Essex and Kent Motorsport will return to the TCR UK Championship this year with a three-car operation. In addition to the two Hyundai i30N TCRs it campaigned in 2021, the team will add a Hyundai Veloster N TCR to its lineup and in doing so, bring this model that was originally built to compete in the USA to the UK…
Organisers of TCR UK Championship are pleased to announce a further opportunity for competitors to win silverware during the 2022 season, with the launch of the Goodyear Diamond Trophy. Created specifically for competitors aged over 40, the Goodyear Diamond Trophy will be awarded to the highest-placed eligible driver at the end of each race. Then, at the end of the…
In a move that provides an opportunity for drivers to win additional awards in 2022, TCR UK organisers are pleased to announce the introduction of the Tom Walker Trophy on a round-by-round basis as well as an award at the end of the season. For the past three years, the Tom Walker Trophy was awarded to the highest-placed VW Racing…
Championship organisers are excited to announce that a comprehensive TV package has been put in place to provide extended coverage for the TCR UK Touring Car Championship in 2022. As well as live streaming coverage, a one-hour highlights programme from each of the season’s seven meetings will be broadcast on FreeSports HD and other syndicated channels. Following on from the…
UK promoter Maximum Motorsport is delighted to confirm that TCR UK has been awarded championship status by Motorsport UK. In response, WSC (World Sporting Consulting) – the global promoters for the TCR concept – has awarded Maximum Motorsport a six-year licence agreement to represent the brand and run events on an exclusive basis in Britain. Following its introduction to the…
In acknowledgement of their impressive performances this season, four of the best from the Milltek Sport Civic Cup were awarded a test in a TCR car by championship promoters Maximum Motorsport. The winners took up their prizes during the TCR UK test day at Donington Park on Tuesday (23rd November). Coached by the likes of 2021 Touring Car Trophy/TCR UK…
Presented by TCR UK promotors Maximum Motorsport, the top three drivers in this year’s Junior Saloon Car Championship were awarded the chance to drive a TCR car during a test day at Donington Park on Tuesday (23rd November). The Junior Saloon Car Championship is the UK’s acknowledged entry-level race programme for aspiring Touring Car drivers. All between the ages of…
Adding his name to the rapidly growing list of drivers and teams joining TCR UK in 2022 is Steve Gales, who will make his series debut at the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR when the season kicks off in April. The former MSV Supercup runner up will test the car he will be driving next year for the…
TCR UK organisers have said they were overwhelmed with the interest shown for next year’s series at the Motorsport Days Live event, which took place at Silverstone last weekend (5th & 6th November). With the format of the show allowing competitors to test the machines they’re interested in campaigning the following season, TCR UK promotors Maximum Motorsport made three cars…
After signing a deal for a full season in the TCR UK series with 2021 front-runners Power Maxed Racing, Callum Newsham will be making the switch from the Mini Challenge to Touring Car competition in 2022. The son of former touring car race winner Dave Newsham, Callum will drive one of the team’s CUPRA TCRs, in the car previously campaigned…