Team BKR is a British

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team formed in 2010 as Bubble & Kick Racing and based in

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. The team raced in the

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, in

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Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

Having announced their participation in March 2015, with Freddie Hunt driving the 2014 championship winning car of

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. At the third round of the championship at

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, James Colburn took over from Hunt, who had other duties that weekend. However, Hunt didn't return to do any further rounds.

British Touring Car Championship

Volkswagen CC (2016)

After having announced that they would join the new-for-2016 BTEC Development Series, which was eventually postponed to 2017. A last minute deal meant that they would make their

debut with 2 ex-

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's, with Mark Howard and Árón Smith driving. The team had their first podium at the first round at

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, with Árón Smith taking 3rd place in the second race of the day. The team's second podium came at round two at

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, with Árón Smith once again taking 3rd in the second race of the day. At Rockingham, the team scored their first victory with Árón Smith winning the "reverse pole" 3rd race of the day. Smith ran from pole to flag in the lead having to defend against two safety car restarts.

References

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External links

Team BKR official website
British Touring Car Championship teams British auto racing teams Auto racing teams established in 2010