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BTCC to continue with turbo boost level adjustment in 2013

By MJP Media | 31 December 2012

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has announced that turbo boost adjustments will continue in 2013 with some additional refinements.

2012 BTCC champion Gordon Shedden in his full NGTC spec. Honda Civic
2012 BTCC champion Gordon Shedden in his full NGTC spec. Honda Civic

The BTCC will continue with the lap time-based turbo boost adjustments for cars competing in the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, however there will be a number of tweaks to the process.

The three main areas of refinement are:

1 - The amount of change (increase/decrease) in turbo boost pressure adjustment will be reduced from the current level.

2 - Boost adjustments will be applied to either individual drivers or teams (yet to be determined) but not per car type/chassis as in 2012.

3 - The frequency in which the adjustments are calculated is also to be finalised - currently it is a 'rolling two-event' average.

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Jason Plato at the wheel of his MG KX Momentum Racing MG6

BTCC Series Director Alan Gow explained: "As with almost any regulations, particularly new ones, they are 'tweaked' based on experience gained - and that's exactly what we are doing here. As well, with S2000 cars now not having strict performance parity, the baseline boost levels on NGTC cars can increase and thus the profile of the calculation can alter."

Mat Jackson changed to the full NGTC spec. Ford Focus during the 2012 season
Mat Jackson changed to the full NGTC spec. Ford Focus during the 2012 season

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