The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958. The championship was run with a mix of classes, divided according to engine capacity, racing simultaneously. After the domination of the Ford Sierra Cosworth in the late 1980s, the BTCC was the first to introduce a 2.0 L formula, in 1990, which later became the template for the Supertouring class that exploded throughout Europe. The BTCC continued to race with Supertouring until 2000. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Supertouring or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national touring car racing in 1994, based on the 2. ...

Currently, the cars used are 2.0 L saloons, based on models from a variety of manufacturers, using technical regulations similar to the World Touring Car Championship. There are strict limits to the modifications which can be made to the cars, which are intended to reduce the cost of runing a competitive team, which has become prohibitive in the final years of the Supertouring rules. The teams are a mixture of works teams from manufacturers such as Honda, Seat and Vauxhall, and independent teams. Honda Motor Co. ... An old SEAT 600 The two-door SEAT Ibiza. SEAT is one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... There is a separate article on the Vauxhall Parliamentary Constituency For Vauxhall the vehicle manufacturer, see Vauxhall Motors. ...

In 2005 there will be ten racing weekends at nine different circuits, each comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External link

• Official site