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Tom ends the season on a high

Tom at Silverstone

Tom Boardman and Special Tuning Racing enjoyed their most competitive showing at Silverstone last Sunday in the final round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. A third place finish for Tom, four top-tens for the team and two career-best finishes for Tom’s team-mate sealed off a superb weekend for the team. It wasn’t [...]

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Tom rises to challenging weekend

Tom Boardman at Brands Hatch GP - Marc Waller MW Motorsport Media

It was a tough weekend for Tom and his Special Tuning Racing team in the penultimate round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch last weekend. But, despite only a minimal points haul, the small family-run team continued to demonstrate their power to match the pace of the established runners. With [...]

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Tom shows great resolve at Rockingham

Tom at Rockingham - Marc Waller MW Motorsport Media

Despite a disappointing qualifying session, mechanical issues and a penalty, Tom showed great determination at Rockingham to claim two top-ten finishes in the latest round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Un-phased by his six-place penalty for an incident in the previous round at Knockhill, Tom got off to a flyer in from [...]

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Maiden BTCC Victory for Tom

Tom wins Race 3 at Knockhill - Marc Waller

Special Tuning Racing celebrated its maiden win in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship with victory for driver Tom Boardman in the third race at Knockhill on Sunday. Tom was clearly ecstatic as he climbed from his STR SEAT Leon: “Fantastic!” he exclaimed. “We’ve had it tough recently, we’ve been in strong positions before [...]

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Testing weekend for Tom but three top-tens for the STR team

Tom at Snetterton - Marc Waller MW Motorsport Media

Having made great strides in testing new developments to the car, the signs were encouraging as Tom headed to the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk for the sixth round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. But it was to be a luckless day for the Special Tuning Racing driver as engine issues marred what [...]

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Round 5 Challenging day for Tom at Croft

Tom at Croft

It was a difficult weekend for Tom, but he was still pleased with the performance of the SEAT Leon, recording a top-ten finish in the fifth round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire. Having qualified outside of the top ten, Tom had it all to do [...]

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Round 4 Oulton Park Race Report

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A sensational feat from the Special Tuning Racing team ensured new team-mates Tom Boardman and Dave Newsham were at the centre of three action-packed races, as wet conditions played their part at Oulton Park last weekend. With the weather having taken a turn for the worse, the circuit was damp at the start of race [...]

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Round 3 Thruxton Race Report

Tom on Podium Race 3 Thruxton

Fantastic scenes greeted a triumphant Tom Boardman as he took his first outright podium in the BTCC, having secured a convincing third place in the final race of the day at Thruxton. It had been a mixture of excitement and anticipation at the start as Tom sat on pole position, but he proved he’s got [...]

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Round 2 Donington Race Report

Tom at Donington

What had started as a promising weekend for Tom and the Special Tuning team at Donington, quickly turned to disappointment as engine issues were to mar the car’s performance in two of the three races in the second round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. After finishing the practice sessions in third and [...]

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Round 1 Brands Hatch race report

Tom Boardman Brands Hatch Indy 2011 BTCC

It was to be a disappointing day for Tom Boardman and the Special Tuning Racing team, as Tom would only see the chequered flag once. But all the signs for a promising season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship were there for the Lancashire driver. Tom began the weekend with a convincing showing [...]

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