Next Generation Touring Car

Next Generation Touring Car
Motor racing formula
Category Touring cars
Country or region United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sweden / Denmark Scandinavia
Championships BTCC (2011 – present)
STCC (2012)
Inaugural season 2011
Status Active

Next Generation Touring Car, also known as NGTC and by its FIA designation as TCN-1,[1] is an FIA and TOCA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers national level touring car racing. The goal of the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car and to reduce reliance on the increasingly expensive Super 2000 equipment. The specification was created for use in the British Touring Car Championship and will be phased in over three years from the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season.[2] However, NGTC Engines were first used in the 2010 season by Pinkney Motorsport, Pirtek Racing and Special Tuning UK.[3]

The introduction of these new technical regulations were designed to fulfil the following criteria:

In December 2014, the FIA introduced support for technical regulations used in BTCC, designating the specification as TCN-1. The specification is a model for higher class national touring car championships to follow.[1]

Specification

Engine

The NGTC engine had its first run in February 2010, during testing for the 2010 season. Pirtek Racing's Vauxhall Vectra was fitted with the engine, which performed well during a week's testing at Snetterton.[5] During the 2010 BTCC Season the NGTC engine was used by three teams; Pirtek Racing and Pinkney Motorsport, using a Vauxhall Vectra, and Special Tuning using a SEAT Leon. Features include:

Drive Train

Suspension

Bodyshell

Brakes

Electronics

Target Price

The target price for a complete car, less engine is around £100,000 depending on final components used by each team and the running cost. The cost for a TOCA-BTCC Engine will be £25,000 with the option to be leased. However the target price is a lot higher than expected - it was reported that the car, less engine is around £200,000.

Models

Current models

Thorne driving for Thorney Motorsport at Brands Hatch in the 2012 BTCC season.

The following Next Generation Touring Cars are currently competing in championships:

Pirtek Racing's NGTC Honda Civic at Thruxton, with a Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis behind.

Future models

Series

Current

Series currently allowing cars built to NGTC rules to race:

Former

References

  1. 1 2 Hudson, Neil. "FIA introduces support for technical regulations used in BTCC and TN". TCT. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1489&month=0&year=2010&form=search&searchterm=NGTC
  3. 1 2 http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1826&month=0&year=2010&form=search&searchterm=NGTC
  4. "Technical overview: NGTC". btcc.net (British Touring Car Championship). 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  5. "Strong first run for NGTC engine". btcc.net (British Touring Car Championship). 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  6. 1 2 "Full NGTC Spec Announced".
  7. Motorsport. 4 June 2011 http://www.motorsport.co.uk/british-touring-car-championship/austin_audi_changes_engine_supplier_rss1676441.shtml. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 13 December 2010 http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2214. Retrieved 13 December 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2663&month=0&year=2012&form=search&searchterm=audi
  10. Rob Austin Racing (PDF) http://www.robaustin.com/downloads/PR-WIX-RAR-2013.pdf. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "BTCC 2011 Season Starts 2nd-3rd April at Brands Hatch". welchmotorsport.com (Welch Motorsport). Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  12. http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2342&month=0&year=2011&form=search&searchterm=insignia
  13. "All new Civic for 2012". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  14. http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7107
  15. http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7393
  16. "MG announces BTCC return". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  17. http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3087
  18. Turner, Kevin (14 December 2012). "WSR to race NGTC BMW 1 Series in 2013. BTCC". Autosport. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  19. btcc.net. "HARD. adds VW Passats". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  20. BTC Racing (btcracing.co.uk). 9 October 2012 http://www.btcracing.co.uk/. Retrieved 11 October 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. "Ciceley switch to Mercedes". BTCC. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  22. Hudson, Neil. "Robb Holland plans to enter 2014 BTCC with a pair of Audi A3's". TCT. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  23. Hudson, Neil (15 October 2013). "Honda to return with new car for 2014 season". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  24. "Honda confirms new BTCC car". BTCC. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  25. http://www.stcc.se/1080/

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