28-480: Next Generation Touring Car , also known as NGTC and by its Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) designation TCN-1 , is an FIA and TOCA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers national level touring car racing . The goal of the limited choices in engines and parts in the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing
56-584: A SEAT Leon . The target price for a complete car, less engine was expected to be around £100,000 depending on final components used by each team and the running cost. The cost for a TOCA-BTCC Engine will be £25,000 with the option to be leased. However the target price is a lot higher than expected - it was reported that the car, less engine is around £200,000. The following Next Generation Touring Cars have competed in championships: Series currently (as of 2019) allowing cars built to NGTC rules to race: TOCA TOCA , formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd ,
84-474: A brief increase in power output. The NGTC engine had its first run in February 2010, during testing for the 2010 season . Pirtek Racing 's Vauxhall Vectra was fitted with the engine, which performed well during a week's testing at Snetterton . During the 2010 BTCC Season the NGTC engine was used by three teams; Pirtek Racing and Pinkney Motorsport , using a Vauxhall Vectra , and Special Tuning using
112-482: A media buying and planning unit called Mediabrands (later IPG Mediabrands). In March 2014, IPG draftfcb was renamed as IPG's international network FCB. In January 2016, the merger of IPG groups Mullen in the US and Lowe and Partners worldwide was renamed as MullenLowe Group . In July 2018, IPG announced they were buying database marketing company Acxiom 's Marketing Solutions business for $ USD2.3 billion. In October 2020,
140-408: A media services company, IPG Mediabrands; a marketing services group, Marketing Specialists; and several independent domestic digital agencies. FCB is one of IPG's three global networks. Its companies include the following: The IPG Mediabrands group is IPG's data management and media buying arm. Its companies include the following: IPG's Marketing Specialists group offers marketing services across
168-457: A range of disciplines. Its companies include the following: Formed in 1997, McCann Worldgroup is IPG's global marketing services organization, reportedly with over 24,000 employees in over 100 companies as of November 2017. Its companies include the following: MullenLowe Group is one of IPG's three communications networks, formed in 2015 by the merger of IPG's U.S. agency Mullen with IPG's global creative network Lowe and Partners. It consists of
196-695: Is a GT-style, dual-class championship that follows a pro-am format, with professional and amateur drivers alike utilising Ginetta's G55 sportscar. The series features at most TOCA events, with either two or three SuperCup races per weekend. Ginetta also runs a series on the support package that caters for up and coming young talent in the form of the Ginetta Junior Championship . These 14- to 17-year-olds race in identical Ginetta G40J cars with strict regulations that help keep costs down. The Ginetta Junior Championship supports every BTCC event, with either two or three races at each. Out of all
224-444: Is an American publicly traded advertising company. The company consists of five major networks: FCB , IPG Mediabrands, McCann Worldgroup, MullenLowe Group and Marketing Specialists, as well as several independent specialty agencies in the areas of public relations, sports marketing, talent representation and healthcare. It is one of the "Big Four" agency companies, alongside WPP , Publicis , and Omnicom . Phillippe Krakowsky became
252-726: Is an organiser of motorsport events in the United Kingdom. The company organises and administers the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and the support series to the BTCC, sometimes known as the TOCA Tour or TOCA Package. The BTCC is the UK's biggest motor racing championship and the headline act to a host of support races covering the entire weekend. BARC (TOCA) Ltd undertakes the entire management of
280-519: The New York Times at the time to be the largest and last big independent agency, was acquired by IPG to be an autonomous unit. In 2001, IPG acquired True North Communications, the holding company for Foote Cone & Belding . In 2003, IPG agreed to pay $ 115 million to settle class action lawsuits brought by its shareholders. The shareholders had sued Interpublic after accounting irregularities led to restatements of financial results, causing
308-692: The Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom , British Touring Car Championship , World Touring Car Championship and British GT Championship . Past and current drivers include Jeff Smith (racing driver) , Charlie Butler-Henderson , Harry Vaulkhard , Vicki Butler-Henderson , Brett Smith (racing driver) , Paul O'Neill (racing driver) , Nick Foster (racing driver) , Arthur Forster , Stewart Lines , Martin Depper , Chris Smiley and Ant Whorton-Eales . Interpublic Group of Companies The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ( IPG )
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#1732772440676336-423: The BTCC at almost every event, with some smaller club championships also joining the schedule at one or two events. All of the support series are either Single Make Championships or Formula racing . Since 2004, the BTCC calendar has been contested across ten events of three races each, making a 30-round competition that covers the length and breadth of the UK. First introduced in 2011, all cars are now built to
364-640: The TOCA support package full-time for 2013 at all ten events. In 2015, the single-seater series was renamed MSA Formula, conforming to the FIA's new Formula 4 regulations. It was renamed again in 2017, becoming the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford. All cars use chassis produced by Mygale and EcoBoost engines from Ford , as well as a fully adjustable aerodynamic package including front and rear wings. The Ginetta GT4 SuperCup
392-399: The championship from regulations to event direction and marketing. Alan J. Gow is the series director and administrator of the BTCC and the managing director of BARC (TOCA) Ltd. Gow formed TOCA Limited in 1990, purchasing the rights to the BTCC in 1991 and proceeding to turn the championship into the largest of its type in the world and one of the most widely watched motorsport series around
