A BTCC star tests the cars that transformed tin-top racing

By:

Kevin Turner

May 13, 2023, 9:38 AM

To celebrate the touring car revolution that took place 60 years ago, Autosport organised a special track test at Silverstone and got British Touring Car ace Jake Hill to tell us what he thought of three famous machines

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Six decades since Ford ended Jaguar’s domination of British saloon car racing – with two very different racers – it was time to put together a track test. With the help of Silverstone and Historic Racing Drivers Club founder Julius Thurgood, Autosport brought three special cars together. Historic ace Grant Williams brought his family’s Jaguar Mk2 ‘JAG 400’, Matt Moore provided his recently restored Ford Galaxie, and Mike Jordan was on hand to run the Jordan Racing Team-prepared Ford Lotus Cortina campaigned by Pete Chambers.

And to give the three rear-wheel-drive tin-tops a workout around the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, we brought in British Touring Car ace Jake Hill. Not only is the 29-year-old one of the best tin-top racers in the country – now plying his trade with a West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport – but he also has extensive experience of (and enthusiasm for) a range of historic machinery.

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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.