While a soon-to-retire Rouse won what was a predictably explosive finale, his team-mate Hoy could finish only fifth. BMW, now represented by the crack Schnitzer outfit, staked its claim from the outset, winning seven of the first eight races.
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However, Winkelhock held on to become the first non-British driver to capture the title in two decades. With the series going from strength-to-strength and an increasing number of double-header events further increasing the spectacle and public appeal, two more manufacturers — Alfa Romeo and Volvo — launched major challenges.
Although the Swedish company caused a significant stir by entering an estate car, it was the Italian team that stole the spotlight. Nevertheless, it was Cleland, the champion, who took the opening race for Vauxhall. They were expected to take the crown in , and probably would have had Audi not shown up with its four-wheel drive A4 and swept all comers, but it all came good a year later in , the season when Alain Menu cruised to a dominating Renault victory.
The latter was down to the Alfa Romeo s which were making their debut that season, or more correctly their aerodynamic kits. Alfa Romeo claimed that the various wings and splitters adorning the cars of Tarquini and Simone were fully homologated and legal thanks to the Silverstone road cars.
The fallout from this disagreement smouldered throughout and even saw Alfa skip Oulton Park in protest, but they were still forced to run the wing in its lowered position for the remainder of the season. Cleland and the Cavalier won out in — weeks after the latter had been withdrawn from sale and replaced by the Vectra B! Indeed, by the time John Cleland took both titles in in some style and in one of the finest seasons of the Super Touring era , the Cavalier road car had been withdrawn from sale and replaced by the Vectra!
It was always one of the fastest cars on the grid from the moment it debuted in though, and Cleland and Vauxhall might well have taken the title had it not been for a controversial coming together with the BMW of Steve Soper at Silverstone.
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Read on for more information on that infamous incident…. Few teams have dominated the world of touring cars in the modern era to quite the same degree as Honda, and the Japanese firm has been a stalwart supporter of the BTCC for decades now. Another Autoglym affiliated team, Eurotech have endured a trying so far, not least because team owner and lead driver Jeff Smith suffered a horrendous crash at Croft which has put him out of the season.
Everyone at Autoglym would like to wish Jeff Smith and the rest of the team moving forward.
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David Leslie and Anthony Reid did very well in the car but it fell to Frenchman Laurent Aiello to really extract the most from it, taking 10 wins and the title. Yes, the run Astras which debuted in were immaculately prepared and beautifully engineered, and yes the driver line up Jason Plato and Yvan Muller was the best on the grid, but the cars were head and shoulders above everything else on the grid.
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Indeed, the team had been developing the cars for months longer than its opposition, making its crushing dominance 4 manufacturers titles on the bounce between and something of a forgone conclusion. Shipping and handling. This item will ship to Finland , but the seller has not specified shipping options. Contact the seller - opens in a new window or tab and request a shipping method to your location. Shipping cost cannot be calculated. Please enter a valid ZIP Code. GBP 0. Shipping to: Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia.
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