PUMPED UP INTENSITY!!! NASCAR Fans Reacts To "BTCC Tribute - This Is Supertouring"

[@SteveSmallMusic]

These cars look like normal road cars that have had a bit of work done to them, but each one is a finely tuned racing animal. The shell is pretty much the only original thing on them and one of these cars would set you back about £400,000 ($534,000).

[@Lonewolf8012]

Just the engine in the 850 was a 100.000£, they were not cheap

[@ALLTHINGSTV1]

the engine in the mondeo was over a million quid that was from dave richards who built them

[@karmanclementli]

indeed... amazing to hear what they said "I can buy and build this car and bring it to race"..... eg the 1997 BMW was built by McLaren and has double wishbone push rod suspension in the rear

[@benoitpeloquin1910]

Exactement

[@torturedtyresdepartment]

@@ALLTHINGSTV1 crazy to think both mondeos with spares plus full pit setup were for sale for £75k absolute bargain lol

[@neilburgess9652]

So good to hear Murray Walker's voice again. By far the best and most passionate racing commentator imo. Much missed

[@natasharivera1684]

watching F1 is not the same without Murray, Martin Brundle is good but not the same.

[@neilburgess9652]

@@natasharivera1684 totally agree. Murray had a way of speaking that made it sound like car down shifting and he was incredible, miss him so much

[@Manc78]

Also the great Murray Walker as commentator..you should have a look at Murrays best bits on KZbin. He did all the F1 Races.

[@sasquatchchrisuk8679]

RIP Mr Murray

[@knowlesy3915]

"And the car upside down is a Toyota!"

[@kypdur4746]

Part of the thrill of watching these races, was to listen to Murray's fever pitched commentary and obvious enthusiasm. 'The' voice of motorsport. Very sadly missed.

[@chriscjad]

Murray Walker was the greatest

[@richardhargrave6082]

These are 2 litre cars, race chassis on a standard, almost standard body. You could build one, but its a genuine racing car with a roll cage etc and functioning doors! They're not roadgoing

[@rickybuhl3176]

'Passing these cars in traffic' - exactly guys. Manufacturers would "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday", these were our parents' cars, they were the small family saloons and hatchbacks that people could afford a road-going version of. Apart from Ford, GM were also represented with Vauxhall and Opel over the years, before Chevrolet came along more recently. But most were 2000cc 4-Cylinder NA engines but putting out around 250-300bhp until the turbo changes in more recent years. F1 teams like Renault/Williams/TWR were involved - multi-million dollar budgets and all that jazz.. TOCA Touring Cars on the old PS1. Some amazing races over the years.

[@richardjones824]

Back in the day this would draw huge crowds, and TV audiences. The costs spiralled out of control. They had some F1 teams running the cars, such as Williams running the Renault team, TWR (Tom Walkinsure who ran Arrows F1 and the Jag Le Mans cars). Also there were several exF1 drivers that raced. They were basically road cars you could buy from the dealer, but had a load of alterations. The old saying, "win on Sunday sell on Monday" was why the manufactures would spend big money. Very close exciting racing, and support series.

[@willrichardson1809]

it still does pull large crowds

[@nightstorm5914]

@@willrichardson1809 well, sadly DTM not so much anymore

[@damionlee7658]

The golden era of the BTCC, that was a heck of a nostalgia trip. The BTCC lost a little bit for me when it really became the Hot Hatch championship, rather than Touring Car championship.

[@RaceSimCentral]

100% agreed.

[@-73-]

it is still great to watch though

[@FattyLumpOfPoo]

its def got better recently now but yea but nothing will compare to the supertouring era

[@AlSnoopsReid]

Wrong!!! You could NOT buy this car and race it straight out of the showroom. They spend tens of thousands to change almost everything. Engine rebuilds, carbon brakes, uprated suspension, bigger turbos, amazing fuel injection systems, they have full roll cages, fire extinguishers. On a site I just visited it says that you can buy a car (minus engine) which would be race ready for £100.000. An engine would be approximately £25.000 with the option to be leased. A base car from the showroom is approx £40.000.

