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BTCC60

BTCC60

Celebrating 60 years of the BTCC As it marks its diamond jubilee in 2018, read the best of Britain’s most popular motor racing championship

The touring car great who never won the BTCC

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The touring car great who never won the BTCC
Steve Soper is one of the greatest names in touring-car racing, yet he never (for keeps) won the BTCC crown. Autosport looks back at his career on home soil

Why the BTCC's best villain can't stop playing the game

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Why the BTCC's best villain can't stop playing the game

How the BTCC's craziest race was won

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How the BTCC's craziest race was won

Uncovering the BTCC's circuit specialists

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Uncovering the BTCC's circuit specialists

How works BTCC teams have changed in 20 years

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How works BTCC teams have changed in 20 years

Why Plato sticks with the BTCC

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Why Plato sticks with the BTCC
His early noughties absence has become little more than a short sabbatical. But why has Jason Plato been unable to sever his ties with the British Touring Car Championship? SCOTT MITCHELL found out

Does the BTCC need manufacturers?

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Does the BTCC need manufacturers?

Autosport tests the BTCC title winner

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Autosport tests the BTCC title winner

When was the BTCC best? NGTC vs Super Touring

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When was the BTCC best? NGTC vs Super Touring

Where did it all go wrong for Super Touring?

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Where did it all go wrong for Super Touring?

How to drive a Super Touring car

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How to drive a Super Touring car
Back in 1997, British Touring Car star Alain Menu gave MARCUS SIMMONS some tips on the art of being a tin-top master. Here's what he said

The top 25 drivers in Super Touring

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The top 25 drivers in Super Touring

Alain Menu: Super Touring star

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Alain Menu: Super Touring star

Huff meets his hero

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Huff meets his hero

Matt Neal: king of the independents

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Matt Neal: king of the independents

Genesis: how Super Touring came to life

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Genesis: how Super Touring came to life
The two-litre touring car regulations started as a simple concept in Britain, but rapidly spread around the world, attracting many of the major manufacturers and thousands of fans. But whose idea was it? GARY WATKINS asks the category's main players to find out

Part of the family: Plato's BTCC debut

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Part of the family: Plato's BTCC debut

BTCC star back in a Cosworth

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BTCC star back in a Cosworth

BTCC 1992: Tin-top tearaways in the news

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BTCC 1992: Tin-top tearaways in the news

BTCC: The Jason Plato years

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BTCC: The Jason Plato years
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