The organisers of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, the UK’s premier motor racing series, have confirmed more details covering the introduction of new, low-cost technical regulations for 2011 and beyond.
Last year TOCA announced the introduction of the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) featuring the use of some common components such as electronics, brakes, gearboxes and suspension to make significant savings to both development and running costs. A new budget-conscious turbo-charged two-litre engine specification was also announced and has already made an excellent competition debut.
Cars conforming to the NGTC specification will be eligible for the BTCC from the start of next season – there will be performance parity with the current S2000 cars until 2013, after which time the performance level of the NGTC car will be further increased.
MIA Members GPR Motorsport, Cosworth Electronics, Xtrac and AP Racing are all involved in the project.
Reproduced from www.btcc.net.
