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Progress in BTCC emissions testing

17th October 2008

The development of pioneering technology that will be used in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship to test the CO2 emission limits of competing cars has reached an advanced stage.

In a world first, Britain’s premier motor racing championship will introduce new rules that will push cars’ emissions down to those of their road-going counterparts.

Last week, Fabrizio Giovanardi’s 2008 BTCC title-winning Vauxhall Vectra VXR ran on a rolling road at Land Rover’s UK headquarters in Solihull while connected to data-logging instrumentation from leading specialist company Horiba.

This was the first time a current Super 2000 touring car as raced in the BTCC had been monitored using the equipment. BTCC series director Alan Gow said, “This latest test was extremely positive. We have now successfully developed a specific drive cycle for the performance envelope that a BTCC car works in. In other words, the rolling road test we’d put a BTCC car through now gives us a meaningful reading when comparing their CO2 emissions to those of showroom equivalents.

“Until this test we had not been able to use a current S2000 car because of obvious implications on engine mileage. Measuring the CO2 emission level of the BTCC title-winning race car as part of our research programme, plus of course

Vauxhall’s participation in endorsing the project, is highly significant.”

Supporting the BTCC’s emissions project is the UK Government body Energy Efficient Motor Sport which has been working with the UK motor sport industry to encourage greater use of energy efficiency in racing cars and championships in Britain.

Marc de Jong, senior project consultant for EEMS, said, “The BTCC has done a fantastic job of bringing social and political pressures to bear on modern-day motorsport and at the highest level. It is hugely important that Britain’s highest profile championship – with an endorsement from the reigning champion team – has taken this lead.

“At EEMS we’ve had a growing number of enquiries from teams looking to proceed with their own energy efficient initiatives. The BTCC is always of great interest to them because of its pro-active lead. It stimulates people to think differently.”

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