Short of Formula 1, not much came close to the spectacle of British Touring Cars in the 1990s. The budgets were astronomical and the drivers were rockstars, but the cars were relatable with production models they were based from found on most UK driveways. For many of us, the mere mention of Super Tourers conjures […]
How To Super Tourer, The Nissan Way
If Mark’s recent story on three race replicas hitting the streets of Japan doesn’t prove that the BTCC Super Tourer era truly transcends language and distance barriers, nothing else will. The late-1990s Super Tourer race series was designed to push sales of everyman four-door saloons. But while the cars loosely resembled their road-going counterparts, under the skin they […]
Super Touring On The Streets Of Saitama
It’s very easy to fly the ‘everything seems better in Japan’ flag when you’re out here. And that could be down to the inflated perception by websites like Speedhunters, or it could simply be down to the attitude (and aesthetics) the Japanese share towards car culture compared to those in other parts of the world. […]