Next Generation Touring Car
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Next Generation Touring Car, also known as NGTC, is a TOCA
specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers touring car racing
. The goal of the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car and to reduce reliance on the increasingly expensive Super 2000
equipment. The specification was created for use in the British Touring Car Championship
and will be phased in over three years from the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season
. However, 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:
. Pirtek Racing's Vauxhall Vectra was fitted with the engine, which performed well during a week's testing at Snetterton
.
For the 2010 BTCC Season the NGTC engine will be used by both Pirtek Racing and Pinkney Motorsport
both driving a Vauxhall Vectra.
Features include:
TOCA
ToCA are the organisers and administrators of the BTCC and the supporting series of the BTCC. The BTCC is the UK's biggest motor racing championship and one of the world's most highly respected motor racing series ....
specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers touring car racing
Touring car racing
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and Britain.-Characteristics of a touring car:...
. The goal of the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car and to reduce reliance on the increasingly expensive Super 2000
Super 2000
Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
equipment. The specification was created for use in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
and will be phased in over three years from the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season
2011 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for sedan based touring car racing cars held across England and Scotland...
. However, NGTC Engines were first used in the 2010 season
2010 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10....
by Pinkney Motorsport
David Pinkney
David Pinkney is a successful businessman and auto racing driver.-Early Racing Career:David was a semi-regular BTCC driver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in a BMW from 1992 to 1993...
, Pirtek Racing and Special Tuning UK
Tom Boardman (racing driver)
Tom Boardman is a British auto racing driver. His greatest achievement to date is winning the 2005 SEAT Cupra Championship for the Triple R team which he runs with father, John, who was previously a rallycross driver in the 1970s.-Early years:Tom first started driving cars at a very young age on...
.
The introduction of these new technical regulations were designed to fulfil the following criteria:
- Dramatically reduce the design, build and running costs of the cars and engines
- Maintain present levels of performance until 2013, to ensure performance parity with current S2000Super 2000Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
cars - Reduce the potential for significant performance disparities between cars
- ‘Future proof’ the regulations by being able to easily modify the various performance parameters
- Reduce reliance on WTCCWorld Touring Car ChampionshipFor the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...
/S2000 equipment, due to increasing costs/complexity and concerns as to its future sustainability/direction
Engine
The NGTC engine had its first run in February 2010, during testing for the 2010 season2010 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10....
. Pirtek Racing's Vauxhall Vectra was fitted with the engine, which performed well during a week's testing at Snetterton
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
.
For the 2010 BTCC Season the NGTC engine will be used by both Pirtek Racing and Pinkney Motorsport
David Pinkney
David Pinkney is a successful businessman and auto racing driver.-Early Racing Career:David was a semi-regular BTCC driver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in a BMW from 1992 to 1993...
both driving a Vauxhall Vectra.
Features include:
- 300+bhp 2-litre turbo-chargedTurbochargerA turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
direct injection engine - fly by wireFly by WireFly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson is a book written in 2009 by William Langewiesche about US Airways Flight 1549 with emphasis on the role played by the advanced fly-by-wire flight control system of the aircraft....
throttle control. - 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.
- Over-boost function. This will allow an increased power output from 2013.
Drive Train
- Xtrac 6 speed sequential-shiftSequential manual transmissionA sequential manual transmission is a type of manual transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for auto racing, where gears are selected in order, and direct access to specific gears is not possible....
gearbox. - AP Racing carbon clutch.
- FrontFront-wheel driveFront-wheel drive is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine arrangement generally found in rear-wheel drive and...
or Rear Wheel Drive. Originally TOCA announced that only front wheel drive cars would be eligible to take part. However, after high interest from teams running rear wheel drive cars, TOCA amended the spec to include both front and rear wheel drive cars.
Suspension
- Full front sub-frame incorporating suspension, brakes, transmission and engine location that attaches to specified roll cage locations.
- Rear sub-frame that attaches to specified roll cage locations.
- Multi-adjustable double wishbone suspension with coil-over dampersShock absorberA shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp shock impulse, and dissipate kinetic energy. It is a type of dashpot.-Nomenclature:...
.
Bodyshell
- 2, 3, 4 or 5 door of a minimum 4.4m length. (2 or 3 door cars must share the same basic body profile as the 4/5 door model).
- Equalised width of 1875mm
- Specified front aerodynamic device incorporating flat floor, apertures for radiator, brake cooling ducts, intercoolerIntercoolerAn intercooler , or charge air cooler, is an air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged internal combustion engines to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density through nearly isobaric cooling, which removes...
and side exits. - Specified rear wing profile.
- Base vehicle must be freely on sale in the UK through the manufacturer's normal dealer network
- Specified 18” centre-lock wheel
Electronics
- Cosworth ElectronicsCosworthCosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries...
specified package incorporating ECUElectronic control unitIn automotive electronics, electronic control unit is a generic term for any embedded system that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a motor vehicle....
, dashDashboardA dashboard is a control panel placed in front of the driver of an automobile, housing instrumentation and controls for operation of the vehicle....
