Nick Halstead Returns To Bristol Street Motors Line-Up

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Portrait of a smiling male racing driver wearing a blue and white racing suit with logos including Macklin Motors, itvX, BTCC, and Bristol Street Motors in the background. The digital timer behind him displays 9:17. This image relates to used cars and new cars through the Bristol Street Motors branding, a dealership known for selling both.
Portrait of a smiling male racing driver wearing a blue and white racing suit with logos including Macklin Motors, itvX, BTCC, and Bristol Street Motors in the background. The digital timer behind him displays 9:17. This image relates to used cars and new cars through the Bristol Street Motors branding, a dealership known for selling both.

Nick Halstead will continue to race as part of the Bristol Street Motors line-up for the 2024 BTCC season after signing up for a second year as part of the EXCELR8-run team. 

Halstead made his series debut on a full-time basis last season, having previously competed in a one-off outing at Croft in 2021.

A seventh place finish at Donington Park on the opening weekend of the season was his best result of the year and one of two points-scoring finishes over the course of the campaign.

Alongside his on-track programme, Nick will once again run the Crazy Karts events on race weekends that proved popular with fans last year.

I m delighted to not only announce my return to the BTCC grid this season with Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8, but also to announce a new partnership with Crazy Carts that is going to be bigger and better than ever before!, he said.

It was a big challenge for me last year, but I felt I made good progress behind the wheel, and towards the end of the season, I was regularly displaying pace comparable with the top 15.

What held me back was a lack of experience, and generally on a weekend, it was race two or three before I would say I really felt comfortable in the car and was able to push. 

Now I m going to be heading into events with knowledge already under my belt, and even though the grid looks like being a lot tougher in 2024, it leaves me feeling optimistic about what can be achieved.