RESTART RACING

Chris Smiley says the remainder of this season’s TCR UK Touring Car Championship is all about putting measures in place that will make Honda’s new Civic Type R a race-winning package in 2024.

TCR UK champion Chris Smiley has said he knows better than anyone how crucial it will be to score big points with Restart Racing at this weekend’s triple header around Knockhill Circuit in Scotland.

Defending TCR UK Touring Car champions Restart Racing have secured the ninth example of the new generation Honda Civic Type R for tomorrow’s double-header at Oulton Park.

Chris Smiley says it will take time before he gets a handle on his new car and is back competing at the sharp end of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship, which resumes at Croft tomorrow.

On the eve of the 2023 TCR UK Championship, title holder Chris Smiley says he is excited to discover the race-winning potential of his new generation Honda Civic Type R TCR.