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27-476: Next Generation Touring Car , also known as NGTC and by its Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) designation TCN-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 limited choices in engines and parts in the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing

54-584: A SEAT Leon . The target price for a complete car, less engine was expected to be 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. The following Next Generation Touring Cars have competed in championships: Series currently (as of 2019) allowing cars built to NGTC rules to race: TOCA TOCA , formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd ,

81-469: A brief increase in power output. 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 . 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

108-421: A single class championship, allowing drivers to win from the front rather than from within individual classes. To achieve their goals, the rules targeted the type of car most manufacturers produced, a mid-range 4-door family saloon with a 2-litre normally aspirated multi-valve engine having a minimum production run of 2500 in one year. To enable the cars to be easily recognised on the track, the rules dictated that

135-684: Is a GT-style, dual-class championship that follows a pro-am format, with professional and amateur drivers alike utilising Ginetta's G55 sportscar. The series features at most TOCA events, with either two or three SuperCup races per weekend. Ginetta also runs a series on the support package that caters for up and coming young talent in the form of the Ginetta Junior Championship . These 14- to 17-year-olds race in identical Ginetta G40J cars with strict regulations that help keep costs down. The Ginetta Junior Championship supports every BTCC event, with either two or three races at each. Out of all

162-694: Is an organiser of motorsport events in the United Kingdom. The company organises and administers the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and the support series to the BTCC, sometimes known as the TOCA Tour or TOCA Package. The BTCC is the UK's biggest motor racing championship and the headline act to a host of support races covering the entire weekend. BARC (TOCA) Ltd undertakes the entire management of

189-572: The Australian Touring Car Championship and in their own Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship which was run with the main series. This revived a name that had been used in 1986 & 1987 for a national title series for 2.0 Litre “Group A” Touring Cars. For 1994 the Class II cars contested their own separate series, the 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship , with both Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles awarded. 1995 saw

216-645: The Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom , British Touring Car Championship , World Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship . Past and current drivers include Jeff Smith (racing driver) , Charlie Butler-Henderson , Harry Vaulkhard , Vicki Butler-Henderson , Brett Smith (racing driver) , Paul O'Neill (racing driver) , Nick Foster (racing driver) , Arthur Forster , Stewart Lines , Martin Depper , Chris Smiley and Ant Whorton-Eales . Australian Super Touring Championship Super Touring

243-423: The BTCC at almost every event, with some smaller club championships also joining the schedule at one or two events. All of the support series are either Single Make Championships or Formula racing . Since 2004, the BTCC calendar has been contested across ten events of three races each, making a 30-round competition that covers the length and breadth of the UK. First introduced in 2011, all cars are now built to

270-681: The Super Touring name adopted for the category, the Australian Super Touring Championship name applied to the series and a Teams’ title added to the existing Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ awards. The series was seen as an opportunity for manufacturer involvement in Australian racing since the 5.0-litre category was the exclusive domain of Ford and Holden under the regulations, in the hope, that manufacturers like BMW , Nissan and Toyota who had been involved in recent years of

297-623: The TOCA support package full-time for 2013 at all ten events. In 2015, the single-seater series was renamed MSA Formula, conforming to the FIA's new Formula 4 regulations. It was renamed again in 2017, becoming the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford. All cars use chassis produced by Mygale and EcoBoost engines from Ford , as well as a fully adjustable aerodynamic package including front and rear wings. The Ginetta GT4 SuperCup

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324-417: The car's body shape had to remain the same as the production model, but most other areas of the car could be modified specifically for racing. Under the bonnet, only the original engine block and head must remain from the production car but engine revs are limited to 8500 RPM to aid reliability and reduce costs. Racing transmissions and suspensions could be incorporated, but the suspension had to remain true to

351-399: The championship from regulations to event direction and marketing. Alan J. Gow is the series director and administrator of the BTCC and the managing director of BARC (TOCA) Ltd. Gow formed TOCA Limited in 1990, purchasing the rights to the BTCC in 1991 and proceeding to turn the championship into the largest of its type in the world and one of the most widely watched motorsport series around

378-453: The championship, after it had floundered under the control of the previous management. TOCA Australia was an offshoot again headed by Gow, which ran the Australian Super Touring Championship during the 1990s when there was an Australian series that mirrored the Super Touring regulations then run in the BTCC. TOCA Australia ceased operating in the early 2000s. The TOCA package consists of the BTCC and five main support series, which accompany