[@gordonbarton8440]

touring cars was officially a non contact race but it was widely accepted that a little nudge here or there wasn’t a problem. this made it so good to watch.

[@jacksmith4460]

"Non Contact" Dr Evil Inverted comers lool

[@lewisb85]

@@jacksmith4460 "well we did invite touring car drivers"- Richard Hammond on top gear motorhome racing.

[@joshuasingleton7422]

This era of BTCC was the best.... they had to have the silhouette of road going cars, but underneath were absolute monsters... we had one of the Primeras at a historic meet a few years back. Its the only car where they had the bonnet open and I had to actually lean in to see an engine....

[@carlchapman4053]

Touring cars are the rugby players of racing, just touch an F1 car and it rolls on the floor demanding a free kick but these guys know they are gonna take hits and just keep going.

[@RaceSimCentral]

The guy up on two wheels was Gariele Tarquini, who JUST retired from the sport at age 59. He won the WTCC (world touring car championship) as recently as 2018.

[@kypdur4746]

Good interview with Gabriele in this months MotorSport magazine.

[@neillaw9867]

Super Touring car teams were spending upwards of 10million a year and the Mondeos cost £1,000,000 each by the end. Drivers were being paid a huge amount to drive them too. Jason Plato who was driving then is still driving in the modern British Touring car championship BTCC.

[@baylessnow]

Jason Plato in a Renault Laguna basically ran blocker for Alain Menu. He seemed to be very good at holding the rest of the field back while Alain just stormed away from the pack and won all the time.

[@neillaw9867]

@@baylessnow Jason was fastest in testing but Williams were going to go with a better known driver. Jason got the drive by sneeking into Frank Williams office and pleaded with him. Before security threw him out Frank decided to give him the drive because he showed he wanted it more.

[@dirtbikerman1000]

Those volvo station wagons are 150mph t5's as standard. The uk police used to use them for highway patrol cars.

[@Manc78]

It's still around.. And going strong but a more hardcore following. In the 90s loads watched it on telly and knew the drivers names.

[@TheHoff1902]

They’re absolutely not road legal. They are highly modified, but with standard bodywork. They would cost a lot of money. And yes, BTCC is very much still a thing!

[@ryiin]

Touring Cars ❤️❤️ from the golden age of touring cars RIP Murray Walker.

[@TheFrem1]

Its still around, Shown here on ITV4 mainly, Great thing about Touring Cars as you say, You see those cars on the road unlike F1, you can relate to these cars, The Volvo Estate (Station Wagon) were used over here by the Police, I road shot gun a few times with the traffic guys and those cars went like shit off a shovel.

[@michaelross7153]

T5 R spec. Legendary car.

[@willrichardson1809]

This is the most exciting racing of them all and it is so great to hear the Legendary Murray Walker commenting, he certainly brought motor racing to life and his bloopers aka Murrayism were hilarious. "There's nothing wrong with the car except it's on fire." "You can cut the tension with a cricket stump." "Do my eyes deceive me or is Senna's car sounding a bit rough?".......... Actually you could do a reaction video to Murray Walker, there will be plent on here, the guy was the God of Motor Racing.

[@highpath4776]

The car in front is unique apart from the one behind it that is identical

[@willrichardson1809]

@@highpath4776 Excuse me, while I interupt myself

[@blacktreevideo9472]

Absolutely cant just buy one and tune it and go racing 😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@Manc78]

I use to love British touring cars in the 80s and 90s when it was on free to air TV but its lost it nationwide appeal once it went onto subscription TV.

[@cudwieser3952]

Where do you live? It's still free on itv 4 in the UK.

[@baylessnow]

As Cudwieser says, it's on ITV4. A full days racing. 3 touring car races and support races too like the Ginetta juniors, Porsche Carrera cup, Formula Ford and the likes.

