BTCC build-up heats up as test days, historic runs and oval racing deliver early thrills

A lively snapshot of pre-season Motor Sport action, blending BTCC anticipation with historic machinery and grassroots racing energy

BTCC touring car number 3 with Vertu, Kwik Fit, Birch Automotive, and Diamondbrite sponsorship, mid-turn on racetrack with spectators in red grandstand

The BTCC is so popular that even its test days draw a crowd. Here’s Tom Chilton in his Hyundai at Croft

April 28, 2026
Classic BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile race car with BMW Motorsport stripes, number 73, Dunlop branding, and rear wing

BMW CSL ‘Batmobile’, anyone? Jack Layton at the helm at Donington RMA Track Day

Nissan GT-R number 23 GT1 race car with Nismo and Michelin branding, black livery with red accents, on countryside racetrack

on the same day Nissan devotee Jake Hill pilots World GT1 title-winning Luhr/Krumm GT-R of ’11

Blue race car number 275 tilted on its side during dirt track banger race with spectators watching

The best thing for a Ford Ka? Fun at Northampton’s Shaleway stadium

Aimée Watts in Porsche Sprint Challenge GB racing suit with GSF Car Parts and TradeKart logos, holding helmet on racetrack

Dad Patrick was a works BTCC driver. Here’s Aimee Watts at the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season launch

BTCC touring car with Cataclean livery, number 32, Rowbottom nameplate, Kwik Fit and Goodyear branding, team members standing beside

Look who’s back… BTCC king Jason Plato launches Merc A35 with drivers Morgan and Rowbottom

Classic Formula 1 car with red and white Shell livery, number decals, and driver at speed on racetrack

McLaren Heritage test pilot Rob Garofall gives the team’s hugely signficant 1981 MP4/1 a tryout at Pembrey

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