Arena Motorsport is a UK-based motor racing team founded by Mike Earle best known for racing in the BTCC. Their first season was in 1999, running a year-old Renault Laguna for Russell Spence and later for 1991 champion Will Hoy. The team disappeared from the series for a while, but in 2001 approached Honda about running a Honda Civic on an independent basis. Honda was so impressed at the proposal that they gave the team full manufacturer support, and it entered in 2002 with promising dirvers Alan Morrison and Andy Priaulx. There was some initial success, and in 2003 Matt Neal finished 3rd in the standings for them, at which point Honda reduced their support, leaving the team to run a single car for the well-funded Tom Chilton. Although the car is now outdated compared to the Honda Integra raced by Neal's Team Dynamics, Chilton took 3 wins in the 2005 season. The car didn't enter in 2006, with the Civic being sold to Fast-tec motorsport who ran Mark Protor in the championship ( although Arena helped Fas-tec get to grips with the car). The team is return in 2006 with a pair of ex-works BMW 3-series. The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... The Renault Laguna is a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Renault. ... Will Hoy (b April 2, 1953 in Royston, Hertfordshire). ... For other uses, see Honda (disambiguation). ... Civic can refer to multiple things: Civics, the science of comparative government Honda Civic, a small car produced by the Honda Motor Co. ... Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ... Matt Neal is a British motor racing driver, best known for his success in the British Touring Car Championship, although he has also won an ETCC race. ... Tom Chilton is a British auto racing driver, born on March 15 1985 in Surrey. ... The Honda Integra (sold in the USA as the Acura Integra and Acura RSX) is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team, best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship. ... The 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 48th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ...