pre-2006 touring cars join series
The Super Touring Car Challenge has extended the ST4 class, originally for invited cars, to accept pre-2006 built normally aspirated 2 litre touring cars.
The class has been extended after interest from owners of BTC-T and S2000 spec ex-British Touring Championship machinery.
With limited options in terms of championships to compete in for the pre-2006 cars, and lower pre-1990 entries, the Club has extended the ST4 class.
Although the S2000s are more modern, championship officials researched lap times set by cars in their eras and believe the new additions should not have a pace advantage over Super Tourers.
The regulations also permit the organisors to add weight to the cars should they become dominant in the series.
The new class has led to two pre-2006 cars joining the grid for the first round at Donington Park at the end of the month: Bernard Hogarth’s ex-Dan Eaves Honda Integra and ex-BTCC racer Jason Hughes in his MG ZS.
“I’ve had this car for eight years in a showroom”, said Hughes. “I was convinced to bring it out. There’s plenty of BTCC machinery lying around”.
Source: Autosport.
The class has been extended after interest from owners of BTC-T and S2000 spec ex-British Touring Championship machinery.
With limited options in terms of championships to compete in for the pre-2006 cars, and lower pre-1990 entries, the Club has extended the ST4 class.
Although the S2000s are more modern, championship officials researched lap times set by cars in their eras and believe the new additions should not have a pace advantage over Super Tourers.
The regulations also permit the organisors to add weight to the cars should they become dominant in the series.
The new class has led to two pre-2006 cars joining the grid for the first round at Donington Park at the end of the month: Bernard Hogarth’s ex-Dan Eaves Honda Integra and ex-BTCC racer Jason Hughes in his MG ZS.
“I’ve had this car for eight years in a showroom”, said Hughes. “I was convinced to bring it out. There’s plenty of BTCC machinery lying around”.
Source: Autosport.
BTC-T Spec MG ZS
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BTC-T Spec Honda Integra
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