Super Touring Shoot-Out preview | 83MM

Four-time British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington will continue his long relationship with BMW by taking the wheel of a 320i, the kind of car that drivers like Steve Soper, Joachim Winkelhock and Johnny Cecotto drove to so much success in the mid-1990s. 

Talking of Soper, one of touring car’s greatest ever talents will be rolling back the years when he takes to the Motor Circuit in a Peugeot 406, a car that competed in the hugely memorable 1998 BTCC season. Much of Soper’s major success came overseas, peaking in 1995 when he claimed the Japanese Touring Car crown, but his exploits on British soil are equally impressive. 

His arch rival, the man with whom he collided to propel the sport of touring cars into the public eye, John Cleland, will no doubt be keen to reignite their feud from the cockpit of his own Vauxhall Vectra. Cleland won the BTCC twice, in 1989 and 1995, and remains to this day a fondly remembered star of the Super Touring era. By all accounts, he and Soper have become good friends since the fireworks of Silverstone in 1992, so security can stand down. 

Another star of the ‘90s, Anthony Reid, is positioned firmly near the top of the list of the greatest drivers never to win a touring car title. The 1992 Japanese Formula 3 Champion missed out on an opportunity to race for Jordan in Formula 1 after his sponsor folded, but went on to ply his trade as one of the fastest and most spectacular drivers in the BTCC. He came close to titles in both 1998 and 2000 and will showcase his speed at the wheel of his hugely successful Ford Mondeo. 

Three-time World Touring Car Champion and Aubigny House Captain Andy Priaulx will take part in his second Members’ Meeting Shoot-Out. Having excelled in the GT3 edition, he’ll go again in 2026, this time at the wheel of a Volvo 850. 

Another three-time Champion, this time in the BTCC, Matt Neal will add to the star power of the Super Touring Shoot-Out as he strives for glory at the wheel of a 1996 Honda Accord. After establishing himself as a leading independent throughout the 1990s, Neal’s eventual rise to become one of the most successful touring car drivers of all time was completed primarily at the wheel of Honda machinery, so he should feel right at home at Members’ Meeting. 

And the Shoot-Out line-up is completed by none other than Rob Huff, a man well versed in tearing around the Motor Circuit at ten tenths. The 2012 World Touring Car Champion will be one to watch when he unleashes another Vauxhall Vectra in search of another win at Goodwood. 

83rd Members' Meeting Super Touring Shoot-Out entry list

When is the Super Touring Shoot-Out? 

Those seven drivers will have their first chance to push their cars at full speed at 13:00 on Saturday afternoon. That ten-minute session will see all seven drivers on the Motor Circuit together as they get a feel for their machinery and test the limits around what is a fiercely challenging and high-speed track. 

Shoot-Out qualifying will get underway at 17:00, when all drivers will have one chance to set the quickest time they can and set the running order for the Final on Sunday. 

Before the showdown, however, there will be one more opportunity for the drivers to perfect their lines in a second ten-minute practice session at 10:10 on Sunday morning. It’s going to be a fascinating session, where we will get a final inkling as to who is favourite for the win. 

The Shoot-Out Final, the climax of Super Touring Celebration at the 83^rd Members’ Meeting, will begin at 16:10 on Sunday afternoon, where one of those seven drivers will cross the finish line to claim a stunning victory. 

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Photography by Joe Harding.