Jake Hill led the championship heading into the penultimate meeting of the season at Silverstone by nine points from Tom Ingram. Reigning champion, Ash Sutton, was twenty points behind, while the remaining top six of Colin Turkington, Dan Cammish...

With nine races to go, the BTCC?s second trip of the season to Donington Park, albeit this time on the Grand Prix layout, marked the start of the business end of the season.  With Tom Ingram suffering his first DNF of the season at...

As the teams headed to Scotland, it looked like there were four serious contenders for this year?s drivers? championship. After another strong showing at Croft, Tom Ingram held a 21-point lead over Jake Hill, with reigning champion, Ash Sutton, a...

Following a month?s break, the BTCC races resumed at a sun-soaked Croft. Jake Hill topped the standings at the halfway point of the season, with a lead of just four points over Tom Ingram. However, reigning champion, Ash Sutton, had a poor meeting...

Blink and you miss it! Incredibly at the end of the meeting at a sun-soaked Oulton Park, the season would reach its halfway point after a fifth meeting in eight weeks. Reigning champion, Ash Sutton, won his first race of the season in the third...

The fourth meeting of the relatively lively BTCC season took place at the UK?s fastest race circuit, Thruxton. Defending champion, Ash Sutton, topped the championship standings after nine races, despite not having a victory in the opening nine...

The two meetings of the season have so far seen a deluge of rain and glorious sunshine, so it seemed only right that the longest laps of the season at Snetterton would bring a mixture of both. For the first time in 2024, all three tyre...

In stark contrast to the conditions at Donington Park, the second meeting of the season was bathed in sunshine. With the new rules and regulations particularly evident in race three two weeks ago, would the races at Brands Hatch follow...

Following a close season of many rule and regulation changes, the 2024 British Touring Car Championship season got underway, albeit with weather delays, at  Donington Park. The first change to be seen by the fans was in Saturday?s qualifying...

Yes, they?re still going. After another twelve months, these are the cars and people that deserve the highest praise from ESM?s editor. What better way to start a new year than instantly thinking about the one that has just happened. It...

The final rounds of the 2023 championship season were held on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch, as has become the tradition over the years. Ash Sutton arrived very much in control of proceedings with a 45-point gap to Tom Ingram, last year?s...

The BTCC resumed a month after its last meeting at Donington Park as the countdown to silverware started in earnest. Ash Sutton arrived at Silverstone with one hand already on the trophy thanks to a 42-point lead over reigning champion Tom...

Following a NAPA Ford dominated meeting at Croft with a double 1-2-3, would the pattern continue in Scotland" Ash Sutton arrived at Knockhill with a six-point championship lead over Tom Ingram, although it could have been more had he not failed...

Ash Sutton arrived at Oulton Park with an incredible record of winning six of the previous eight races: something unprecedented in modern touring cars. The weather at Oulton Park was glorious, with a chance of rain for the final race, but would...

For the first time since 2002, the BTCC returned to the Donington Park Grand Prix circuit layout for its latest rounds of action. Ash Sutton came into the meeting with a lead of 37 points over Tom Ingram following a highly successful event at a...

The British Touring Car Championship returned to action at Croft after a six week rest to recharge the batteries. Ash Sutton had been the star of the opening half of the season and he held a six point lead over Tom Ingram in the standings....

With a change in track meeting order for 2023, it meant an earlier than normal visit to Snetterton than we have been accustomed to in recent years. At Brands Hatch Indy, there were two wins and a second for a dominant Ash Sutton, but would his...

Following two wins in each of the last two meetings, Ash Sutton arrived at a sun-drenched Thruxton as the man in form. The use of three different tyre compounds improved the racing at Snetterton, but as Thruxton is the fastest circuit in the UK...

After months of driver and team changes, the anticipation for the latest British Touring Car Championship season was higher than ever. The opening round came at Donington Park and it produced a variety of entertainment throughout the weekend, not...

There was a lively opening to the BTCC season at Donington Park a couple of weeks ago, with the weather certainly helping to spice up the entertainment. With conditions sunny and dry at Brands Hatch Indy on race day, would the series produce...

Forget waiting several years for a quicker Golf GTI. Volkswagen is not messing about when it comes to the Mk8. Welcome back to the year 2020, where nothing really seems to make sense. Something demonstrated by Volkswagen announcing...

With news that the Rockingham circuit will be turned into car storage, what happened at the last ever BTCC rounds to take place there" ESM’s correspondent was there.  Race one: Morgan and Tordoff got away well, but drama ensued at Deene...

The Mecum auction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has over 1,000 vehicles up for grabs. Yet ESM’s editor is enthralled by one of the least fashionable cars in the catalogue. Power comes from a gigantic 400-cubic inch (6.6-litre) V8 engine, but...

Things are far from perfect in America, but at least they’re still churning out muscle cars with ridiculous horsepower. The name keeps getting longer, and the power output keeps rising. Yes, the Redeye takes the engine from the limited...

The sun was shining for the British Touring Car Championship’s annual trip to the North East. ESM’s BTCC Correspondent was there to capture the action. These are his photo highlights from a scorching hot...