British Touring Car Championship Archives - Page 8 of 13

Zircotec ceramic thermal barrier helps resolve BTCC car’s heat problem

Zircotec’s ceramic exhaust coating has helped a British Touring Car Championship team reduce its car’s underbonnet temperatures. Team Dynojet’s Toyota Avensis has seen an improvement in performance and reliability since using Zircotec’s ThermoHold coating, delivering a string of podium finishes. Race engine developers X CTech R selected the ThermoHold-based thermal barrier to deliver close to a 37 per cent drop in under-bonnet temperatures. This protects the gearbox from the effects of heat, allowing the team to focus on other areas of performance, resulting in three podiums in the last two meetings.

27th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ announces grid girl finalists

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It’s said to have required “much deliberating, cogitating and digesting,” yet the shortlist for HiQ's national grid girl competition is now ready. The fast fitter says this year’s competition received an overwhelming response from grid girl wannabes all over the UK. According to HiQ marketing manager Geraldine McGovern, the company was “overwhelmed with entries and it was a tough decision shortlisting the final ten.”

21st September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pro-Align announces second BTCC technical partnership

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Days after the announcement of Pro-Align’s foray into the world of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, current points leader Mat Jackson’s Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST has now joined AmD Milltek Racing.com’s VW Golf in signing up the wheel alignment equipment distributor for the remaining four rounds of this years’ Championship. Jackson’s Focus will undergo several complete wheel alignment checks during the race weekend using state-of-the-art Hunter wheel alignment equipment supplied by Pro-Align. The team expects the process to improve its performance through fast and reliable measurements which in turn, will allow them to make accurate and repeatable adjustments and fine-tuning to the car’s set-up between races. When not racing, the car will also be given the total Hunter treatment at the Motorbase Performance headquarters in Kent.

1st September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Wheel alignment website announces BTCC “technical sponsorship”

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Wheel alignment information portal alignmycar.co.uk has announced a “technical sponsorship” deal with British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) team AmD Milltek Racing.com. Under the agreement, the team will carry prominent AlignMyCar branding on its VW Golf for the remaining four rounds of the 2011 BTCC season. The team will be equipped with a state of the art four wheel aligner at their Essex headquarters, which will be used to set up the race car and give local motorists and performance enthusiasts the opportunity to have their own vehicles properly aligned.

26th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyrepress readers ticket offer – Japfest 2: The Evolution

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Japfest 2: The Evolution, the second event in the Adrian Flux Auto Series for high performance Japanese cars, was launched last year at Rockingham. In 2011, the event promises to be “bigger, faster, more interactive” and will this year take place at one of UK motorsport’s heartlands, Donington Park. Readers of tyrepress.com can access specially priced tickets to the event – advance tickets cost £13 with the code MAX04. The event takes place on Sunday, 10 July.

4th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ announces BTCC activities

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While Dunlop may have taken the reigns as the title sponsor of the British Touring Car Championship, the franchise retail network HiQ, which was the series’ previous title sponsor, is continuing its presence as the Teams’ Championship sponsor by launching some new features. For the first time, HiQ will launch a YouTube channel, featuring footage from the paddock and the latest views from the leading lights of the track. Fans will also be able to ask HiQ’s mascot, Bertie – now a BTCC reporter – questions that they would like to be posed to the drivers.

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5th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Record BTCC line-up awaits Dunlop in 2011

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In 2011 Dunlop continues as title sponsor of the British Touring Car Championship and this year the tyre maker’s name is attached to a series being contested by more entries than ever; the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has confirmed a record entry list ahead of its 2011 season with the highest number of different makes and vehicle models entered for the series in the two decades it has run as an all two-litre formula.

24th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Jeff Allam to Open Second HiQ Centre

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Half a year after opening his HiQ outlet in Dorking, former British Touring Car Championship driver Jeff Allam has signed on the dotted line to open a second franchise centre. The fast fit network reports Allam is opening a centre in Leatherhead following a “productive six months” in partnership with HiQ. The ex-BTCC driver was the first UK dealer to secure a partnership with HiQ and his expansion is seen as a big show of strength for the network.

26th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Halifax Duo Shares Grouptyre/Dunlop Luxury, Motorsport Prize

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Managers at Northern Accident Repair Centre in Halifax shared a luxury car and VIP motorsport package at Silverstone after winning the top prize in Grouptyre’s ‘Feel the Passion’ national promotion, organised in conjunction with premier tyre manufacturer and British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) sponsor Dunlop.

19th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

BTCC Fans Help HiQ to Raise £5k

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Up to 42,000 British Touring Car Championship fans have been praised by HiQ for helping to raise £5,000 for Breast Cancer Care. Clad in pink, the network descended upon Brands Hatch to make the final race weekend of the season one to remember for HiQ's official charity. The fast fit network’s pink girls were on hand to give away caps and replica cars in return for donations to the cause, and after counting the particularly heavy collections buckets from Sunday, the network can now reveal that £5,000 was raised through generous donations. Of that total, the BTCC marshals at Brands Hatch have been singled out for a special mention, after raising £600 themselves.

14th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Staffers on a Roll for Charity

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This weekend a pink tyre will be rolled across the Black Country, part of the way by grown men wearing hot pink polo shirts. And while such a sight may be a rarity in the West Midlands, sound reasons lurk behind the pinkness and the tyre rolling. On October 16, the country’s largest HiQ franchisee is initiating a 15 mile tyre roll to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

13th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Fundraising Efforts to Pick Up Speed at Brands Hatch

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The HiQ fast fit network has enlisted the help of two of the quickest young drivers in Britain as it hits the fast lane with its fundraising efforts for Breast Cancer Care. British Touring Car Championship drivers Paul O'Neill and Tom Chilton are backing HiQ's pledge to turn Brands Hatch pink during the final round of BTCC action on October 10, and those coming along to watch the day’s events are encouraged to dress accordingly. To help things along, HiQ, sponsor of the Team's Championship, will be giving away official pink caps in return for a donation for the cause, while T-Shirts will also be up for grabs. Meanwhile, face painting and a series of other activities will be made available for fans.

7th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ ‘In the Pink’ This Month

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When the HiQ network promised to go pink during October, it wasn’t disclosing plans to see the popular singer in concert. No, it meant that during the month of October, the fast-fitter’s 150 centres are going all out to help hit the £100,000 target for its chosen charity, Breast Cancer Care, with every outlet challenged to raise £275 for the cause.

5th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Stig’ Collins to Make BTCC Debut

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Some say his work with the BBC has dried up of late, and that he’s no longer on Jeremy Clarkson’s Christmas card list – all we know, is that he’s called Ben Collins, and he’s about to make his BTCC debut. The man who gave substance to Top Gear’s tame racing driver The Stig prior to his recent ‘outing’ has decided to throw his helmet into the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship ring at Brands Hatch on October 10. This title-deciding final round of the 2010 BTCC season will see Collins driving for Kent-based Airwaves BMW.

4th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Revs Up BTCC Giveaway

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For those wanting to enjoy the full atmosphere of a sporting event, there is just no substitute to being there in person. British Touring Car Championship fans will therefore be thrilled to hear the HiQ fast fit network is offering them the chance to attend the series, courtesy of another exclusive giveaway. After launching Twitter and Facebook ticket competitions throughout the course of the season, HiQ is offering more opportunities for supporters to lap up Britain's premier motor racing series.

14th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

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