, data-loggingData loggerA data logger is an electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location either with a built in instrument or sensor or via external instruments and sensors. Increasingly, but not entirely, they are based on a digital processor...
and scrutineerScrutineerIn general, a scrutineer is a person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight, either to prevent the occurrence of corruption or genuine mistakes. It is most commonly known as part of voting in an election, where the scrutineer observes the counting of ballot papers, in order to...
ing logger. - Common power management box, switch panels and wiring loomCable HarnessA cable harness, also known as a wire harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly or wiring loom,is a string of cables and/or wires which transmit informational signals or operating currents...
design
Target Price
The target price for a complete car, less engine is around £100,000 depending on final components used by each team. The cost for a TOCA-BTCC Engine will be £25,000.Current models
The following Next Generation Touring Cars are currently competing in championships:- Toyota Avensis - First seen as a prototype in 2010 during practice for the final round at Brands HatchBrands HatchBrands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
. The Avensis was chosen as a demo model for the BTCC to launch the new specification ahead of the 2011 championship. DynojetFrank WrathallFrank Brian Wrathall Jnr. is a British motor racing driver. He won the Ginetta G50 Cup in 2010 and going to debut for Dynojet in the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season.-Early career:...
and Speedworks MotorsportSpeedworks MotorsportSpeedworks Motorsport is a British motor racing team based in Sandbach, Cheshire. The team was formed in 2005 by Christian and Amy Dick.-History:...
are to run 1 Toyota Avensis each in 2011, driven by Frank WrathallFrank WrathallFrank Brian Wrathall Jnr. is a British motor racing driver. He won the Ginetta G50 Cup in 2010 and going to debut for Dynojet in the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season.-Early career:...
and Tony HughesTony Hughes (racing driver)Tony Hughes is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Hughes Safety Showers.-Racing career:...
respectively. This car has shown top 12 potential early in the year, and Wrathall finished fourth in the first race on the new SnettertonSnetterton Motor Racing CircuitSnetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...
circuit on 7 August 2011, and third place in races 2 and 3 at Knock Hill on 4th Sept 2011 - Audi A4Audi A4The first generation Audi A4 debuted in 1994, with production starting November 1994. It was built on the Volkswagen Group B5 platform, which it shared with the fourth generation Volkswagen Passat . It had a front-mounted longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive...
- Rob Austin RacingRob AustinRob Austin is an English racing driver.-Racing career:His career started in British Formula Renault in 1998, where he raced until 1999. An accident put him out of racing for the 2000 season, but he returned in British Formula Three for Alain Menu's team in 2001, where he has raced until 2004...
are to run 2 Audi A4s in 2011, to be built by GPR Motorsport. - Proton Gen-2Proton Gen-2Sometime after the launch of the standard Gen-2, comes the special edition. It is fitted with a full body-kit, leather seats and lightweight sport rims. Handling is slightly better with the broader tires fitted and it is more aerodynamic...
- Welch Motorsport is reintroducing the Proton marque to the BTCC. - Vauxhall Insignia - Thorney Motorsport has introduced the Vauxhall Insignia to the BTCC.
Future models
- Škoda OctaviaŠkoda OctaviaThe Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, its name revived from a model originally produced between 1959 and 1971. The current Octavia is available in five-door liftback and station wagon....
- TH MotorsportTH MotorsportTH Motorsport is a British motorsports team based in Watford. It was founded in 1997 by Trevor Humphrey. Initially entering in various one make national series and Rally events, the team is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship and Britcar Championship.-Proton Satria GTI...
will return to BTCC with Škoda Octavia vRSŠkoda OctaviaThe Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, its name revived from a model originally produced between 1959 and 1971. The current Octavia is available in five-door liftback and station wagon....
in 2012. This will be the first time ŠkodaŠkoda AutoŠkoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...
enters BTCC. - Honda CivicHonda Civic (ninth generation)The ninth generation Honda Civic was launched in the North American market in April 2011.-North American market:In May 2010, the ninth-generation Civic was said to be delayed into 2011, because of changing market conditions and tougher fuel economy and emissions regulations.The Civic was originally...
- Honda Racing TeamTeam DynamicsTeam Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team based in Pershore, Worcestershire; best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship, including winning the Overall Drivers title in 2005 and 2006 with Matt Neal...
will swap to the brand new ninth generation Honda CivicHonda Civic (ninth generation)The ninth generation Honda Civic was launched in the North American market in April 2011.-North American market:In May 2010, the ninth-generation Civic was said to be delayed into 2011, because of changing market conditions and tougher fuel economy and emissions regulations.The Civic was originally...
, built fully to NGTC rules, for the 2012 BTCC season2012 British Touring Car Championship seasonThe 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for sedan based touring car racing cars held across England and Scotland...
. They are the first manufacturer backed team to announce their intention to run fully to the NGTC specification.
Current
Series currently allowing cars built to NGTC rules to race:- British Touring Car ChampionshipBritish Touring Car ChampionshipThe British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
Future
Series planning to allow cars built to NGTC rules to race:- Scandinavian Touring Car ChampionshipScandinavian Touring Car ChampionshipThe Scandinavian Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in Scandinavia. The series took over from the Danish Touring Car Championship and Swedish Touring Car Championship, with its first season in 2011. The Scandinavian Touring Car Cup was awarded in 2010 to the driver with...
(2012)