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Turbos and tantrums in the BTCC

The parity, or lack of it, between turbocharged and normally-aspirated cars in the BTCC has been a bone of contention for drivers and teams in 2011. Kevin Turner says it would be wrong for a title to be decided because of it

We're now 70 per cent of the way through the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season and in many ways the year has been a success. Crowd figures are up, there have been some entertaining races, and seven different drivers have taken wins for six different teams.

The NGTC regulations have helped to bring new squads in and the 27-car entry for Rockingham this weekend is the biggest since 1994. The rise of Frank Wrathall, who could well be an exciting title contender in future years, has also been excellent to see.

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Author Kevin Turner

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.