Excelr8 Motorsport has announced that it will bring the Hyundai name into the British Touring Car Championship for the first time during the 2020 season.

With the development of these new cars we should not only be achieving better results, but also deliver increased value for our Brand Partners, especially as we are first out of the blocks with the introduction of hybrid technology.”,“It’s fantastic to see another new marque join the BTCC, this time with EXCELR8 Motorsport,” remarked Alan Gow, BTCC Chief Executive. The new Hyundai i30 N was developed over the winter by Excelr8 Motorsport, which replaced its ageing MG6 hardware, and snapped up established BTCC racers Smiley and Senna Proctor for the season. Hyundai staat voor topkwaliteit en voor een betaalbare prijs. Hyundai is a globally recognised brand, which has made a big impact in other forms of motorsport already. Halfords Yuasa Racing's Dan Cammish completed a practice whitewash after dominating the second BTCC session of the day at Thruxton, ahead of Hyundai runner Senna Proctor.Having already set the fastest ever BTCC lap around the Hampshire circuit during the opening session, Cammish produced a near identical effort during FP2 after clocking a 1'15.386s lap.Such was the pace of last year's BTCC runner-up, Cammish ended FP2 0.6s clear of Excler8 Motorsport's Proctor in second position. "The first point is that Hyundai is currently quite involved with motorsport as a whole as part of its brand, and it's not yet been a part of the BTCC grid," said Shepherd.

EXCELR8 Motorsport’s all-new BTCC Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars hit the track at the Snetterton this week (12/13 March) as the squad headed to its local Norfolk track for a jam-packed two-day shakedown, with both Senna Proctor and Chris Smiley getting good time behind the wheel. Hyundai BTCC podium is .

Bekijk onze modellen en stel jouw ideale auto samen. Proctor, a former Ginetta Junior and Renault UK Clio Cup racer and the son of former BTCC racer Mark, will be entering his fourth season in the BTCC.He scored his race win in his second campaign in a front-wheel-drive Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra in a wet-but-drying race at Brands Hatch's opening meeting in 2018.Proctor went on to finish in 12th spot in the standings that season, before making a switch to the rear-wheel-drive BMR Racing Subaru Levorg in 2019.He took three top-10 finishes last term and ended up in 20th in the drivers' competition.Speaking about his new deal, Proctor said: "When Excelr8 contacted me back in September about the possibility of leading a new car development for them I have to say I was honoured. Back in 1968, the legendary enduro was also delayed and it produced one of the wettest races in its history,Ahead of the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours activity both on and off the Circuit de la Sarthe has been frantic in a condensed schedule, while the iconic endurance event prepares for both end of eras and the promise of new ones,Mental health is a topic rarely discussed within sport, and especially Formula 1. Technical insight. Turkington was followed by Michael Crees, who made a late move up the order with the sixth quickest time.Chris Smiley ensured both Hyundai’s were represented in the top-ten after the former BTCC race winner produced a lap good enough for seventh.Toyota Gazoo Racing UK's Tom Ingram fell slightly down the order from his FP1 exploits to end the second session in eighth, while BTC Racing duo Tom Chilton and Josh Cook completed the top-ten FP2 order in ninth and tenth.Power Maxed Racing substitute Rob Austin made strong progress up the timesheets after the Vauxhall Astra driver moved up to 13th.The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form.Cammish fastest in opening Thruxton practice,Austin to make BTCC return with Power Maxed Racing,Butcher dominates race three to secure home win,Emilia Romagna MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results,Rossi: No VR46 MotoGP team in 2021, 'have to understand' for 2022,Moto2 Emilia Romagna: Marini storms to pole with lap record.F1 video: Destination unknown for Sergio Perez?Ferrari's 1000th GP: Top 10 greatest Ferrari F1 cars.Pierre Gasly: Best driver of the 2020 F1 season?Who can stop Lewis Hamilton's latest F1 title charge. New issue out every week.Search from almost 4,500 motorsport businesses,Autosport's Alex Kalinauckas and Luke Smith are joined by GP Racing Magazine's Stuart Codling and Motorsport.com's Jonathan Noble to dissect a crazy race at Mugello,Autosport debates the greatest touring car of all time in the latest of our special series of podcasts to celebrate our 70th birthday,Relishing the opportunity to congratulate Ferrari reaching its 1000th Grand Prix, Mission Winnow has created a video that captures the team's most iconic moments in F1,With the coronavirus-enforced delays and build-up to practice and qualifying over, the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours is about to begin,This year is not the first occasion the Le Mans 24 Hours has been postponed from its traditional June date to September.

".The Hyundai adds further variety to the BTCC grid, which this year featured cars from 10 different manufacturers and 12 different models.Alan Gow, BTCC chief executive, said: "It's fantastic to see another new marque join the BTCC, this time with Excelr8 Motorsport. Hyundai is a globally recognised brand, which has made a big impact in other forms of motorsport already.

With BTCC tyre … "[My target for the season] will be as many top 10 finishes [as possible] and possibly podiums to get the ball rolling. Having run two MG6 GTs this season in its debut campaign, the second-year team will switch to a pair of new i30 Fastback N Performances in a move that will see the South Korean brand join the long list of marques to have … "It's going to be an extremely busy winter, but the whole team is extremely motivated to get the cars out on track as soon as possible. The programme also has the support of key players in Hyundai’s UK Dealer Network.Additionally, with hybrid technology set to be introduced to the BTCC in 2022, EXCELR8 is also in consultation with Cosworth Electronics, which will be responsible for the BTCC Hybrid System, in order to future-proof the design of the i30 Fastback N Performance to extract the maximum benefit from the additional electrification.“The build of the Hyundais marks the next stage in our multi-year plan to become a title contender in the British Touring Car Championship,” said EXCELR8 Team Principal Oliver Sheperd.

Hyundai Motorsport boss Andrea Adamo has voiced his criticism over the new ECU rules introduced in the World Touring Car Cup for this season – even hinting that the Korean company could consider pulling out if changes are not made. In the second session, Cammish lapped a whopping 0.600s clear of second-fastest Senna Proctor in the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30.