wins Races 1 & 2

Excelr8 would have rounded off a disappointing season with a cleansweep if not for Ricky Collard's antics on the 2nd safety car restart.

Oh, Ricky....
 
Har1MAS1415
So Ingram wins Races 1 & 2

Excelr8 would have rounded off a disappointing season with a cleansweep if not for Ricky Collard's antics on the 2nd safety car restart.

Oh, Ricky....
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To be honest it was cruel to let Ricky have his moment and then take it away again. Anyone watching that race knew he was getting a penalty either for pushing Sutton off or for the restart shenanigans or both, so it's not a surprise to have seen the result changed and Cammish promoted to race winner.
 
Jimlaad43
To be honest it was cruel to let Ricky have his moment and then take it away again. Anyone watching that race knew he was getting a penalty either for pushing Sutton off or for the restart shenanigans or both, so it's not a surprise to have seen the result changed and Cammish promoted to race winner.
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Not a surprise at all, but I do agree they should have acted upon it sooner, rather than later, because they didn't just keep Ricky in the dark over it, they did that to everyone, even if those watching the race could already see it coming.

Even if it was Finals Day, I wouldn't use that as an excuse as it makes for a rather disappointing way to round off the season.

Also means Dexter Patterson got his first outright podium but didn't get to celebrate it.

The Sutton incident, I'm prepared to say 50/50 on that, but I respect those who feel Collard should have been penalised for that.
 
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Har1MAS1415
Not a surprise at all, but I do agree they should have acted upon it sooner, rather than later, because they didn't just keep Ricky in the dark over it, they did that to everyone, even if those watching the race could already see it coming.
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At least he got his moment-in-the-sun, at the time. For his sponsors too - which is more important if he's looking for funding for next season, which i expect he is given his issues this season.

The win may not show in the history books but he has got to experience it.

Both incidents were questionable, the second more than the first, so i don't think the overturn in results would have come as any surprise.
 
TheCracker
At least he got his moment-in-the-sun, at the time. For his sponsors too - which is more important if he's looking for funding for next season, which i expect he is given his issues this season.

The win may not show in the history books but he has got to experience it.

Both incidents were questionable, the second more than the first, so i don't think the overturn in results would have come as any surprise.
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Every cloud has a silver lining....
 
I would like to highlight the records Ashley Sutton set this year:

5 Titles
516 points (468 if qualifying races are excluded)
21 podiums (25 if qualifying races are included)
13 Fastest Laps
A winning margin of 129 points over Tom Ingram (145 if qualifying races are excluded)...

...but only 9 wins (10 if qualifying races are included) so not quite as successful as 2023 in this respect.
 
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16 eh? Waiting for the inevitable question in the press conference.
 
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