Colin Turkington is an auto racing driver from Newry in Northern Ireland, born on 21st March 1982. He began his racing career in karting, moved on to the Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec Championship (which he won in 2001) and then onto the BTCC. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked... (Redirected from 21st March) March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ...

His first BTCC drive was in a year-old MG sponsored by the pop group Atomic Kitten. He did well enough to move up to the manfacturer-backed team for 2003, finishing 8th in the championship than year. Despite the loss of official MG backing he finished 6th in 2004. For 2005 he replaced champion James Thompson at Vauxhall, but while Yvan Muller challenged for the title, Colin finished down in 5th place, a performance apparently not good enough to retain the seat for the following season. For 2006, he will rejoin West Surrey Racing and will drive a RAC backed MG ZS alongside Rob Collard. Mg or mg or MG may stand for: machine gun Madagascar, ISO country code Malagasy language, in ISO 639 magnesium (Mg) MG (car), the car company milligram (mg) megagram (Mg) or Tonne MG stands for Minas Gerais, one of the states from Brazil Metal Gear or Metal Gear Solid This... Atomic Kitten were an English girl band from Liverpool composed of Liz McClarnon (Lil), Natasha Hamilton (Tash) and Jenny Frost (who replaced original member Kerry Katona in January 2001). ... The following men have had the name James Thompson: James Thompson, a missionary in the 1820s. ... Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver, born on 16 August 1969. ... History WSR Headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames, England Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. ... RAC is the name of several different things: Reservation against Cancellation related to railway tickets in India RAC plc, a UK motoring organisation Royal Automobile Club, a Gentlemens Club in Pall Mall, London RACA, the oldest motoring organisation in Australia Radio Amateurs of Canada, an association of Canadian amateur... 2002 MG ZS The MG ZS (2001-present) is a sporting family car derived from the Rover 45 (launched in 1999). ...

External links

• Official website