Shedding light on the BTCC engines debate
The main talking point in the BTCC continues to be the relative performance of the turbos versus the normally aspirated cars. Kevin Turner sheds some light on the debate
There was some great racing at last weekend's British Touring Car Championship round at Oulton Park, and the Honda clash between Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden also added incredible drama. And yet the ongoing debate about the relative performance of the turbocharged and normally-aspirated cars was still one of the chief topics in the paddock.
Series boss Alan Gow's decision to have cars built to different regulations racing against each other was understandable. It has given teams time to go through the rules transition, but it has given him a headache.
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Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.
He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.
He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.
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