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16 October 2011

Top Rookie Wrathall Is The Fans’ Favourite

Toyota’s independent racer Frank Wrathall ended his maiden season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship on a high note at Silverstone today, confirmed as the championship’s top rookie and also as the BTCC fans’ favourite driver of 2011.

12 October 2011

Toyota Independents Looking For Strong End To BTCC Season

Toyota’s independent BTCC racers, Frank Wrathall and Tony Hughes, will bring their maiden seasons in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship to a close at Silverstone this weekend (15/16 October), and each is looking to end the year on a positive note in preparation for a renewed assault on the UK’s most popular race series in 2012.

27 September 2011

Brands Hatch the Next Stop for Toyota’s Twosome

Frank Wrathall and the Dynojet Racing team are hoping to continue this weekend at Brands Hatch the run of great results which has brought the squad’s ‘Next Generation Touring Car’ Toyota Avensis to the brink of a race victory in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

23 September 2011

Toyota MR2 Joins Grid for Britcar 24 Hours

A four-man team of Toyota enthusiasts is planning to mount a giant-killing assault on the UK’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours, using a supercharged Toyota MR2 Roadster. Not only are they hoping for top honours in their class, but also have their sights set on a top-20 overall finish in the 1/2 October Silverstone enduro.

19 September 2011

Another BTCC Podium Double for Toyota Man Wrathall

Frank Wrathall and his Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis made another dramatic and successful appearance on the BTCC stage yesterday, claiming a brace of podium results at Rockingham, a best-yet second place finish and a new circuit lap record for good measure.

14 September 2011

Toyota BTCC Man Wrathall Is Ready to Rock

After blazing a trail to the BTCC podium at Knockhill earlier this month, independent Toyota driver Frank Wrathall and his Dynojet Racing team will this weekend (17/18 September) be seeking further glory at the Rockingham circuit in Northamptonshire, venue for the latest thrill-packed rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

5 September 2011

Double Podium for Dynojet Toyota at Knockhill

Independent Toyota Avensis driver Frank Wrathall and his Dynojet Racing team produced a stunning performance at Knockhill yesterday to secure a brace of podium finishes in the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season.

1 September 2011

Avensis Gets Tougher for the Knocks of Knockhill

Major revisions to the cooling system of the Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis will make it more robust and able to handle the rough and tumble of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship when the action resumes next weekend (3/4 September) at Knockhill.

8 August 2011

Toyota Man Frank Flies to BTCC Independent Class Win

Toyota independent team Dynojet Racing is today celebrating a milestone result in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – a fantastic fourth-place finish, and independent class victory, for Frank Wrathall and his Avensis.

1 August 2011

Fresh Start for Toyota BTCC Men at Snetterton

Toyota’s independent racers Frank Wrathall and Tony Hughes are raring to go as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship blasts back into action this weekend (6/7 August) at Snetterton.

20 June 2011

Top 12 Finish at Croft for Dynojet Toyota

Toyota’s independent Avensis racer Frank Wrathall enjoyed arguably his most promising outing to date in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as the season reached the half-way point at Croft over the weekend (18/19 June).

14 June 2011

Toyota Hopes High for Strong Mid-Season Showing

Toyota-driving BTCC independent Frank Wrathall and his Dynojet Racing team head for North Yorkshire this weekend (18/19 June) with high hopes for some solid results in the three races at the Croft circuit which will mark the mid point of the 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season.

5 June 2011

Solid Results for Toyota’s BTCC Men

Toyota’s independent Avensis racers scored their best-yet results in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship today at Oulton Park, with Speedworks Motorsport driver Tony Hughes finishing all three races at the Cheshire circuit and Frank Wrathall achieving a 13th-place finish at the wheel of his Dynojet Racing-prepared car.

30 May 2011

BTCC Battle Resumes for Toyota Racers

There may have been a month’s pause in the hectic race schedule of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship but there has been little respite for Toyota’s independent teams as they prepare for Sunday’s (5 June) ‘home match’ at Oulton Park.

1 May 2011

Strong Pace but No Points at Thruxton

Toyota’s independent BTCC racer Frank Wrathall and his Dynojet Racing team endured a character-building weekend at Thruxton, venue for the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

21 April 2011

Wrathall Ready to Go it Solo at Thruxton

A leap into the unknown – that’s how Toyota’s independent BTCC racer Frank Wrathall Jnr describes the coming rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at the UK’s fastest circuit, Thruxton in Hampshire.

17 April 2011

Good Progress for Toyota’s Independents

Both the Toyota Avensis privateer teams made good progress during the second meeting of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park this weekend (16/17 April), with both Frank Wrathall Jr and Tony Hughes improving throughout the event.

12 April 2011

Donington Date for Avensis Independents

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship swings into Donington Park this weekend (16/17 April), a circuit which has strong links with Toyota’s successful BTCC history and which is only 10 miles from the Burnaston plant where the Avensis racers began their lives.

3 April 2011

Tough BTCC Baptism for Toyota’s Privateers

Teething problems beset both of the Toyota Avensis touring car privateers on their debut in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch today, but both Frank Wrathall Jnr and Tony Hughes made great strides forward with their new cars as they battled the established opposition.

25 March 2011

Public Debut for Avensis BTCC Racers

With a week to go before the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship blasts into action at Brands Hatch, the two new Toyota Avensis ‘Next Generation Touring Cars’ broke cover for the first time yesterday.

26 January 2011

Avensis BTCC Racer Undergoes Wind Tunnel Trials

The BTCC’s Toyota Avensis-based ‘Next Generation Touring Car’ has moved a step closer to its competition debut following extensive wind tunnel testing at the UK’s leading aerodynamic analysis facility, MIRA.

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