420-610: The championship, after it had floundered under the control of the previous management. TOCA Australia was an offshoot again headed by Gow, which ran the Australian Super Touring Championship during the 1990s when there was an Australian series that mirrored the Super Touring regulations then run in the BTCC. TOCA Australia ceased operating in the early 2000s. The TOCA package consists of the BTCC and five main support series, which accompany
448-490: The company announced that Phillippe Krakowsky would be succeeding Michael I. Roth as the company's CEO on January 1, 2021. On January 1, 2021, Krakowsky became the company's new CEO. IPG handles the accounts of many major oil companies. Asked by Reuters in 2020 to disclose their client list, IPG refused to do so. IPG consists of dozens of businesses organized into six groups. There are three global networks: Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB); McCann Worldgroup; and MullenLowe;
476-593: The company's CEO on January 1, 2021. On October 2, 1930, IPG was founded in New York City as McCann-Erickson , when H.K. McCann Co. (founded in 1911) and Erickson Co. (founded in 1902) merged. At the time, it was the largest agency in the ad industry. In 1960, McCann was restructured into four operating units, each reporting to a new holding company. The four units were McCann-Erickson Advertising (U.S.), McCann-Erickson Corp. (international), McCann-Marschalk, and Communications Affiliates. In January 1961, McCann
504-506: The company's stock to fall. In March 2004, IPG renamed its McCann-Erickson World Group as McCann Worldgroup. On September 15, 2005, IPG announced plans to restate earnings for fiscal 2000 through 2004, due to problems in accounting for revenue, acquisitions and lease expenses. On March 22, 2006, IPG posted a loss for the fourth quarter and restated results for the first three quarters of 2005, which reduced revenue by $ 14.1 million. It also announced its controller and chief accounting officer
532-426: The cost of a competitive car and to reduce reliance on the increasingly expensive Super 2000 equipment. The only significant differences between different models is the external body shells and the use of front- or rear-wheel drive; the suspension, brakes and transmissions are common to all cars, and engines are of uniform performance. The specification was created for use in the British Touring Car Championship and
560-586: The current support series, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB is the longest-serving. Drivers compete in identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) cars that produce 450bhp. The three-tier championship splits drivers according to their racing experience. Professional drivers compete in the Pro class, with semi-professional and amateur drivers racing in Pro-Am1 and Pro-Am2. The Carrera Cup currently accompanies
588-540: The globe. In 2000, Gow sold TOCA to American company Octagon Motorsport (part of the US NASDAQ-listed Interpublic group) and took a break from managing both TOCA and the BTCC. In 2003, Octagon relinquished its ownership of TOCA and its control of the BTCC. The current company, BARC (TOCA) Ltd was formed to take over and manage the championship. Gow was appointed managing director of the new company and returned to once again take charge and rebuild
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#1732772440676616-524: The option of running either TOCA’s unbranded NGTC-spec engine or – whether privateer or full manufacturer-backed entries – developing their own powerplant to the regulations, as long as it is from the same ‘family’ as their chosen model of car. All are 350+bhp two-litre turbocharged units. Having previously supported the BTCC in the late 1990s and sporadically since, the British Formula Ford Championship announced its return to
644-414: The same Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical regulations, implemented to dramatically reduce the design, build and running costs of the cars and engines. With an emphasis on some common components, NGTC allows independent teams to compete on a level playing field against manufacturer-backed efforts by keeping costs down, whilst at the same time rewarding precise engineering and strategy. Teams have
672-467: The specification as TCN-1. The specification is a model for higher class national touring car championships to follow. The engine is a 300+ bhp 2 L turbo-charged direct injection unit using fly by wire throttle control. It is intended to have a low cost to develop, build, buy and maintain. Teams can decide whether build their own unit to the spec, or teams can lease/purchase a TOCA-BTCC engine ready built. The engines have an over-boost function allowing
700-621: The vast majority of TOCA events, hosting two races at each. Finally, the Mini Challenge UK is a one-make race series that began in 2002 and since 2020 it has run as a support package to the British Touring Car Championship. It replaced the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom as a support series to the BTCC. Throughout its history it has established itself as one of the main routes into topline Touring Car racing. Many of its drivers have gone on to do well in
728-442: Was leaving the company. IPG disposed of 51 businesses in 2005 and 2006, primarily outside the U.S.; the company said it exited 23 "loss-making international affiliates" in 2006. In April 2007, IPG announced it had agreed to buy Reprise Media, a search engine marketing firm. In July of that same year, FCB-Ulka Advertising Private Limited, a subsidiary of IPG, was renamed DRAFTFCB+Ulka Advertising Pvt. Ltd. In July 2008, IPG formed
756-401: Was phased in over three years from the 2011 British Touring Car Championship season . NGTC engines were first used in the 2010 season by Pinkney Motorsport , Pirtek Racing and Special Tuning UK . The introduction of these new technical regulations were designed to fulfil the following criteria: In December 2014 the FIA ratified support for technical regulations used in BTCC, designating
784-548: Was renamed Interpublic Group (IPG) and created the first marketing services management holding company with McCann-Erickson as a subsidiary. In late 1973, as clients began focusing more on international strategies, McCann-Erickson combined its domestic and international branches into a single worldwide agency under IPG. In 1997, the McCann-Erickson World Group was formed with several of IPG's different units. In December 2000, Deutsch Inc , reported by
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