[@cudwieser3952]

@@baylessnow Ginetta Juniors and mini coopers are some of the best racing, reminiscent of classic touring cars along side the btcc itself.

[@DavidWilliams-yo4kb]

It's on ITV4 all day on a Sunday and it's free, just multiple add breaks between races. Plus you get Porsche Carrera cup, mini challenge, formula 4, ginetta and ginetta junior races thrown in on the day.

[@dadscapes1125]

These are not actual road cars brought to the track, these are professional dedicated race cars but built using real production cars as a base This was the best era for touring cars ever You could buy road legal versions of every car in this video

[@SJSpode114]

The cars are highly modified versions of road cars, especially back in the Super Tourer era shown. For example the sequential gearboxes in these things cost more than buying the standard equivalent road car. They are based on real body shells, rather than the silhouette racing series like NASCAR / DTM etc A lot of the appeal to fans is as you say is that the cars are close to those you can buy, plus the close racing with contact at times

[@NomadAwake]

Inaugural season 1958 and still going strong with 15 teams

[@winchy162]

The 3 wide was into Paddock Bend Brands Hatch Racetrack

[@davidjack9217]

I used to go to the BTCC event at the Scottish Venue at Knockhill. These cars are loosely based on production cars. Very exciting to watch, especially when invited as a VIP viewer by a sponsor company. At that time I was a Consultant for Hazardous Area Industry Operation.

[@rickym5474]

Murray Walker commentating fuck yeah! The real GOAT of motorsport.

[@anthonyhamilton8007]

Forget the racing that’s Murray walker commentating,🙀the best of all narrators

[@marks7197]

Finally subscribed after seeing this... Keep it up! I would love to see a reaction to Le Mans/Group C sports car racing from the mid to late 80's!

[@bl4desman]

This is from when touring cars were really good. I had some great days out watching these race in the 90s. Alas, it's not the same nowadays, which is a shame.

[@townsjim]

BTTC got huge TV viewing figures in the UK back in the 90s, because the races were shown on BBC1 (the flagship BBC channel). Millions of people were watching it on free TV, as opposed to now where most motorsports are shown on TV channels that you have to pay for (Sky Sports, TNT Sports etc).

[@Scoobydcs]

Btcc was fantastic in the 90s. Best race I ever saw was in the pouring rain at Donnington. I think it was 97. Nigel mansell (you REALLY need to check that guy out. HUGE balls and very very fast f1 driver). He did a few races in a crap Ford mondeo and this race was pissing down with rain. He started last in a bad car and was fucking leading within 1 or 2 laps!! His brakes were knackered and he ended up 5th or 6th and the racing was absolutely BRILLIANT

[@ironmanmichael]

The corner where they went three abreast into it was Paddock bend at Brands Hatch. It falls away to the right at the end of the straight and you can't even see the road surface as you go into the corner. Takes faith and guts.

[@Thomas_Jones91]

BTCC is still going today, great series to watch

[@highpath4776]

See if you can find some of the Murray Walker Autocross / Rallycross racing from the 1970s. Some classic walkerisms in them

[@Ivanho1981]

Early 90's super Turing cars - race it on Sunday, buy it on Monday!! Thats why so many manufacturers were on the grid. Especially when it came to saloon cars. Back in the 90s the company car sales market was massive. If you got a fleet car manager on board with your racing team there was a good chance his company was buying multiples of your salon car next time around. BTCC still going strong today, considered by many to be the pinnacle of British motorsport.

[@johnhunter4465]

The every day car part hits home, this was literally the whole series, race on Sunday and sell on Monday, but these race cars are very much manufacturer run not actually run by individuals.

