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Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport delivered its second-biggest points haul of the 2026 BTCC season at Silverstone, with Gordon Shedden and Árón Taylor-Smith combining for 51 points across an action-packed penultimate round. Arriving at the home of British motorsport on the back of a strong run since the summer break, both Toyota Corolla GR Sports were quickly into their stride. Saturday practice saw Shedden finish P10 and Taylor-Smith P14, providing plenty of useful data ahead of qualifying. Both drivers were drawn into the second qualifying group, with the combined times putting Taylor-Smith ninth and Shedden 15th on the grid...

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport added another trophy to the cabinet at Croft, with Gordon Shedden battling back from a difficult start to the weekend to claim a superb third-place finish in Round 8 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. The team arrived in North Yorkshire with momentum firmly on its side after a season-best 60-point haul at Donington Park, but Croft quickly proved a very different challenge. Saturday’s practice session gave both Toyota Corolla GR Sports plenty of useful running, with Shedden finishing P10 and Árón Taylor-Smith P17 before attention turned to qualifying. Shedden immediately...

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport delivered its biggest points haul of the 2026 BTCC season at Donington Park GP, with Gordon Shedden back on the podium and Árón Taylor-Smith producing a superbly consistent weekend as the team racked up 60 points and lifted both team and drivers up the championship tables. Fresh from another strong showing at Knockhill, the two Toyota Corolla GR Sports were on the pace from the start at Donington. Taylor-Smith set the sixth-fastest time in Saturday practice, with Shedden 12th, before both stepped things up when qualifying got serious. Shedden continued his impressive recent qualifying...

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport added more silverware to its 2026 BTCC campaign at Knockhill, with Gordon Shedden delivering a podium and Independent victory in front of his home crowd, while Árón Taylor-Smith battled hard for further championship points. Arriving in Scotland with a race victory already secured by each of its drivers this season, the team had every reason to feel confident — and Shedden quickly gave the Knockhill faithful something to cheer about. Taylor-Smith was first into qualifying but a mechanical issue prevented him from showing the Toyota Corolla GR Sport’s true pace, leaving him P15 in...

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport returned to BTCC action after the summer break at Thruxton, banking another healthy haul of championship points despite a weekend that never quite reflected the pace of the two-car team. Arriving in Hampshire with confidence high, the team had already enjoyed an encouraging start to 2026, with Gordon Shedden and Árón Taylor-Smith sharing two race wins, three podiums and four Independent victories across the opening four rounds. Thruxton, however, proved to be another classic BTCC weekend where every position had to be fought for. A productive practice programme allowed the team to fine-tune both...