S8 E5: Brad Joyce
Show notes
This week on Stories From SuperTouring, Alex is joined by former touring car engineer Brad Joyce to go behind the scenes of the BTCC during the Super Touring era.
Having worked with a number of teams across one of touring car racing’s most competitive periods, Brad shares stories from the pitlane, the pressures of race engineering, and the personalities that shaped the championship throughout the 1990s.
From working alongside Lawrence Bristow and Charlie Cox, to spells with West Surrey Racing and Prodrive, Brad reflects on engineering drivers including Craig Baird and Rickard Rydell during some of the BTCC’s most memorable seasons. Along the way, he gives a fascinating insight into how teams operated during the height of Super Touring, from developing cars and chasing performance to dealing with the intensity of race weekends.
Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, technical insight and memories from one of touring car racing’s golden eras, this is an episode not to miss for any BTCC and Super Touring fan.