Back in February, Dexter Patterson said something that stuck with us. “The move to the Audi S3 makes this a fresh project for everyone.” Eight months on, he’s the 2026 Jack Sears Trophy winner. And we got to watch the whole thing from up close, with our name on his car. Fresh doesn’t really cover it If you’ve ever pulled a car apart in your garage, you’ll know the feeling of looking at a bare shell and wondering what you’ve let yourself in for …

We've backed Dexter Patterson's Power Maxed Racing Audi all through the 2026 BTCC season. If you own an S3, you've probably watched those saloons and asked how much of that car is the one on your drive. We dug into the rulebook. Here's the honest answer. Power Maxed Racing announced the car as an Audi S3 Saloon. The BTCC's own launch report and Autosport's results list it as an A3 Saloon. Nobody's wrong here. The S3 is the sporty S version of the A3, and they share the same saloon body. W …

Something odd happened to the Audi S3 Saloon this year. Everyone started Googling it. Back in November 2025, UK searches for ‘Audi S3 saloon’ sat at around 5,400 a month. By March and April 2026, that had shot up to 9,900. That's a jump of more than 80% in five months. So what changed? We have a fair idea.  Power Maxed Racing swapped to the S3 Saloon for the 2026 BTCC. Then, at the very first race of the season at Donington Park, Mikey Doble was handed the win after Tom Ingra …