Kwik Fit, BTCC celebrate success at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Kwik Fit presented a stand at the Goodwood Festival of Speed for the third consecutive year. The tyre retail network hosted cars and competitors from the British Touring Car Championship, of which it is the title sponsor. While the weather was less than ideal, leading to a closure of the festival on Saturday 15 July, the Kwik Fit Stand hosted hundreds of fans throughout the event. They were able to test their skills on the racing simulators provided in partnership with Motorsport Games and watch hourly discussions with many of the 2023 BTCC grid.

Kwik fit says more than 750 sessions were completed on the sims across the three days, with fans competing to get the fastest lap on a number of BTCC racing scenarios and win a pair of tickets to the BTCC finale at Brands Hatch in October. The hourly events included BTCC stars such as Ash Sutton, Tom Ingram and Rory Butcher participating in Q&As, autograph and selfie sessions, and sim battles and giveaways.

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On top of this, BTCC teams, NAPA Racing UK and Toyota Gazoo Racing UK, took their chance to participate in the legendary Hill Climb event. Sam Osborne, Dan Cammish, Dan Rowbottom, Ash Sutton and Rory Butcher were all involved, with Sutton and Butcher going head-to-head in the Official Shootout Final on Sunday. Butcher clinched the Shootout in his Toyota Corolla, with a time of 51.64s.

Kwik Fit also highlighted its support for Project TREE, a programme which helps protect rainforest areas in Indonesia through the sustainable production of natural rubber for use in tyre manufacturing.