Inside BTCC - Issue 20 - BTCC 2013 at Thruxton

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issue 20: may 2013

THRUXTON PREVIEW / LAUREN’S COLUMN / SUPPORT RACES /MUCH MORE...

PLUS - BEHIND THE BRAND - WHY KX IS IN THE BTCC

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HONDA DOUBLE BUT PLATO LEADS AS TURKINGTON WINS

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With two rounds done and in the bag, it’s off to Thruxton for the next event on the BTCC calendar at the fastest circuit in the UK. Jason Plato remains out front heading to Hampshire but he saw his lead at the top of the standings cut by Andy Jordan at Donington Park, while there was also a return to form for defending champion Gordon Shedden after his tough start at Brands Hatch. With Colin Turkington having taken his first win of the season at Donington, the scene is now set for another interesting weekend on track with it anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top. In this issue of Inside BTCC, we look back at the Donington Park action and preview what is to come when the field arrives in Hampshire.

We also catch up with Rob Austin to see how much work went into ensuring that Sherman was able to return to action at Donington, find out more on the new series for the Super Touring machines seen in the 1990s and find out how happy KX are to be involved in the BTCC. There is also a round-up from the TOCA support paddock, and the latest on life in the Airwaves Racing garage from Lauren Taylor as she reflects on a tough weekend for her boyfriend Aron Smith in round two. As usual, you can follow us on Twitter at @InsideBTCC or give us a like on Facebook at Facebook.com/InsideBTCC. You can also get in touch with us via e-mail on [email protected] if you have any feedback or suggestions you want to send our way. Until next time…

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ABOUT INSIDE BTCC...

Inside BTCC is an independent publication that is in no way endorsed by, or affiliated to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship or its organisers.

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Written, produced and edited by Matt Salisbury and Matt Lamprell.

IN THIS ISSUE...

SHERMAN RIDES AGAINHow Rob Austin got back on track

6 - 9

NEWS IN BRIEFRounding up the news from around the paddock

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STEP BACK IN TIMEThe new Super Touring Car Trophy series

12 - 15

BOOSTING A BRANDBehind the scenes with KX

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DONINGTON PARK ROUND-UPTwo Honda wins but Plato leads points

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LAUREN’S COLUMNA unique view on BTCC life

26 - 30

SUPPORT RACESRounding up the action from the support formulae

32 - 33

THRUXTON PREVIEWLooking ahead to rounds 7, 8 & 9

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SHERMAN RIDES AGAIN

He’s named after a tank, and he was ready to return to battle at Donington Park despite a huge shunt at Brands Hatch just three weeks earlier…

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While much of the post-weekend discussion following the BTCC season opener at Brands Hatch surrounded Jason Plato’s double win to secure the championship lead, there was also plenty being said about someone who had seen his weekend end in a much less positive fashion.

Things had started well for Rob Austin on race day in Kent, with a stunning start to the opening race of the weekend seeing him jump to the head of the pack – making him the first driver to lead a lap in BTCC 2013 in the process.

Although unable to retain his position out front as the performance of his soft compound tyres fell away, Austin crossed the line in third spot to

kick-start his season with a podium finish but then missed out on another strong result in race two after being forced out following contact with Frank Wrathall’s Toyota.

Starting down in 20th place, Austin was on a charge when the lights went out and was quickly making up places, but as the field turned into Paddock Hill Bend for the second time, all that was about to change.

“The first race of the weekend had gone really well,” Austin reflected. “The only downside to it was that I’d wiped out my soft tyres by the end and wasn’t able to keep up with Jason [Plato] and Andy [Jordan]. If I’d been able to stay with them, we could have won after their

last corner clash. Race two was disappointing and it meant I was starting so far back for race three that I didn’t even pay any attention to where I was on the grid.

“I was on a real charge when the lights went out and we’d overtaken loads of cars on the opening lap. Then I turned into Paddock and Dave [Newsham] was sideways….”

With Newsham’s Speedworks Toyota broadside across the circuit after he lost the rear end of his car turning into the right-hander, Austin was faced with the split second decision as to which side of the Avensis he would go.

The options were simple.

Go left and round the outside or take a risk and go for the inside line.

Austin felt in the mood to take the risk.

“I could have jumped on the brakes and I knew it was a risk to go for the inside when I could see him spinning,” he recalled. “He had quite a lot of momentum as he was going round and it looked to me like he was going to go backwards and go beyond the point where he would be able to save it. However, I also knew there was a possibility that his car could suddenly grip and he might come back across the circuit.

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at that point. He went on to finish second, so I think we could have been on for a podium – I was really charging. I was in determined mood and I decided to go for it. By the time he started to come back across the circuit, all I could think was ‘Shit – here he comes’.

