Nicholas John Foster (born 10 October 1965 in Redditch, Worcestershire) is a British racing driver and businessman who has driven in the British Touring Car Championship.
Racing career
After spending the first part of his career in rallying, Foster switched to circuit racing in 2006, competing in the Radical Championship. In 2007 he began two years in the British GT Championship, driving a GT3 class Dodge Viper for Team RPM. Two years in the GT Cup followed.
British Touring Car Championship
In 2011, Foster stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, driving for West Surrey Racing in a BMW 320si.[1] His best result of the season was a second-place finish in the reversed grid race at Croft, ahead of teammate Rob Collard. He stayed with the team for 2012, now rebranded as eBay Motors.[2] Nick remained with the WSR team for 2013, with a brand new NGTC spec BMW 1 series, alongside Collard and returning former champion Colin Turkington.[3] He stayed as part of WSR's unchanged line–up for the 2014 season.[4] Foster announced his retirement from the BTCC on 7 January 2015.
Foster is Co-Founder and CEO of Novara Technologies a company that connects the world of Medical, Telecommunications and Industrial Electronics with standard and bespoke interconnect and cable solutions.[5]
Personal life
Foster's son, Louis Foster, is a racing driver currently competing in Indy NXT.[6]
Racing record
Complete British GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Team RPM | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT3 | OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 17 |
DON 1 9 |
DON 2 11 |
SNE 1 Ret |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 10 |
SIL 1 22 |
THR 1 4 |
THR 2 9 |
CRO 1 7 |
CRO 2 Ret |
ROC 1 5 |
ROC 2 2 |
17th | 22 |
| 2008 | Team RPM | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | GT3 | OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 9 |
KNO 1 17 |
KNO 2 DSQ |
ROC 1 4 |
ROC 2 4 |
SNE 1 12 |
SNE 2 8 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 DNS |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 6 |
DON 1 4 |
SIL 1 Ret |
14th | 22 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races)
References
- ^ "BTCC official 2011 entry list". btcc.net. British Touring Car Championship. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ It's three eBay BMW turbos Archived 18 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine, BTCC.net.
- ^ West Surrey Racing launch their new BMW, touringcartimes.com.
- ^ "TURKINGTON HEADS EBAY MOTORS TRIO". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ http://novaratechnologies.com/
- ^ "Louis Foster aiming for consistent approach in rookie British F4 campaign". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.