[@Sf_Mason]

This was on a saturday and a sunday, I'd race 1/10th version of these cars every sunday morning, come home and watch the racing. My lecturer from universtiy worked for the BMW team back in the early 90s and some of the tricks they'd pull to get the most out of these cars were as followed: > Bodyshells were supplied in kits, and streched and squished to improve aerodynamics, a windscreen from the road version would NOT FIT. The panels were even acid dipped to thin the metal down. > They were so light, that to pass tech inspection, they'd have a 15kg (30lbs!) clipboard that had wheel weights stuck to the back then covered up to look normal which was rested during weigh in.. talk about sneeky! > Engines had to be 2.0 litres , 4 valve heads only. Swindon race engines (Vauxhall) reversed the head to bring the intake to the front of the engine bay to get a ram air intake and made 310bhp at 8500rpm.. N/A , these weren't turboed! > Volvo did race the 850 T5 in estate form in 1994, then found form with the saloon version after TWR reworked the cylinder head on the 5 pot engine.. each head was £10k EACH to machine and make. given the rules stated they had to use the original castings. so they machined it, reangled the head and went from making around 280bhp.. to over 320bhp! > Williams F1 ran the Renault Lagunas (Blue / yellow cars) and budgets for the cars were as mentioned over £500k to run for the year.

[@efishient]

Wow, what a nostalgia trip! The BTCC was my favourite racing growing up. Amazing times.

[@tactix101]

the beauty of btcc was the cars you would expect sales men to be driving to meetings up and down the motorway they were everyday cars ( highly modified ) but were supported by the manufacturers it was a great series that needs to come back

[@adilachahbar3154]

Renault 21 is my favorite in this race

[@Steve0272.]

Technically Road legal but modified aswell , The commentator was a legend in the uk he done bikes, F1 and many other motorsports, was great to hear and see some of the names I watched growing up back in the early 90s 👍 , Rossi who recently retired for motogp intense bike races with multiple overtakes and crazy skills defo worth checking out guys

[@JD-eo7dr]

Technically not road legal they was pulled from the line before vin numbers was issued

[@alexrobert13]

Legend has it that the Volvo 850 Estate ( station wagon ) had slightly better aerodynamics than the saloon, or so the story I have heard! Either way brilliant publicity for them that their boxy estate was racing and actually won!

[@mfree80286]

I remember the era, it was hilarious that the wagon ended up a ringer.

[@The_Original_Geoff_B]

No mercy was shown in BTCC - and with Murray Walker's commentary, it was a wonderful afternoon's entertainment :)

[@markbradley9008]

Watch Nigel Mansell competing in the BTCC at Donnington. Thank me later

[@darrellbenge9235]

That was a fantastic race. Marshalled at Redgate that day

[@Andy81287]

This was proper win on Sunday sell on Monday stuff, tons of manufacturers, close racing, it was awesome

[@nickbeer2658]

The mix of music and Murray's "music" is sublime

[@paultaylor781]

90's BTCC was the best F1 teams were involved the money being spent was huge. Volvo entered with the estate version and blew away it's safe and sensible image as the car was really fast

[@baylessnow]

As I mentioned in an earlier but now deleted comment. They were so fast Merseyside traffic cops used them.

[@stumpy2000]

Ahhh 1990's BTCC... so much fun.

[@WEYLANDSchannel]

I watch another channel "Nascar Fan Reacts"...I was searching for a video about one of my favorite motorsports he may have and I havent found it yet. This showed up. Great content! I BEG that you look for some oldschool 90's, 00's BTCC videos of full races (theyre not long) and react to some of the battles they have, "Just a little rubbin Harry" doesnt come close dudes..."If you like that, then you're gonna love this!". Please do a reaction to a full BTCC race you WILL love it. Thanks from the UK.

[@jasonfitton5422]

About late 90’s but the BTTC is still going usually on our channel ITV4 on a Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

[@toomasargel8503]

BTCC is racing in circut with tuning factory cars (in side empty salon and security cage ) .

[@cudwieser3952]

BTCC today is far more independant, but pared back. The cars are still recognisable and there is a variety in drive train and to an extent aero, but there's a stronger Balance of Power. The racing is just as close and while the field of cars is smaller you still get a lot of racing, a lot of early contenders and even near the end of the season a lot of opportunities of upset victories.