405-426: The cost of a competitive car and to reduce reliance on the increasingly expensive Super 2000 equipment. The only significant differences between different models is the external body shells and the use of front- or rear-wheel drive; the suspension, brakes and transmissions are common to all cars, and engines are of uniform performance. The specification was created for use in the British Touring Car Championship and

432-568: The current support series, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB is the longest-serving. Drivers compete in identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) cars that produce 450bhp. The three-tier championship splits drivers according to their racing experience. Professional drivers compete in the Pro class, with semi-professional and amateur drivers racing in Pro-Am1 and Pro-Am2. The Carrera Cup currently accompanies

459-528: The globe. In 2000, Gow sold TOCA to American company Octagon Motorsport (part of the US NASDAQ-listed Interpublic group) and took a break from managing both TOCA and the BTCC. In 2003, Octagon relinquished its ownership of TOCA and its control of the BTCC. The current company, BARC (TOCA) Ltd was formed to take over and manage the championship. Gow was appointed managing director of the new company and returned to once again take charge and rebuild

486-466: The next three seasons. Hyundai did not stay beyond its first season. BMW and Audi alternated championship success from 1995 to 1998. BMW pulled out after the 1997 series. Both Audi and Volvo ended their involvement after the 1999 season, leaving the category as a privateer series which then rapidly dwindled. After a small scale 2000 series where grids had been bolstered by the Future Touring category

513-511: The option of running either TOCA’s unbranded NGTC-spec engine or – whether privateer or full manufacturer-backed entries – developing their own powerplant to the regulations, as long as it is from the same ‘family’ as their chosen model of car. All are 350+bhp two-litre turbocharged units. Having previously supported the BTCC in the late 1990s and sporadically since, the British Formula Ford Championship announced its return to

540-653: The preceding category, Group A might continue to race in Australia. Nissan showed no interest and wouldn't race full-time again in Australia until entering V8 Supercars in 2013. On the other hand, Toyota jumped immediately into the 1993 series with a two-car factory team run by Colin Bond , however after losing the title to a privateer BMW team, Toyota pulled out. BMW stepped into the series in 1994, with Audi , Hyundai and Volvo following in 1995 with both Ford and Holden giving back door support to privately operated teams on and off for

567-414: The same Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical regulations, implemented to dramatically reduce the design, build and running costs of the cars and engines. With an emphasis on some common components, NGTC allows independent teams to compete on a level playing field against manufacturer-backed efforts by keeping costs down, whilst at the same time rewarding precise engineering and strategy. Teams have

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594-415: The series ceased to be self-supporting. In 2005 Super Touring cars were included in the class structure of the new Australian Touring Car Challenge series but were little more than one class among many and race wins, even in a handicap-based structure, became rare. By 2007 as little as one or two cars appeared at each race meeting, the category has all but disappeared. The 2-litre Touring Car Formula, as it

621-467: The specification as TCN-1. The specification is a model for higher class national touring car championships to follow. The engine is a 300+ bhp 2 L turbo-charged direct injection unit using fly by wire throttle control. It is intended to have a low cost to develop, build, buy and maintain. Teams can decide whether build their own unit to the spec, or teams can lease/purchase a TOCA-BTCC engine ready built. The engines have an over-boost function allowing

648-600: The vast majority of TOCA events, hosting two races at each. Finally, the Mini Challenge UK is a one-make race series that began in 2002 and since 2020 it has run as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship. It replaced the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom as a support series to the BTCC. Throughout its history it has established itself as one of the main routes into topline Touring Car racing. Many of its drivers have gone on to do well in

675-485: Was initially called, was created by the BTCC engineers. Their concept was simple, to create a formula that would give new manufacturers the opportunity to enter the series and be able to compete against the more experienced manufacturers without the associated high costs of the existing Group A rules. The changes would also give the rule-makers the opportunity to turn the complex multi-class British Touring Car Championship into

702-431: Was introduced into Australia in 1993 when CAMS replaced the existing Group 3A Touring Car category (which had been based on FIA Group A rules) with a new two-class Group 3A. This encompassed both 2.0 Litre FIA Class II Touring Cars and 5.0 Litre Touring Cars, which would later become known as Super Touring Cars and V8 Supercars respectively. In their first year, the Class II cars were eligible to compete in both

729-401: Was phased in over three years from the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season . NGTC engines were first used in the 2010 season by Pinkney Motorsport , Pirtek Racing and Special Tuning UK . The introduction of these new technical regulations were designed to fulfil the following criteria: In December 2014 the FIA ratified support for technical regulations used in BTCC, designating

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