The Age Of The Underdog: BTCC in 2014
Andrew Jordan celebrates his first championship. Photo Credit: BTCC.net
The 2013 BTCC season was truly a return to greatness for the series. The championship went down to a thrilling final race weekend at the rain sodden Brands Hatch GP. And any fan of the BTCC will tell you a wet and windy season finale at Brands Hatch will always give you the climax you wanted, as proved by the final race of the 2001 BTCC season. And 2013 did not disappoint. Starting at the back of the grid, Andrew Jordan battled his way from 25th to 9th, cementing his position at the top. It truly was a champions drive. My only criticism of the 2013 season was the predictability of the top 6 finishers in most races.
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“ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR CAR INSURANCE? HAVE YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT AT WORK THAT WASN’T YOUR FAULT?”
Four Wheeled Multiculturalism.
Much has been made of the fact that, for such a relatively small population base, Australia has one of the highest number of car brands to choose from. Sure, it’s a case of overkill but in the light of Australia Day, let’s have a look at our multicultural automotive range.
Home Grown
Holden
Holden has to be a first up runner with a history that goes back to the 1850s. James Alexander Holden emigrated to South Australia from the 
U.K. and established a saddlery business. In the early years of the twentieth century the firm had evolved to perform carriage building and upholstery repairs before establishing a body building facility in 1919. By 1923 they were producing around 12000 shells, including for Ford Australia whilst their own factory was being completed. 1926 saw General Motors (Australia) established after two years of Holden Motor Body Builders producing for GM. It was 1931 when GM bought out the firm and it became General Motors-Holden. Apart from the locally built Commodore, the range is either Korean sourced (Malibu, Barina, Captiva) or world car based (Volt and Cruze).
What's On The Menu for 2014
The 2014 British Touring Car Championship has been blown out of the stratosphere with an announcement to end all announcements. Team BMR has been teasing fans and media alike for some time with rumours regarding the identity of its four driver line up. Throughout the day, the phrase ‘Double Champion’ was thrown around. And only a few minutes ago, fans of the BTCC were given the greatest gift they could ever have asked for.
Joining Jack Goff, Aron Smith and Warren Scott for Team BMR is the absolute legend of motorsport, Alain Menu.
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