[@terencecarroll1812]

The Volvo 850 T5R was the most surprising car to ever enter BTCC. Firstly it's a big car with 5cyl engine but most of all it is a family Estate car - what you would call a station wagon - but it was successful too

[@foosty6]

I miss Murray walker commentary SOOOOO MUCH, BTCC is still going strong I just came back from watching at croft circuit

[@fredvictor752]

Now I miss our Opel Vectra B...lol Most of these cars were so common here in Brazil(Vectra, Renault Laguna, Ford Mondeo, Alfa Romeo 155, Volvo 850, Volvo S60, Audi A4 and BMW E36).... Except the Opel, Audi and BMW, the rest are very rare sightings in the streets....

[@pizzyp]

This is what all Fast and furious car's are based on 👍

[@pizzyp]

You should check out 90s Max Power car cruise's in the UK ✌️😎✌️

[@naildeath]

BTCC is brilliant. It is still around and pretty good still

[@iancampbell2037]

The best Era of BTCC in the 90’s. The cars may look like stock cars you can bring to the track and race, but as with NASCAR these were basically stripped to the chassis and built to race by either the Manufactures themselves (for example Ford, Vauxhall, Bmw) or some cars were built and prepared by a professional race car builder such as Prodrive and TWR which was endorsed and subsidised by the manufacturer. There were two championships within each race, manufacturers and privateers. Towards the end of the 90’s some Car manufacturers were spending close to £1 million per car with some of the best drivers from all over the world taking part. Costs started to spiral which is why the rules were changed in the early 2000’s and that, sadly, was the end of the Super Touring Cars. The championship still runs today but it’s a shadow of its former glory! Ps the Alfa Romeo on two wheels was being driven by Gabriele Tarquini, we were trackside when this happened 👍🏻 Love the channel Guys, keep up the great work!! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 RIP Murray Walker (legend)

[@jackhagens8964]

I loved Touring Cars, enjoyed it more than F1....shorter races and cars closer packed for the majority of it, so more incidents occurring more often. That shot of the red car up on 2 wheels, that was Gabriele Tarquini in an Alfa Romeo, I remember seeing that happen live! Great memories!

[@richardcook9794]

At one point the F1 team were in there, the blue and yellow one was Williams Renault etc but they changed it to make it cheaper to enter, it kinda made it not as exciting because they pulled out!.. Which meant because they didnt have factory money behind it, its a little more "carefully" driven now.. I live a few miles away from Thruxton the fastest non oval in the country a classic BTCC track

[@grrfy]

These aren't road going cars,they just have to be based on one and retain certain features to meet the formula rules,they aren't your standard hopped up road going versions even down to how they are welded etc.Also what you are used to calling a road course is a track/circuit here , and track cars generally are not allowed to drive on the road ,unlike rally cars for example. Love the channel 🖖

[@stevehawthorn8733]

The Volvo estate car ( station wagon ) is the 850T,a high performance turbo charged car which is highly tuned for circuit races as are all these others, they aren't just standard cars, a bit like WRC versions, these are race cars

[@Markoski1986]

I remember watching back in these days (about 20-25 years ago) when it was at its best and going to watch it live a couple of times. I even had the PlayStation game 😀. Not the same anymore 😔

[@josealejandrosotodonoso]

yo guys whay don't you make a video about that iconic 92 season when davy allison endure an insane season in which he endured injuries such as 2 cracked ribs in bristol,a bruised lung at martinsville,broken wrist and a broken forearm at pocono,a concussion at the 92 all stars when he won and crash in the final lap against kyle petty,and let's not forget the grand finale at atlanta in which davy allison,bill elliot,alan kulwicki,harry gant,mark martin and kyle petty all had a chance of winning the championship and also the last dance for the one and only richard petty. greetings from chile

[@lewisb85]

Oh British touring cars, the greatest racing series in the world, ex f1 drivers, German touring car drivers etc make up the field. It's still very much around, one of the most popular motorsport series in the UK as far as viewership etc goes!

