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Gordon Shedden of Scotland is an auto racing competitor, who for 2007 is racing for Team Halfords in their BTCC Honda Civic, after a successful first full season with the team in 2006. He is alongside 2005 and 2006 series champion Matt Neal, noting that "it’s brilliant to have a teammate that I can learn so much from". He took his first win in the series in race 7 at Oulton Park, and added another in round 10 at Thruxton, where he also took his first pole position. He finished 4th ovearll in 2006, one place worse than Dan Eaves who he replaced at the end of 2005. The 2007 British Touring Car Championship season will be the 50th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team, best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season will be the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I... Racing cars redirects here. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Matt Neal (born December 20, 1966 in Birmingham) is a British motor racing driver. ... Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, northwest England,about 5 miles from Winsford, 13 miles to Chester City Center, 8 miles to Northwich and 17 miles to Warrington with nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line set in rolling... Thruxton Circuit is a notable attraction for visitors to the Hampshire village of Thruxton, originally built in 1940 as a World War II airfield and home to both the RAF and USAF, it was used for troop-carrying aircraft and gliders during the D-Day landings. ... Dan Eaves is a British auto racing driver, born on 3 June 1975. ...

Previously he raced in the SEAT Cupra Challenge, finishing as runner-up in 2003 and 4th in 2004. He also did a one-off in the Production Class of the BTCC at Knockhill in 2001, and at the same circuit in the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2005. He was entered in the 2002 BTCC by GR Motorsport in an Alfa Romeo, but this never reached the track. He has worked as Business Development Manager for the circuit, alongside his wife Gillian. He has raced at Macau several times. The SEAT Cupra Challenge is an auto racing championship founded by the Spanish car company SEAT. It was first staged in 2003. ... Knockhill Racing Circuit In the 1970â€™s the owner of the then sheep farm known as South Lethans Farm, Knockhill, Near Saline by Dunfermline, Fife was Tom Kinnaird himself a great motorcycle racing fan who enjoyed visiting various amateur race meetings all around Scotland. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... During its history, Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, sportscar racing, touring car racing and rallies. ...

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