“I didn’t lift and prayed that he wouldn’t collect me, but next thing I was facing the wrong way and heading for the barrier. I knew it was going to be expensive and suddenly I found myself sitting in the middle of the circuit watching the rest of the field coming towards me with the drivers door missing from the car. I didn’t half feel vulnerable at that point!”

Luckily for Austin, the

field was able to avoid the stricken Audi and he was able to climb out to inspect the damage that had been done.

That damage was extensive to say the least, with the impact having left the A4 in a sorry state. The immediate thought was that it was game over for the car, with the question then being how Austin was going to get out on track for Donington to ensure he was able to represent his sponsors on track.

“When everyone had gone past, I got out to see what the damage was,” he said. “I was still full of adrenaline at that point, and when I looked at it, I thought it was written off. My next thought was that we were going to need a

new shell and I wondered how we were going to get around that as I had sponsors to keep happy and needed to make sure I represented them.

“The boys in the garage had obviously seen the crash and they felt we would have damaged the roll cage; the hit was certainly hard enough to do that. It was taking an age for the car to come back and our heads were down for quite a while. While we waited, I was considering our options and it crossed my mind that Chris Stockton has a car that he is working to complete and I wondered if we could approach him to see if we could finish it and put it out in the WIX colours, or if we could hire a car from somewhere to make sure we were still on

track.”

Then however came the report from Austin’s number one mechanic Matt that the car wasn’t actually as bad as first feared.

“Matt went to find it and reported back that the cage looked alright,” he said. “We all rushed to have a look and we could see that the roll cage was straight and that the subframes were straight. Suddenly we all looked at each other and thought ‘F•••ing hell – we can do this!’

“When we realised the roll cage was okay, the part-time guys in the team all offered to come in and help, and the amount of e-mails, Facebook messages and Tweets I got from

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people who also offered to come down and pitch in to repair Sherman was quite humbling. In the team, we have always had the attitude that if we need to get something done, we will get it done – come hell or high water.

“The boys in the team never cease to amaze me and by the end of the first week, we’d actually done a lot of the work. That was after having the Monday off so in just four days, they’d stripped the old panels off, I’d organised the new ones and they were already being fitted in. I don’t want to add up the total cost involved but there were a lot of late nights and a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Everyone worked their arses off to make sure we got there.”

A key part of making sure the Audi was able to make it out on track at Donington was the support shown by BTCC fans, who rushed in their hundreds to purchase ‘I helped save Sherman’ t-shirts after the idea was pitched in the aftermath of the accident.

The initial run sold out almost immediately and when Donington came around, no fewer than 600 had been snapped up.

“We ordered 150 at first and we thought it would be a bit of a help if we sold them,” Austin said. “We’ve now sold 600 of them, which is huge for us. Last year, we did the roof scheme when a sponsor fell through and fans really stepped in to help us; we couldn’t have

raced without them. They saved my bacon again and to have that kind of support is really humbling.

“Sometimes I think about it and I feel like it isn’t my team, it’s almost like it is their team. In a way, that is bang on the money as they have put so much into us. Obviously we are well liked, although I have no idea why. I can’t appreciate the support enough and to have so much support is great – I love it.”

Sadly for Austin, the hard work that went into getting Sherman on track again for Donington Park wasn’t reflected by the end results, with the #13 Audi and it’s sister car – named ‘Panzer’ – struggling for outright speed.

Austin himself would qualify in 18th spot having struggled for straightline speed and 14th place in race one would prove to be the highlight before engine failure in race two was enough to sideline him for the remainder of race day.

Work will now take place alongside engine builder Field Motorsport to try and get the bottom of the issues faced by the team at Donington Park ahead of the next round of the season at Thruxton, where Sherman is set to once again be one of the most popular cars on track with fans watching trackside.

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Holland reveals WTCC plans

Robb Holland says he still hopes to appear in the BTCC this season despite confirming his programme for the World Touring Car Championship.

Holland will drive an ex-Team Aon Ford Focus for the Rotek Racing team in at least the final five events of the season after the American team confirmed it had purchased the cars that were driven by Tom Chilton and James Nash last year.

“Last season I became the first and to date the only American to race in the WTCC and so to be moving full-time into the series with an American team and an American manufacturer is very exciting,” Holland said.

“The guys at Rotek Racing have acquired two well-built cars from Arena and I can’t wait to get started on the extensive test programme they have planned between now and our WTCC race debut together.

“The WTCC is packed with

highlights but for me as an American, racing later this season, in September at home at Sonoma with an American team and manufacturer will be extra special.”

Despite his new programme, Holland could still appear for Team HARD. later in the season as planned although he would be unable to compete at Snetterton due to a clash with the WTCC event in Argentina.

Snetterton and Knockhill were the events where Holland was expected to appear having contested the same two meetings last year in the team’s Honda Civic.

