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Gavin Smith is an auto racing driver from Dublin, born on September 15, 1977. He won Ireland's Fiat Punto championship in 1998, winning 12 times, before trying single-seaters for the next year. In 2000 he was in British Formula Renault, before moving up to the Scholarship class (using year old cars) of Formula 3. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season will be the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ...
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The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...
The title of BTCC champion is awarded to the driver who scores the most points overall in a British Touring Car Championship season. ...
The 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 48th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ...
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However, it has been in touring cars that Gavin has raced since 2003. He had 2 seasons in the SEAT Cupra Championship, winning 4 races and coming 5th overall in 2004. By this time he had already made his BTCC debut in a one-off at Mondello Park, and he tested a VX Racing Vauxhall Astra in early 2005. After impressing the team he earned a drive in their third car, which the team openly admits is awarded to the best driver who can bring enough money to fund it themselves, rather than necessarily the best available driver. The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ...
Mondello Park is a motor sport race track in County Kildare, Ireland. ...
The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...
Gavin was 10th overall in 2005, although the fact that he was retained for 2006, while Colin Turkington was fired after finishing 5th, tells its own story. However, he did show signs of improvement late in the season Up until round 9 he twice qualified as high as 4th, and his best race result was a 5th place. In the last 2 meetings he scored a 2nd and a 3rd, as well as qualifying 2nd in the last round. Colin Turkington is an auto racing driver from Newry in Northern Ireland, born on 21st March 1982. ...
In the first half of 2006 he has bee behind team-mate Tom Chilton, but ahead of Fabrizio Giovanardi, who has had to adapt to cars and tracks he is not used to. Tom Chilton is a British auto racing driver, born on March 15 1985 in Surrey. ...
Fabrizio Giovanardi (born December 14, 1966) is a racecar driver. ...
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