http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70472

SEAT sport UK have announced they are leaving the BTCC at the end of 2008.

That leaves VXR as the only manufacturer backed team in the BTCC.

Any team withdrawing from the championship is bad news.
BTCC & WTCC are two of my fav. motor sports. Only real action to be seen on tv.
Really disappointed to here this.
Uncle Buck

BTCC and WRCC are quite weird... both far more enjoyable than the F1 parade-fest but both shoved off main tv chanels (WRCC on Dave and BTCC on 3, but can be easily shoved on ITV3/4 dependinf the mood, and even worse, the race-times can be dictated by other tv programs - I was at this year's Oulton Park and just seemed so wrong that the last BTCC race of the day was postponed purely cos of some other sporting tv event - probably snooker or tiddlywinks or something...)

BTCC is mainly independants - only manufactuered are Seat and Vauxhall - bit crap with only 2 names, so not the end of the world with Seat pulling out - but have to question what's going to happen to Plato and Turner... Plato do more sh*te tv-spots and Turner use his 24hr Le Man win to go back to supercars? can see it being a sad end to the Plato/Giovanardi sparing. But, at the end of the day, most ppl there are independants like Mike Jordan and his son - should still be worth a watch. Shame tho - with the linking of the BTCC and the other touring car championships you would have hoped it should have prevented ppl leaving the sport

WRCC tho is almost the opposite, if the manufacturers leave then would be in a right-pickle. but... is generally a far larger sport outside of the UK so guess manufacturers just get more £££ for it...

BTCC this weekend is 6 whole hours of motorsport from 11am on ITV4

A bleeding excellent days viewing especially on a Sunday.
Pity I have to record it due to the family visiting every Sunday for tea. Still, family's important isn't it.
Uncle Buck