AS restrictions finally start easing, there has been more good news for local motorsport fans as the region’s premier facility, Croft Circuit, has announced a comprehensive calendar on two, three and four wheels for 2021. The historic track between Darlington and Northallerton will kick the delayed season off in just a month’s time when the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) hosts a weekend of action on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16. However, this is the weekend before the Government’s planned next phase of lockdown easing on May 17, so it means that no spectators will be allowed.
BTCC season to start behind closed doors
1 month ago
The new BTCC season will kick off behind closed doors after Thruxton confirmed that fans will be unable to attend the planned season opener in early May.
Series organisers TOCA had previously elected to amend the calendar in the hope of being able to admit fans to events this year, with both the Brands Hatch Indy and Donington Park rounds being moved to dates later in the year.
However, following the most recent announcement from the government on the plans to try and bring the UK out of the current lockdown, it has been made clear that fans will be unable to attend events until at least 17 May, meaning the season opener will have to run without fans in attendance.
BTCC) has extended Goodyear s tire supply and sponsorship rights deals through 2026.
The five-year extension from TOCA will cover the introduction of hybrid power to the championship starting in the 2022 season, which will put new demands on tires, Goodyear said.
The BTCC is considered the premier street-car-based racing series in the United Kingdom, running up to 30 races a year at circuits throughout the British Isles. The series, which started in 1958, features a range of brands, including Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Goodyear switched its support of the series to the
Goodyear brand at the start of the 2020 season from Dunlop, which had been the BTCC s sponsor and tire supplier since 2003.