Revisi✃ons to the 2005 British Touring Car Championship's sporting regulations have been decided which series organisers hope will lead to even better season of racing next year.

Having witnessed the dramatic end to the 2004 season at Donington Park, series director Alan Gow admitted to wuqian0821.com that he didn't know how it would be possible to improve the series after one of the best seasons of racing in recent memory but, after meetꦉing with manufacturers and team principals, Gow has now unveiled new regulations which should lead to closer competition, improved driver discipline, new models of cars on the grid and greater enjoyment for fans.

Top Ten Reversed Grid Rule:

In 2005, race thr꧒ee's starting grid will be determined by race two's finishing order, but with the top ten positions reversed, a change to 2004, when this rule had applied to the grid for race two based on the finishing order of race one.

G💟ow believes this will not only increase the spectacle for fans, it will also help teams - given that race two this season has been a rough affair as cars try to fight through the field.

"This change will reduce the opportunity for teaಞms to strategically place themselves on the grid for both the second and third races," he said. "By moving the reversed gr🍬id to the third race, it will intensify the degree of racing.

"Also, the majority of car damage tends to occur during the reversed griဣd race and in 2004 compromised the teams' ability to prepare for race three. This revision will shift the likelihoo൲d of those scrapes or accidents to race three, giving teams then at least two weeks to fix any damage."

Success Ballast:

In 2005, the cars of the championship's top five drivers will go into each race meeting's practice and qualifying sessions and first race carrying a Championship Ballast. The Championship Ballast we🔯ights are o💖n the same scale as the Success Ballast weights used during the race meeting.

Success Ballast w𓃲ill then be carried in race two by the top five finishers from race one and in race three by the top five finishers from race two respectively - meaning that the only ballast that will be carried over inꦯto the next meeting will be that determined by the current top five championship positions.

In addition, removal of 'negative' ballast for finishing outside the top five in races has been dropped, thus simplifying the w�🃏�eights system.

"This 🌸makes the ballast individual to that particular meeting," Gow said "and, allied to getting rid of 'negative ♌ballast', makes it easier to understand. I also believe it will improve the racing."

Tyres:

Ea𝐆ch driver will be limited to 16 new slic⛄k Dunlop tyres on a race weekend - a reduction of 20 per cent. As before, there will be no limit on treaded, wet weather tyres.

"This will save the teams money," Gow explained. "Besides, with the format w🍸e have the drivers actually don't need to have 20 tyres on a race w✱eekend."

Testing:

All teams, both official manufacturer and Independent squads, will be permitted up to four days' testing during the season. Before, testing was restricted to Independeꦿnts, new teams and entrants using new models of car. These tests can only take place during general test days and on circuits where the BTCC has not raced th💜at season.

Driving Standards:

Drivers receiving a penalty/licence endorsement from the BTCC Clerk of the Course for an incident involving on-track driver behaviour will automatically be relegated six places on the starting gr🎉id f💛or the next race.

Driver Parades:

The popular driver parade will make a comeback in 2005, w๊ith drivers circling the track on the mobile podium vehicle (timetable permitt💜ing.)

Gow believes it is another way for the seri﷽es to interact with the fans.

"Crowd numbers at BTCC race♏ meetings are big enough to warrant a return to driver parades," he said. "On top of our pit lane walkabouts and open paddocks, this adds to the interaction between drivers and the crowds - something that has always been one of the BTCC's great strengths."

Homologation of FIA 'Super 2000' Cars:

The final change in the sporting regulations will make it easier for teams to race in the BTCC with cars built to the World Touring Car Championship's FIA S2000 rules. In 2005, teams will be permitted to build their own cars and enter them for the championship if they do not h🥀ave FIA homologation. Instead, the BTCC will grant the cars 'local homologation', provided they meet all current S2000 requirements.

"As pointed out previous🐷ly, our sporting regulations have already proved hugely successful so were only ever likely to undergo a few minor tweaks. I am very pleased with these revisions," Gow said.

"I'm also pleased with the very positive attitude of the BTCC teams. By embracing these revisions they have demonstrated a clear understanding of how important it is to work together for the good of the championship and🅘 its future and to deliver the best sporting spectacle to our millio🍸ns of fans and viewers."