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The mega racing weekend is upon us. F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, Formula E, V8 Supercars, WTCC, ETCC, TCR, European F3, MotoGP, World Superbikes are all in action but most importantly, so is the BTCC. 32 cars around the shortest track on the calendar, here we go! Also, give the BTCC game a go, if you wish.

Entry List:

No.  Name                  Nat.  Team                            Car                         Cl.
4    Colin Turkington (C)  NIR   Subaru Team BMR                 Subaru Levorg GT            M
7    Mat Jackson           ENG   Motorbase Performance           Ford Focus ST MkIII         I
11   Rob Austin            ENG   Handy Motorsport                Toyota Avensis T270         I
12   Mike Epps             ENG   RCIB Insurance Racing           Toyota Avensis T270         I/R
14   Alex Martin           ENG   Dextra Racing with Team Parker  Ford Focus ST MkIII         I
16   Aiden Moffat          SCO   Laser Tools Racing              Mercedes-Benz A-Class W176  I
17   Dan Welch             ENG   Goodestone Racing               Proton Persona              I
20   James Cole            ENG   Subaru Team BMR                 Subaru Levorg GT            M
22   Chris Smiley          NIR   TLC Racing                      Toyota Avensis T270         I/R
24   Jake Hill             ENG   RCIB Insurance Racing           Toyota Avensis T270         I
25   Matt Neal (C)         ENG   Halfords Yuasa Racing           Honda Civic Type R FS8      M
30   Martin Depper         ENG   Eurotech Racing                 Honda Civic Type R FS8      I
31   Jack Goff             ENG   Team IHG Rewards Club           BMW 125i M Sport F21 LCI    C
33   Adam Morgan           ENG   WIX Racing                      Mercedes-Benz A-Class W176  I
38   Mark Howard           ENG   BKR                             Volkswagen CC               I/R
39   Warren Scott          ENG   Subaru Team BMR                 Subaru Levorg GT            M
40   Árón Smith            IRL   BKR                             Volkswagen CC               I
48   Ollie Jackson         ENG   AmD Tuning                      Audi S3 8V                  I
52   Gordon Shedden (C)    SCO   Halfords Yuasa Racing           Honda Civic Type R FS8      M
54   Hunter Abbott         ENG   Power Maxed Racing              Chevrolet Cruze             I
55   Jeff Smith            ENG   Eurotech Racing                 Honda Civic Type R FS8      I
57   Andy Neate            ENG   Halfords Yuasa Racing           Honda Civic Type R FS8      M
66   Josh Cook             ENG   MG Racing RCIB Insurance        MG6 GT                      M
77   Andrew Jordan (C)     ENG   Motorbase Performance           Ford Focus ST MkIII         I
80   Tom Ingram            ENG   Speedworks Motorsport           Toyota Avensis T270         I
84   Kelvin Fletcher       ENG   Power Maxed Racing              Chevrolet Cruze             I/R
95   Stewart Lines         ENG   Maximum Motorsport              Ford Focus ST MkIII         I
99   Jason Plato (C)       ENG   Subaru Team BMR                 Subaru Levorg GT            M
100  Rob Collard           ENG   Team JCT600 with GardX          BMW 125i M Sport F21 LCI    C
116  Ashley Sutton         ENG   MG Racing RCIB Insurance        MG6 GT                      M/R
303  Matt Simpson          ENG   Speedworks Motorsport           Honda Civic Type R FS8      I/R
600  Sam Tordoff           ENG   Team JCT600 with GardX          BMW 125i M Sport F21 LCI    C

Track info:

Circuit length:               1.2079 miles
No. of laps:                  3x 24
Race distance:                3x 28.9896 miles
Races held:                   226
First race:                   07/04/1958
First race on current layout: 16/05/1999
Lap record:                   46.855, Jason Plato, Renault Laguna, 1999

2015 winners (Indy):
Race 1: Rob Collard
Race 2: Gordon Shedden
Race 3: Matt Neal

All-time winners:

