News from Scalextric;
The first of the new BTCC cars are now available;
BMW E30 M3
BTCC 1991
Donnington
Ref; C3782
RRP; £39.99
Available now
The BMW M3 dominated the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in the late eighties and early nineties, but Steve Soper was not able to contain Andy Rouse and his Toyota Carina in rounds eight and nine at Donington Park in 1991. While Soper was able to claim second place in the first race, he was forced to retire in the second. Despite never becoming a BTCC Champion, Steve Soper was hugely successful in motorsport, earning the nickname Soperman from his fans.
Ford Sierra RS500
BTCC 1988
Brands Hatch
Ref; C3738
RRP; £39.99
Available now
Steve Soper finished 2nd at Brands Hatch in the 1988 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), behind rival Andy Rouse. Overall Steve finished 15th due to a combination of entering less than half of the races that year, with one being cancelled (where he had pole position). Of those races he entered, Steve achieved some fantastic results (one first, two second places and one DNS).
Touring Car Legends Twinpack
Ford Sierra RS500 and BMW E30
Ref; C3693A
RRP £84.99
Available June 2016
Andy Rouse is regarded by many people as one of the most successful drivers ever to appear in the BSCC. His 60 overall wins in the category was the highest total by any driver for many years, until being overhauled by Jason Plato at Brands Hatch in the opening round of the 2011 season. The BTCC underwent a revised structure for the 1990 season and catered for GpA-specification cars in two classes; up to 2000cc and over 2000cc. Rouse finished 3rd overall and 2nd in class in the 1990 British Touring Car Championship.
Frank Sytner's BTCC career started in 1982 when he started racing a Rover 3500S for Team Sanyo Racing, after a season of mixed results Frank naturally gravitated towards BMW and started to race for Grace International Racing. Solely driving BMW's from then on, Frank achieved his first overall BTCC win in 1988 and became British Touring Car Champion a title he would earn again in 1990 in the up to 2000cc division with the BMW M3s enjoying a 27 race/class-winning sequence. Frank Sytner took the class honours, with five wins in the division in total.
Ford Sierra RS500
BTCC 1990
Brands Hatch
C3781
RRP; £39.99
Available June 2016
Robb Gravett and his Ford Sierra RS500 was able to win the 1990 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) with his team Trakstar Motorsport. Despite a disappointing start to the season, Robb was able to bounce back and win nine times that year, including this race at Silverstone in 1990. Robb got the fastest lap time and claimed another win for the imposing Ford Sierra RS500.
Text and images as supplied by Hornby Hobbies.