MOTORSPORT HERO: COLIN TURKINGTON

摘要

The reigning BTCC champion has won 51 races and four titles but the manner of his victories is equally impressive. James Attwood meets our 2020 Motorsport Hero. Early-2000s girl group Atomic Kitten haven't exactly left a lasting musical legacy - but they can reflect on playing a small role in helping set the path for British Touring Car Championship greatness. In 2002, for bizarre reasons that still defy explanation, the pop princesses sponsored a BTCC squad. Team Atomic Kitten was a satellite operation run by then works MG ZS squad West Surrey Racing (WSR), and its young driver pairing included a 20-year-old Colin Turkington, fresh from winning the one-make Ford Fiesta Zetec series.