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Ben Taylor Returns as Race Engineer
Ben Taylor is returning as Race Engineer for the 2021 season of the BTCC with Chris Smiley. This will be Chris's second season with Excelr8 racing in the Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance car. Ben brings years of racing driving experience and a few years of race...
Cranswick Country Foods in Ballymena sponsor Chris Smiley for a second year running
Cranswick Country Foods Ballymena are proud to sponsor local racing driver Chris Smiley in the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season, particularly with his team’s association with the charity Racing for Dementia. This is the second year Cranswick have supported...
EXCELR8 Trade Price Cars retain Chris Smiley for 2021 BTCC programme
EXCELR8 Trade Price Cars is delighted to confirm that it will retain the services of race winner Chris Smiley for the 2021 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. The Northern Irish racer joined forces with EXCELR8 last season as the team embarked on its...
Race Three Drama Concludes Promising Home Weekend for EXCELR8
A special weekend for the EXCELR8 Motorsport team ended with a promising performance from Chris Smiley, dicing with the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship leaders. Meanwhile Senna Proctor recorded a trio of top ten Independent Trophy finishes. Returning to...
Knockhill provides silver lining after EXCELR8 charge
Silverware and another reverse grid pole were the highlights of an ever-improving trip up north for the Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars. Both Senna Proctor and Chris Smiley showed flashes of brilliance around the 2km undulating Knockhill Circuit, as the pair...
Raw pace on display at Brands Hatch for EXCELR8
Solid points and exceptional pace were the highlights of a sweltering Brands Hatch weekend for the EXCELR8 Motorsport team. The British Touring Car Championship quite unusually visited the Grand Prix circuit during the height of summer, an unusual position for many...
