Newsham stuns rivals with first BTCC pole position
Posted: March 31, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, Andrew Jordan, Brands Hatch, BTCC, Chris James, Chris james blocks Andrew Jordan, Dave Newsham, ES Racing, Honda, Jason Plato, Matt Neal, MG, NGTC, Rob Collard, Vauxhall Leave a commentDave Newsham had a dream start to his new life with underdog squad ES Racing by beating the reigning champion Matt Neal to pole position for the first round of the season at Brands Hatch.
Newsham causes a stir by topping media day test
Posted: March 27, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: Andrew Jordan, BTCC 2012, Dave Newsham, ES Racing, Gordon Shedden, Matt Neal, media day, MG, Silverstone, Vauxhall Leave a commentA packed provisional entry list for the 2012 British Touring Car Championship turned up for the pre-season media day at Silverstone, and there was a surprise in store when Dave Newsham set the pace in the afternoon test for ES Racing.
Gilham forced out for the rest of the season
Posted: August 26, 2011 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: BTCC 2011, Budget, Luke Hines, Quit, Tony Gilham, Triple Eight, Vauxhall Leave a commentTriple Eight racing’s Tony Gilham has been forced to cut his debut British Touring Car season short after six rounds following budget concerns that have plagued him behind the scenes throughout the year.