Restart Racing made solid progress in their campaign in the British Touring Car Championship with a memorable performance at Oulton Park, securing top 10 finishes for the first time and both cars seeing the chequered flag in all three races for the first time this...
Race reports
Round 5 – Oulton Park: Qualifying
Quotes from the fifth qualifying session of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season Chris Smiley: "So yeah, FP1 to start off this morning. We've done all our homework, but we had a few issues. So, we only really got two flying laps in FP1. First,...
Round 4 – Thruxton: Restart Racing Navigates Thruxton’s High-Speed Challenges
Restart Racing faced its first-ever visit to the high-speed Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire, contending with its unique demands during the fourth race day of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. The weekend's racing was exclusively on the hard tyre,...
Round 4 – Thruxton: Qualifying
Quotes from the fourth qualifying session of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season Chris Smiley: "FP1, we sort of scrubbed all our tyres, did our homework, and built up towards the end. The car felt okay. Race pace-wise, the car felt fine, but the...
Round 3 – Snetterton: A Weekend of ‘What Could Have Been’ at Snetterton For Restart Racing
Restart Racing tackled their third race day in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton with mixed fortunes, after another weekend of challenging weather conditions. Despite setbacks and a couple of ‘what could have been moments’, the team...
Round 3 – Snetterton: Qualifying
Quotes from the third qualifying session of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season Chris Smiley: "It was another step forwards for me, the team and the car. It proves that the first Q1 isn’t a fluke as we’re able to go back out in Q2 and put in a...
Round 2 – Brands Hatch: Restart Racing Builds Momentum at BTCC Brands Hatch
Restart Racing's second outing in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch demonstrated the team's growth and resilience under challenging conditions. The weekend was marked by mixed results, but the team achieved their first double-point finish,...
Great pace but no reward for Restart Racing at Brands Hatch
Restart Racing had a bruising season finale of the 2023 TCR UK championship season at Brands Hatch, despite showing great pace on Saturday, followed by a race-leading performance by 2022 champion Chris Smiley.The weekend started well with Smiley topping the short free...
Championship-best result for Scott Sumpton as Chris Smiley shines in the rain
Scott Sumpton secured his TCR UK career-best result in Race 2 at Donington Park this weekend, driving his Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR to fifth in difficult conditions as the rain arrived just ahead of the final race, while Chris put on an exceptional performance to...
Top tens, race leads, and fastest laps at Silverstone
Restart Racing had reasons to celebrate after a great step forward at Silverstone for its junior driver Scott Sumpton, who set the fastest lap, led the race, and qualified in the top three, while Chris Smiley salvaged a sixth-place finish before race-ending contact in...