Qualifying and both races can be viewed live from Saturday, August 6, 2022 Facebook and youtube.
After a successful visit to Castle Combe in 2021, the touring car racing TCR UK organizers had no hesitation in bringing the championship back to the Wiltshire circuit for Rounds 10 and 11 of a 15-race calendar this year, on Saturday (6th June).th August 2022) Meeting entitled “Carnival of Combe”.
While many of the teams participated in a pre-event test on Thursday, the legendary 1.85-mile circuit is known for rewarding those familiar with its fast sections and treacherous corners, known for their unforgiving nature.
With this year’s nine previous rounds revealing seven different winners – Max Hart (JamSport Racing Hyundai i30N) and Alex Ley (Daniel James Motorsport Hyundai i30N) the only drivers with two wins – the race for the title is open. However, the competition is so fierce that none of the above currently leads the Drivers’ Championship. Instead, Isaac Smith’s (Race Car Consultants VW Golf GTi) consistency has paid off, his five podiums and 100 per cent finishing record giving him a 42 point lead going into this weekend.
Hart’s two second places earlier in the year at Oulton Park followed by his two wins at Donington in May gave the young Irishman an early lead, but two DNFs when the championship returned to Oulton Park in July eliminated his early advantage. After winning the first of two races at Castle Combe last year, he is a self-confessed man on a mission this weekend, trying to regain lost ground.
Hart sits just a point clear of round one winner and former BTCC leader Chris Smiley (Restart Racing Honda Civic Type R FK7), who took a pair of fourths last time out at Oulton Park, putting him back on track for a title challenge . Five points adrift and looking to repeat his fifth-round win at Brands Hatch, Lewis Kent…