[@scottatkins488]

This was the best era for the btcc, all the cars were pretty much everywhere on the streets, thats way they would say " race on a Sunday, sell on a monday" but it sadly it got to a point were it wasn't cost effective, these teams were spending just as much as what an f1 team of the time were spending which is ridiculous as these were actually a support race for the British f1. The mondeos in the blue and yellow rapidfit livery were dubbed the million pound mondeos. How i miss this era of racing 😢😢

[@paulfromperth5713]

There are season review DVDs available every year from 1991 for the BTCC. You should buy them.👌

[@jayd2517]

I had the pleasure of seeing some of this era of the BTCC from trackside and I can safely say that it was INSANE!! I was actually trackside for that shot at 9:46 in your video. The noise of these beasts was awesome and I'm sure people have already said but trust me, there was nothing ordinary about these babies!

[@DavidWilliams-yo4kb]

Guys, the btcc is still around to this day, but the ones in that video were from the supertouring era of the 90s where money was no object. Today's cars are a bit more humble but the racing can still be as frantic and there's always some big crashes. Car makes like Honda, BMW, Vauxhall, Hyundai and Ford are all represented on the tracks with tuned versions of road going saloon cars

[@ZeldaA_91]

people may say that this series is not as goods as it use to be and while a do agree with that, but the series is still one of the best touring series in Europe(if not the world) but the racing is still as close as ever and the crash are still big!!!

[@winchy162]

It still goes on now

[@The_Yokshireman_In_The_Hat]

ITV sport who cover the modern BTCC have just shown the rolling Alfa of Gabriele Tarquini following the now commentating Tim Harvey admitting to causing the accident. Knockhill racing circuit is still providing the same thrills with cars on 2 wheels and BTCC still showing drivers swapping paint. Oh and I'm sure it's been mentioned but in order for a car to compete there has to be a road going version (at least that used to be the case).

[@stevenredmond7455]

British, European & German Touring cars still race. They’re mostly works teams but there are still independents racing, rich independents i might add as racing is almost every weekend from March-Nov. Great for spectators & loads of races on Sat & Sun with other car classes running too.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

When racing was racing close quarter battle at its best and this is non contact racing "You don't go three wide into a corner" Oh Yes we do, we are British - balls out driving _ we practice at "Marble Arch" and "Hyde Park"(the roads in London)

[@highpath4776]

We had BTCC on free to air for a few years on ITV 4 , not seen it for a couple of years.

[@baylessnow]

It's still on, when the season starts again.

[@benthomas4430]

So glad you really enjoyed this. BTCC is the most exciting Motorsport series on the world. Incredible close racing and even more incredible crashes. I strongly advise you to react to a BTCC crashes video

[@TheStruggleUK.]

Hi guys, great reaction. British Touring Car Championship is still going and on TV here in the UK, always been very popular because of the great racing compared with F1 etc. The cars you were just watching were from the BTCC in the 90's which was possibly its hey day. The idea is to take the cars you can buy off the fore court of your major car manufacturers (stock cars) and then turn then into racing cars obviously within the BTCC modification rules. The racing teams are pro racing teams that spend £100,000's on the cars and the cars are raced by pro racing drivers or drivers that have bought their way into racing much like Nascar or even F1. If you like this you should check out the British Superbike Championship which is just like BTCC but with superbikes and they even race on the same tracks around the UK and again the racing is very exciting and close.

[@MrCalland]

Hearing Murray Walker takes me back what a legend

[@ericevans4040]

during this era i was at nearly every single race doing pit lane and paddock security.

[@bulletlahiru]

The budget of an F1 team went as high as 500 million USD a year until 2019. Now there is a budget cap at 140 million USD for each team to level the playing field.

[@bleachyberserko4191]

This shit was on the telly every Sunday for years, along with the clio cup, ginetta cup, wrc and various other motorsports. Wish it still was. Watch some Jason Plato videos!

