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Choose your star from the 2009 BTCC!
Vote for who you think were the shining stars of the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) campaign - will it be Colin Turkington, Jason Plato, Fabrizio Giovanardi or someone else..?
Gow: Gearing 'best solution' to start issue
Series director Alan Gow defends the move to bring a spec first gear for rear-wheel drive cars into the BTCC.

Adam gets set for Walter Hayes run
Jonny Adam swaps his Airwaves BMW for a Formula Ford single-seater with an entry into the Walter Hayes Trophy

Plato secures BRDC Silver Star
Jason Plato secures a record-breaking fifth BRDC Silver Star award following successful BTCC campaign
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Plato: Hindsight can be a wonderful thing
Jason Plato has admitted that he should have secured the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship title after falling just short of overhauling Colin Turkington on a dramatic day at Brands Hatch.

Vauxhall prepares for BTCC farewell
Vauxhall, the most successful team in recent years in the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, will bring the curtain down on its time in the sport this weekend when the 2009 season draws to a close at Brands Hatch.

Spice Girl urges fans to get 'in the pink'
Spice Girl Melanie C, the sister of BTCC star Paul O'Neill, has thrown her support behind HiQ's bid to raise money for Breast Cancer Care ahead of the season finale at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Jelley thrilled with first wins
Stephen Jelley enjoyed his best weekend to date in the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham as the former single-seater racer tasted tin-top victory for the first time.
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Giovanardi hits out after losing vital points
Fabrizio Giovanardi has hit out at former F1 racer Johnny Herbert after contact between the two in the final race of the weekend at Rockingham saw the defending champion lose ground in the battle for the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship title.

Bamboo expands to two Chevrolets
bamboo engineering have become one of the first teams to commit to the 2010 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship after confirming it will expand to a two-car effort next season.
Plato: I would never want to win through team orders
Jason Plato has insisted that he would never want to benefit from team orders in his bid for glory in the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), adamant that the driver who takes the chequered flag first should be the one who deserves to do so.
Herbert hints at long-term BTCC future
He might have notched up his first points in the hotly-contested HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) on his series debut at Silverstone, but Johnny Herbert is adamant that he wants more, far more, when the circus resumes at Rockingham in just under a fortnight's time - as the former B
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Cartridge World withdraws from remainder of season
Team CVR (Clyde Valley Racing) - the organisation behind Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing - has officially and regrettably announced its withdrawal from the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), citing 'circumstances beyond our control'.

Plato eyes Silverstone clean sweep as 300th race beckons
Jason Plato has said he has realistic hopes of winning all three HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship races in front of his home crowd at Silverstone this Sunday.

Public flocks to Edinburgh BTCC Festival
A huge crowd of some 18,000 people gathered in Edinburgh city centre on Thursday to watch the Dunlop British Touring Car Festival.

O'Neill repays faith at Snetterton
Paul O'Neill admitted he was thrilled to repay the faith shown in him by the Tech-Speed team after securing his first podium finish in the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship since the 2003 season at Snetterton.
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Nash excluded from final race
James Nash has been excluded from the final race of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship meeting at Snetterton following the incident which saw Rob Collard crash out of the lead.

Collard admitted to hospital following shunt
Rob Collard has been admitted to hospital following his accident in the final HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship race of the weekend at Snetterton.

McMillan forced out of Snetterton
With engine issues continuing to plague his season, Liam McMillan has elected to withdraw from his home round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship campaign at Snetterton.

Shedden returns with Cartridge World
Gordon Shedden is to make a return to the HiQ British Touring Car Championship after being signed by Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing to take over from Dan Eaves.
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Luti plots BTCC campaign with an MG
Paul Luti is launching his bid to be on the starting grid of the 2010 British Touring Car Championship with his new 'racethemg' website, where would-be sponsors can read about his quest to race an MG ZS in the series.

Vaulkhard with bamboo for remainder of '09
A split within the Tempus Sport team will see Harry Vaulkhard complete the remainder of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season running with a newly-formed outfit named bamboo engineering.

Aon to make most of summer break
Team Aon team chief Mike Earle insists his outfit will be working flat out during the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship mid-season break following another tough weekend at Croft.

Collard takes second Champagne Moment
Rob Collard has been named as the winner of HiQ's Champagne Moment for the British Touring Car Championship meeting at Oulton Park.
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