Tag Archives: Colin Turkington

MG plan 2011 return Just In!

MG plan 2011 return

June 9th 2010

MG today announced their intentions to return to the MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship as early as 2011 when the new NGTC regulations come into force. MG have been …
Turkington seals WTCC deal

Turkington seals WTCC deal

June 4th 2010

It was announced yesterday that Colin Turkington will compete in the next three rounds of the World Touring Car Championship with West Surrey Racing. Speaking to TouringCarTimes, Colin said, “I …
Turkington: “Talks have been positive”

Turkington: “Talks have been positive”

June 2nd 2010

Colin Turkington, the 2009 British Touring Car Champion, has been out of a drive since the last race of the season and has missed the first three races of 2010. …
Rockingham Test Today

Rockingham Test Today

May 25th 2010

Today marks the first official test session of the BTCC during the season as many teams make the trip back to Rockingham Motor Speedway, the circuit which they raced at …
Turkington Return Could Be Close

Turkington Return Could Be Close

April 28th 2010

Colin Turkington, the 2009 BTCC Champion, looks set to return to the British Touring Car Championship after he was forced to sit out after a lack of funds. WSR, the …
Giovanardi in unexpected Triple Eight Deal

Giovanardi in unexpected Triple Eight Deal

April 2nd 2010

Double British Touring car champion Fabrizio Giovanardi will participate in this season’s championship after it was announced that he has signed for triple eight. The Italian will partner Phil Glew, …
Turkington Fails to Find Funding for 2010 Title Defence

Turkington Fails to Find Funding for 2010 Title Defence

March 20th 2010

Colin Turkington won the title in what was one of the closest finishes to a season that the BTCC has ever seen in its history but yet it looks set …
Collard in surprise WSR switch

Collard in surprise WSR switch

March 11th 2010

Rob Collard has signed for West Surrey Racing, the team that powered Colin Turkington to the championship last season. Collard raced for WSR in 2005 and 2006, when the team …
Turkington likely to defend title

Turkington likely to defend title

February 19th 2010

Colin Turkington appears a step closer to defending his BTCC title as he was absent from the 2010 World Touring Car Championship entry list, confirmed earlier today. Turkington had been …
Bamboo chase Turkington

Bamboo chase Turkington

February 4th 2010

Bamboo engineering have emerged as a contender to sign reigning BTCC champion Colin Turkington. It was confirmed earlier today that Bamboo will compete in the WTCC this season (see separate …
WTCC For Turkington Looks Likely

WTCC For Turkington Looks Likely

January 24th 2010

Despite unveiling the new West Surrey Racing at the Autosport International show last weekend it is understood that Colin Turkington has had firm offers from two Independant World Touring Car …
Plato and Neal Yet to Sign

Plato and Neal Yet to Sign

January 15th 2010

Matt Neal and Jason Plato today revealed that they were both yet to sign for a team running in the BTCC for 2010. This news comes a day after Colin …
WSR to Expand to Three

WSR to Expand to Three

January 14th 2010

West Surrey Racing have been veruy busy today which was the first day of the Autosport International Show in Birmingham. WSR unveiled their new team sponsor along with their new …
Turkington Keeps Options Open

Turkington Keeps Options Open

January 14th 2010

Reigning BTCC champion, Colin Turkington told TouringCarTimes that he is “keeping his options open in terms of BTCC, WTCC and the European stuff”. This now means that despite him unveiling …
Is Plato the Best BTCC Driver?

Is Plato the Best BTCC Driver?

January 14th 2010

Today marked the launch of the Castrol Rankings, a new comprehensive global ranking system to compare drivers from all over the world as-well as by nation and series. According to …
Turkington Makes Autosport Top 50

Turkington Makes Autosport Top 50

December 18th 2009

Colin Turkington was the only BTCC driver to make it into the Autosport Magazine’s Top 50 drivers of 2009. Turkington, who won the BTCC Drivers Championship with West Surrey Racing …
Turkington Grabs Two Awards

Turkington Grabs Two Awards

December 6th 2009

Today was a good day for the 27 year old, Northern Irish driver as he took the coveted National Racing Driver award at the Autosport.com Awards Evening. Colin Turkington managed …