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Photos from the MSVR Victor Meldrew Trophy held at Brands Hatch on Saturday 12th November. Galleries for the Club MSV Team Trophy,
Victor Meldrew Trophy,
Quaife Intermarque Challenge.
Project 8 Racing Saloons and
Cannons Tin Tops are now online.

Photos from the Dunlop National Championship meeting held on Monday 29th August 2011 on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit are now online. Featuring photos from the Austin Healey Championship, Crossle 9S Challenge, Dunlop Production Touring Car Trophy, Dunlop Mini Miglia, Dunlop Mini Se7en and Intersteps Championship are now online.

A large gallery of over 500 photos from the 2011 Southend Half Marathon is now online. Photos are available for sale via our online store.

Photo gallery from the Masters Historic Festival held on the iconic Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit. Featuring Pre-66 Touring Cars, Grand Prix Masters, World Sports Car Masters, Sports Racing Masters, Interserie Revival, Gentlemen Drivers and a few bonus photos from the Formula One demonstration runs.

2011 is looking like a very good year for the British GT Championship, the grid is larger with a number of new cars racing for the first time. A single Mercedes AMG SLS GT3, a pair of Audi R8 GT3s, several Ferrari 458s join the ever present Porsche 911 GT3Rs, Ginettas, Aston Martin DBRS9s and Ferrari 430s in the GT3 class. The GT4 class features KTM X Bows, Ginettas and Lotus Evoras. The GTC class is represented by a single Chevron GR8. With a healthy entry in the British F3 Championship and he other supporting classes it’s a very strong package. Photo galleries from GT, F3, Ginetta Challenge, Formula Ford, Volkswagen Racing Cup and Caterham R300 Championship are now online.

Galleries from the recent 750 Motorclub (featuring Toyota MR2 Challenge, Morgan Challenge, SAXMAX Championship, Formula 4 Championship, Stock Hatch and Locost) and MSVR (featuring Quaife Intermarque League, VAG Trophy, Mono, Tip Top Challenge, Production BMW, SEMSEC and the Champion of Brands) held on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit are now available.

Photo gallery for the first round of the British Touring Car Championship 2011 from Brands Hatch is now available, separate galleries for BTCC, Formula Renault, Renault Clio Cup, Porsche Carrera Cup, Ginetta GT Supercup and Ginetta Junior now available.

This year is an important one for the British Touring Car Championship, 2011 ushers in the biggest set of rule changes since the series switched over to a 2 litre formula at the end of the Sierra Cosworth era. In a move that shadows the FIAs World Engine initiative BTCC is switching to 2l turbo charged engines. There are dispensations to allow the current Super 2000 based cars to continue for another 2 years but with increasing penalties. The Next Generation Touring Car rules have been introduced by TOCA to reduce the cost of entering the series and ensure it’s long term future. The rules cover engine, drivetrain, suspension and electronics the aim being that a kit of parts can be fitted to any qualifying body shell.

All the signs are good with a record entry for the current season (the highest since the early 90s heyday) with several new models of car appearing, if the on track action lives up to 2010 then 2011 should be a vintage year. You didn’t have to be an expert in body language to realise how disappointed Matt Neal was to concede the championship to Jason Plato, expect the two veterans to be at the front this year. Plato is back with Silverline Chevrolet and the Cruze should be very strong. Ford have chosen the BTCC to show their new Global Focus touring car platform and in the hands of Tom Chilton it should be a contender.

The season gets underway this weekend at Brands Hatch on the Indy circuit. While no one driver will be able to deliver a knockout blow at the 1st race weekend. By Sunday evening we should have a better understanding of how the early part of the season will pan out. TOCAs Alan Gow is sure to keep an eye on things and tweak the regulations as he sees fit to keep the racing on a knife edge. The same strong supporting package is back as well with the new 3.8 litre Porsche Carrera Cup car and the new Ginetta GT car making their debuts. Add in Nicholas Hamilton the brother of a Formula One champion Lewis in the Renault Clio Cup and you have a very interesting weekend.

The revolution starts on Saturday 2nd April 2011.

A gallery of images from the first round of the 2011 Delphi British Truck Racing Championship is now online featuring trucks, pickups, legends, Dunlop Motorsport News Saloons, Classic Formula Ford and BARC Clubmans Cup.