Drivers:
25: Jason Plato
15: Matt Neal
12: Frank Gardner
8:  Andy Rouse
7:  Tommy Sopwith, Alain Menu
6:  James Thompson
5:  Brian Muir, Stuart Graham, Tim Harvey, Rickard Rydell, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Mat Jackson
4:  Jack Sears, Roy Pierpoint, Gordon Spice, Jeff Allam, Joachim Winkelhock, Gabriele Tarquini, Yvan Muller, Colin Turkington, Rob Collard
3:  John Sprinzel, John Fitzpatrick, Richard Lloyd, Vince Woodman, Robb Gravett, John Cleland, Frank Biela, Anthony Reid, Andrew Jordan, Gordon Shedden
2:  Geoff Williamson, Mike Parkes, Jim Clark, Jackie Oliver, Barrie Williams, Colin Vandervell, Pete Lovett, Steve Soper, Will Hoy, Laurent Aiello, Warren Hughes, Tom Chilton
1:  Tommy Bridger, Gawaine Baillie, Doc Shepherd, Roy Salvadori, Albert Powell, Bob Olthoff, Jack Brabham, Dennis Leech, Gerry Birrell, Bill McGovern, John Hine, Tony Dron, Nick Whiting, Win Percy, Tom Walkinshaw, Mike Smith, Tim Sugden, Paul Radisich, Simon Harrison, Phil Bennett, Luke Hines, Rob Huff, Dan Eaves, Tom Onslow-Cole, Árón Smith, Frank Wrathall, Adam Morgan

Manufacturers:
52: Ford
24: Chevrolet
21: Vauxhall
20: Honda
19: BMW
14: Jaguar
12: MG
10: SEAT
9:  Rover
7:  Austin, Volvo
6:  Renault
4:  Alfa Romeo, Nissan
3:  Triumph, Audi, Toyota
2:  Volkswagen
1:  Borgward, Sunbeam, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz

Teams:
23: Triple Eight Racing
17: RML Group, Team Dynamics
13: Tom Walkinshaw Racing
12: Equipe Endeavour
11: West Surrey Racing
8:  Rouse Sport, Northern South
6:  Williams Touring Car Engineering
5:  Alan Mann Racing, Broadspeed, SCA European Road Services, Stuart Graham, Schnitzer Motorsport, Motorbase Performance
4:  Gordon Spice Racing, Prodrive, Alfa Corse
3:  Speedwell Stable, Roy Pierpoint, Bill Shaw Racing, Richard Lloyd Racing, Trakstar Motorsport, Vic Lee Motorsport, Audi Sport UK, Arena International Motorsport, Eurotech Racing
2:  Alexander Engineering Co., Alan Brown Racing, John Willment Automobiles, DR Racing Division, Motor Racing Research, Malcolm Gartlan Racing, CC Motorsport, Colin Vandervell, Browne & Day Ltd., Jackson Motorsport
1:  Jack Sears, Metcalfe & Munday, Don Moore Racing, John Coombs, Universal Gearbox Co., Team Lotus, Dennis Leech, Ford Motor Co., George Bevan Racing, Team Castrol, VMW Motors, AMS Racing, David Price Racing, Richard Grant Racing, Colt Car Co., Hughes of Beaconsfield, John Maguire Racing, Dave Cook Racing Services, HTML, Dynojet, Ciceley Racing, Team BMR

Event Timetable
Live Timing
Live Trackside Commentary/Direct link
Live Stream

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Support series numbers for this weekend:

Ginetta GT4 Supercup - 18
MSA Formula - 20
Ginetta Juniors - 22
Carrera Cup & Clio Cup - 23

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Pretty nifty new feature on TSL, the trackside commentary stream is now included with the live timing.

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where on itv.com is the qualifying going to be streamed?

Not far off.

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Link is in the first post.

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On early analysis it goes about as fast as the Volvo as well...

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Dan Wheldon ¦ 1978-2011
Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

Harsh but fair.

That's not very fair. The Subarus have only just been built and have had little to no testing. Yet despite that they're only a couple of seconds down. That's pretty impressive considering.

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Yes, hence the tumbleweed.

But I can't see them getting onto the level of WSR or Dynamics for a few meetings at least.

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Dan Wheldon ¦ 1978-2011
Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

Ah ok, I didn't see the tumbleweed. It'll probably be mid season by the time they regular front runners, or perhaps Snetterton onwards. Hope I'm wrong though.

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Drizzle in quali making things fun

Ingram take his first ever pole.

Turkington did well to get 11th, Plato only managed 23rd.

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First race of the Clio Cup is underway. 3 cars out on the first lap, a safety car and overtaking under yellow... Start as you mean to go on, boys!

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The usual 3 hours of build up and ignoring the supports.

Remember kids, any Jason Plato bashing just means that you secretly lust after him. Don't try to deny it!

Yay, BTCC <3 I'm ready

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ALPINE SKIING CRASHES SPREADSHEET

Formation laps under way.