BRITISH TOURING CAR STARS LINE UP FOR BriSCA F1 MATCH RACE AT SKEGNESS
Leading tin-top names commit to special one-off stockcar outing
A host of leading names from the British Touring Car Championship will contest a special showdown race in BriSCA F1 stockcar at Skegness on November 19 as part of the category’s Gala Night.
The initiative has been driven by BTCC race winner and now ITV4 commentator Paul O’Neill, who recently went to watch a BriSCA F1 race at
King’s Lynn with his friend and fellow racer Ryan Bensley.
O’Neill posted a social media message about his trip and, after several responses from those within BriSCA F1 offering a car for him to drive, and reaction from his British Touring Car Championship compatriots, the idea has snowballed. With the help of BriSCA F1 racer
Paul Hines and F1 prime mover Neil Randon, the event has taken shape.
O’Neill said: “It’s nuts, I was at a loose end and went with Ryan to
King’s Lynn, posted a video and it has gone from there!
“When I was there, they let me sit in a car and rev it and from that point, I knew I wanted to race one. The reaction has been bonkers and few of my touring car mates saw it too. The messages started flying about and before I knew it, a match race was on the cards. It is going to be something really special.”
The plan is to have a race to open the Gala Night, with the touring car stars having the track to themselves before the main event.