HSCC Super Touring: Frank Wrathall with Audi 80 wins Silverstone Classic Super Touring race 1

By Tarek Ramchani

It's Silverstone Classic weekend at the "Home of British Motorsport". The event is featuring the HSCC Super Touring Car Championship. Great and legendary Super Touring Car machines are on site including some Audis.

Race 1 held this afternoon was won by an Audi 80, an ex ROC Competition car from French Supertourisme. The winning car was driven by former British Touring Car Championship competitor Frank Wrathall. He started from eleventh place on the grid and managed to bounce back passing his rivals one by one.

It was a dominant win for Frank Wrathall with the Audi 80 with the fastest lap time of the race. He ended the 9-lap race ahead of a trio of Hondas.

Race 2 is set for Sunday.

Photo credit: HSCC Super Touring Car

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HSCC Super Touring Car: A four-round calendar for the 2015 season

By Tarek Ramchani

Following a very successful launch in 2014, the HSCC Super Touring Car Championship will be back next year. The British based series is welcoming different cars from the glorious Super Touring era.

The HSCC Super Touring Car Championship will have four rounds in 2015 at four different tracks. The season will kick off at Donington Park before moving to Brands Hatch for round 2. The third round will be part of the popular Silverstone classic. The season finale at Roclkingham will share the weekend with the British Touring Car Championship.

In 2014 two Audi A4 STW cars took part in the  HSCC Super Touring Car Championship. The two Audis competed in the upper ST1 class, open to Super Touring Cars from 1996 to 2000.

More about the HSCC Super Touring Car Championship at the series official website right here.

HSCC Super Touring Car Championship 2015 calendar:

Round 1: Donington Historic Festival, May 2nd/3rd/4th
Round 2: Brands Hatch Masters Historic Festival, May 24th/25th
Round 3: Silverstone Classic, July 24th/25th/26th
Round 4: Rockingham British Touring Car Championship, September 5th/6th

Photo credit: HSCC Super Touring Car

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