NAPA Racing UK will field a sick new saloon Ford Focus in BTCC this year

Speaking of TCR’s problems, I am sort of counting on the British Touring Car Championship’s expansive new 2027 regulations to inspire a compelling alternative model for the future of touring car racing. Among other broadened permissions, the new rules will allow for the homologation of cars not sold in the UK, and that proviso has been brought forward to this year, allowing NAPA Racing UK to enter the saloon-based Ford Focus Titanium, rather than the hatchback version they ran before. It looks absolutely awesome.