[@adambasing2693]

The SuperTouring Era of BTCC is considered by most as the golden era of BTCC. it has been said that the cars themselves are as temperamental as F1 cars. Williams F1 ran the Renault team, and Prodrive (of Subaru WRC fame) ran the Alfa Romeo, Honda, and Ford teams at various points during the '90s. The SuperTouring regulations were ultimately scrapped as costs for what was supposed to be 'relatable' motorsport were astronomical, and the championship had become an arms race to produce faster and faster cars. in 1990, a competition car cost around £60,000 to build, by the latter part of the '90s, a similar car cost roughly £250,000

[@CMDRRustyDog]

British Touring Car at it's best. I remember watching these races. Such intense competition. Banging wheels, changing paint, keeping the foot planted. Some fantastic races in that era.

[@IanDarley]

Not quite a turn up and drive home class, these things cost more than a nice house. The series is still going BTW.

[@sugar4522]

These super tourers ran into the mega millions to run.. best series ever though 👍🏻

[@jackietomkinson933]

Now we call this kind of racing....People driving to the Black Friday sales or going into town to do the Christmas shopping on a weekend.

[@toomasargel8503]

Hi from Estonia. Maryland state motorsport fans !

[@AthanImmortal]

Aw this brings back memories. I loved Formula 1 and Rally racing in the 90s, but Touring Cars was a passion. There was even a game called Toca Touring cars at the time on the PS1 and PC, and it was all these cars and liveries. I loved this era so much.

[@strangelyjamesly4078]

These were mostly "works teams" although there were a fair few independents (privateers) who raced on a regular basis. This and Class B Rally were the best.

[@highpath4776]

Yes , the race within the race where private entries had their own championship table

[@bowensgarageross-on-wye]

The golden age of BTCC. I still follow it keenly now, was at Brands Hatch for the season finale a few weeks ago, still attract excellent crowds & the racing is as close as ever.

[@bowensgarageross-on-wye]

Daniel - all the top manufacturers wanted to show off their latest road going saloons & this was the championship to do it, so you're right, watch them race on a Sunday, go & buy one for the family on Monday.

[@siloPIRATE]

2:59 funny you mention Australia’s V8 Supercars. As far as I know that’s Australian Touring Car. Or began that way

[@siloPIRATE]

It is still around. It’s British Touring Car. It’s on ITV

[@AlxRacing]

Hit the nail on the head boys. A big reason for the huge success of the BTCC in the 90s was the variety of production based cars. They were relatable and the racing was second to none. If you get a chance, check out a French movie from the same era called Taxi. It’s about a taxi driver and he uses on of the cars in this clips (a Peugot 406). Don’t mean for a reaction, just recreation😁🏁

[@JD-eo7dr]

Definitely do more of these

[@josealejandrosotodonoso]

02:20 when you seen earnhardt pass in the grass against elliot at the all stars

[@adrianrouse5148]

Volvo found the station wagon to be more aerodynamic than the saloons

[@mikexcity]

Oh I miss Charlie Cox's commentary.

[@albertjarvis9511]

Thebritish touring car racing series is still running, this year 2023 is sponsered by quick fit

[@Argrouk]

BTCC was amazing. You had factory teams, so the Honda was being driven by a paid driver, with backup, engine etc from the Honda car company. Then you had independents, running their own cars, sometimes paying a driver, sometimes the driver was paying, sometimes they drove their own car. There are a lot of different classes in British motorsport, mist are worth checking out, especially if you want to see "normal traffic" style cars, or vintage classics going wheel to wheel, or a single make like 2CV or mini. Dive deep man, it's all there. Keywords Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Goodwood, Snetterton, Donington, Mallory Park, Knockhill, Anglesey, Castle Combe, Oulton, Thruxton and more. Touring cars, hot hatch, motogp, superbikes, lots of GT, trucks, sidecars, karts, hillclimb, trials... I used to love watching the classics race at Brands.