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Power Maxed Racing offers £25,000 reward after BTCC car theft
Power Maxed Racing says its Audi race car and trailer were stolen from a locked compound at ExCeL London during a promotional event.
The compound had on-site security, but the team says the vehicle was taken despite those measures.
The team is offering £25,000 for the car’s safe return and is asking anyone with information to contact it confidentially.
The Audi was driven by Dexter Patterson in the 2026 British Touring Car Championship, where he finished 14th overall and took third in the season’s final race.
The purpose-built car is distinctive and has little use outside professional motorsport, according to the team.
Its theft is another setback for Power Maxed Racing, whose base was destroyed by fire the previous year.
The team is urging motorsport and transport communities to help locate the car, but no recovery or investigation update is given.
Power Maxed Racing is offering a £25,000 reward for the safe return of its stolen Audi S3 British Touring Car Championship car.
The car and its trailer were taken from a locked, guarded compound at ExCeL London during a promotional event.
The team said the car was secured overnight inside its race trailer despite on-site security.
The Audi was driven by Dexter Patterson in the 2026 BTCC season.
The team is asking the public and motorsport, automotive and transport communities to share information.
- Who
- Power Maxed Racing is seeking the return of its car. The car was used by BTCC driver Dexter Patterson.
- What
- An Audi S3 race car and its trailer were stolen. The team is offering £25,000 for the safe return of the complete vehicle.
- When
- The theft was reported on November 12, 2026. The sources do not state the exact time of the theft.
- Where
- ExCeL London, in a locked compound with on-site security.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The team’s base was destroyed by fire.
The Audi and its trailer were stolen from a locked compound at ExCeL London.
Power Maxed Racing appealed for information and offered a £25,000 reward for the car’s safe return.
- Reward
- £25,000
- Car
- Audi S3 built for the BTCC
- Location
- ExCeL London
- Driver
- Dexter Patterson
- Reported value
- £350,000 GBP according to Speedcafe
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What people are saying
Our priority is simple: we want our car back.
We are perfectly happy to arrange for the car to be left at an agreed safe location, with no questions asked by PMR.
We lost all of our cars in the fire, and then we had the resolve to knuckle down, build new cars and come back fighting strong, showing that we never give up.