Nicholas "Nick" Baird is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

 driver.

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

British Touring Car Championship

The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...

, driving a BMW 318is

BMW E30

The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...

 he finished 22nd overall. He returned for a second season in 1991, driving for Tech-Speed Motorsport

Tech-Speed Motorsport

Tech-Speed Motorsport is a British auto racing team founded in 1984 by Marvin Humphries who enter cars in series such as the British Touring Car Championship and various historic race categories. For 2009 the team will run two former Team Eurotech Honda Integras in the BTCC for Martyn Bell and Paul...

he finished 21st with two championship points.

External links

• Nick Baird at BTCC Pages