Nick Baird (racing driver)

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Nick Baird
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1955-01-11) 11 January 1955 (age 68)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
British Touring Car Championship
Years active2
Teams Techspeed Motorsport
Starts19
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish21st in 1991

Nicholas Baird (born 11 January 1955) is a British auto racing driver.

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Career

He competed in the British Sports 2000 Championship between 1986 and 1988, winning the best newcomer award in his debut season. In 1988, he finished second overall, winning his class. For 1989, he competed in the British Sportscar Championship. In 1990, he stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship, driving a BMW 318is he finished 22nd overall. [1] He returned for a second season in 1991, driving for Tech-Speed Motorsport he finished 21st with two championship points.

Racing Record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415DCPtsClass
1990 Techspeed Motorsport BMW 318is B OUL
11
DON
NC
THR
15
SIL
15
OUL
Ret
SIL
15
BRH SNE
14
BRH BIR
DNS
DON
Ret
16
THR
18
SIL
17
22nd1614th
1991 Auto Trader Techspeed Team BMW M3 SIL
11
SNE
Ret
DON
15
THR
9
SIL
14
BRH SIL
12
DON
1

12
DON
2

9
OUL BRH
1
BRH
2
DON THR
DNS
SIL
17
21st2
Source: [2]

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References

  1. Official 1990 BTCC standings Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 28 January 2023.