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Fabrizio Giovanardi to race for Triple Eight Race Engineering in the BTCC season opener at Thruxton

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.

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.

With the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship now coming to an end, its time for us to launch our end of season giveaway - with lot's of top prizes up for grabs. Amongst the things on offer is signed merchandise, team wear and some models you won't find in any of the shops.

Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup will look to become the first pair in more than two decades to secure a hat-trick of wins at Bathurst in the second V8 Supercar enduro event of the season.

Unless you've been living on another planet for the last eight months, you'll be well aware that 2008 marks the 50th year of racing in the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship.

At the conclusion of the 2006 season, the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was in good shape, with ever increasing grid numbers, a strong television package, and a title fight that went to the wire at Silverstone before Matt Neal lifted the title for the second successive season.