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OFF THE GRID

OFF THE GRID

The Kwikfit BTCC 2019 is just a few weeks
away and has never looked more exciting

es folks, it’s that time again. The brand new season of
excitement and mayhem is in it’s final countdown and
Yboy, does it look exciting.

Matt, Dan and the team have been hard at it over the winter
months with developing, testing, tweeking and preparing for
their frontal assault on the rest of the field in the British
Touring Car Championship 2019.
Team Dynamics are running the Honda Civic Type R FK8 for
the second season, albeit with a new livery yet to be unveiled.
By the next issue, the new car will be revealed just in time for
us to go racing.

Matt will be hunting down his fourth title alongside Dan
Cammish, who enters his second season in BTCC. I have to
admit, I think Dan is going to be one to watch this year after
his dynamic (excuse the pun) 2018 debut season. Hi is now season will be a championship never to forget. We will be at
blooded, used to the BTCC field, used to the car and has all races with the exceptions of Croft, Snetterton and Knochhill
wins under his belt but this year he is not a novice. providing our readers, and hopefully our radio listeners with
the latest action.
I am also excited to be releasing the SBT’s guide to the
season with Team Dynamics. (pictured right). I am holding on There will be the odd competition throughout the year with a
to it until the new livery has been revealed officially, (yes, the few tickets going up for grabs which you will be able to enter
car on the front of the cover will change to the 2019 car). exclusively with Sandbag Times Veterans Magazine and Team
Dynamics Motorsport so keep checking back to ‘Off the Grid’.
The guide will feature the team, the drivers profiles, a full
guide to the car complete with specs plus a detailed look at Finally, you can follow all of the action this year along with all
all of the circuits in the 2019 season with a look back on last of the support races such as Porsche Carrera Cup, GT
seasons performance on each track. All ticket booking details Ginetta classes and the Mini Challenge which replaces the
will also be supplied to ensure you can join us throughout the Renault Clio Cup, all on ITV4. If you cannot visit the events,
season. get the gogglebox turned on and keep up with the action as it
happens.
It also takes a look at the rest of the field and I have to say, it
has never looked more juicy. There have been plenty of Let’s go racing!
changes, new drivers, new cars, you name it, it’s happened
during the quiet months.
To name just a few, we see an old name returning to
competitive racing in a new class. Ex-Formula 1 star, Mark
Blundell, dons his helmet and straps himself into the AmD
Trade Price Audi. Lewis Hamiltons brother, Nic, steps up to
BTCC in the Motorbase performance Ford Focus RS. We also
see Matt’s old rival, Jason Plato reseated into the Power
Maxed Racing Vauxhall after a season to forget in the Suburu.
To say I cannot wait for the green lights at Brands Hatch this
year is a major understatement. The excitement will be
colossal and I will stick my neck out and say that the 2019

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