BTCC title comes down to the wire as Finals Day approaches for Team RAC

As the 2006 season draws to a close it’s still all to play for in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship and Team RAC will be aiming to complete the year on a high note.

Silverstone, the home of the British F1 Grand Prix, plays host to the final rounds with the BTCC cars competing on the National Circuit (1.6 miles), which is 1.5 miles shorter than the full F1 track. The first corner, Copse, with its big run off area and gravel trap means there is no room for error. The opening lap on each race will certainly prove interesting and a superb finale to the season.

After two podium finishes, the first for a bio-fuel car, at the last meeting at Brands Hatch, Colin Turkington will be aiming for the top spot. With the Championship Title just out of reach the main focus will be to wrestle back his runner-up place from Jason Plato, a position that Colin has held for the majority of the season.

With a successful first season with Team RAC and with his attention focused on the final rounds, Colin said: "I think we’ll be very competitive at Silverstone. It’s surfaced with the same tarmac as Knockhill and whilst we didn’t get the end results there we certainly showed the pace of the car. I shall be aiming for an outright win this weekend to end the season on a high."

After an improved performance at Brands Hatch, Rob Collard is also keen to finish the year on a high. Rob has experienced his fair share of high and low points during the season but having achieved a podium finish at last years corresponding fixture you can bet he’s fired up for the show-down. Rob said: "On a personal level I’d like to build upon the results from Brands Hatch and finish on the podium at Silverstone. The MG ran well on the short circuit last year and I achieved a second place. For Team RAC I’d like to assist Colin in gaining back his runner-up place in the Championship."

Dick Bennetts, Team RAC principal has been pleased with the overall performance of the team this season, he said: "I’m very pleased with the way things have gone this season and the fact that we’ve remained competitive on most circuits. Silverstone is a power circuit so it will be interesting to see how the SEAT’s perform. If Team RAC can round off the first year on the top step of the podium then we’ll be very happy."