Motorbase launches Kart team

Motorbase has announced the formation of a Junior Kart team to continue its support of young racing talent.

The team, which has already announced it will give a BTCC test to the champions from both

the Renault Clio Cup and Formula Ford, will support 13-year-old Bethany Abbott as she embarks on a season in the MSA MiniMax class.

Bethany, who started karting at the age of eight, will work alongside driver coach and engineer Matt Cooley with additional support from the Motorbase squad.

“As a front-running team in the BTCC and British GT, I strongly believe that we have a duty to assist young drivers looking to take the first steps in their motorsport career,” Motorbase boss David Bartrum said. “I know first-hand how tough it can be for young drivers to get the funding and support needed to succeed in motorsport but we need the talent to keep coming through so it’s up to teams like Motorbase to help them make their mark.

“2013 is a big year for us in every aspect of what we’re involved in and everyone at Motorbase is behind Bethany 100%; hopefully with our support she can

achieve her goal and make that step up to next level of racing.”

Kia links resurface

Rumours linking Kia with a move into the BTCC have again resurfaced, with Alan Gow confirming that talks have taken place with the Korean manufacturer.

Gow confirmed to AUTOSPORT following the Donington Park weekend that Kia was keen to push ahead with a touring car programme after sister company Hyundai confirmed it would return to the WRC with a new car based on its i30 model.

A move into motorsport would make fit in well with Kia’s impending move into the ‘hot hatch’ market with the Pro_Cee’d GT set to his UK shores this summer.

Rumours of an entry from Kia are nothing new, with the initial suggestions of an entry dating all the way back to 2005.

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A STEP BACK IN TIME BTCC fans often

comment on the glory days of Super Touring, and now they can get to see some of iconic machines from the 1990s and beyond on track in the new Super Touring Car Trophy


Even now, when the British Touring Car Championship has a capacity entry of 32 cars and when the popularity of the series seems to be going up on a yearly basis, there is one comment that you can almost guarantee will come up amongst fans.

‘It’s not as good as during Super Touring…’

To an extent, you can see their argument as there is little doubt that the Super Touring-era of the 1990’s was very much the golden era for the BTCC.

Big budget factory teams representing Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volvo were all a feature while top line international drivers like Gabriele Tarquini, ‘Smokin’ Jo Winkelhock, Laurent Aiello and Frank Biela were part of the driver line-up.

Those who were able to watch the Super Touring era live still talk about some of the races that took place, such as the dramatic rain-affected feature race at Donington Park back in 1998 where a certain former F1 champion took a starring role in his Ford Mondeo.

It’s a race regarded by many as the BTCC’s best ever, and is always remembered as ‘that one with Mansell’ – so much so that few recall that it was actually John Cleland who won for Vauxhall.

Now, those fans who flocked in their thousands to watch the Super Tourers live can take a trip down memory line following the creation of the new Super Touring Car Trophy which, despite the name, is open to touring cars of all ages from across the years.

The brainchild of Dave Jarman and Jonny Westbrook, the new series

has been born out of a successful event at the Silverstone Classic, where more than 30 cars took to the track for a pair of hugely successful and popular races.

Now, a four-round series has been put in place for 2013 running at some of the biggest historic meetings on the racing calendar – including a return to the Silverstone Classic and an outing at the Oulton Park Gold Cup.

It means an opportunity to see some iconic cars from years gone by back on track, with former BTCC racers John Cleland and Patrick Watts having both purchased cars in order to take part.

But how did the desire of two men to get their own cars back into competitive action lead to the creation of a new series?

“I think anyone who watches the BTCC now can remember the Super

Touring days,” Westbrook – number one mechanic on Frank Wrathall’s Toyota Avensis and owner of two Super Touring cars - said. “Even the younger fans have played the computer games or seen the videos on YouTube, so they know the iconic cars and liveries that there were back in the 1990s when there was huge manufacturer involvement in the series.

“The Super Touring cars were built when money was no object. They cost something like £400,000 a time and the big money teams were running with budgets that ran into the millions. They are pure racing machines and I really appreciate them as a mechanic and an engineer.

“It was a stretch for me to go out and buy one, and when I did, I wanted somewhere to race it but didn’t want to do it at club level. Dave had his ex-Dynamics Nissan Primera and we both agreed that

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the cars deserved to be seen and should be on track racing against similar machinery. We worked on trying to put something together and having spoken to the guys at the Silverstone Classic, they were able to see that it was something that wasn’t being catered for.

“They thought it was a good idea and the feedback we got from fans was crazy. They got more people through the gates who came along just to see those cars. They wouldn’t normally have gone to a historic racing event, but they didn’t want to miss the chance to see the old touring cars back on track.”

However, while the initial race was a huge success however, putting it on in the first place was far from straightforward.

“To be honest it was difficult as a lot of the guys who had been running the older

touring cars were in club level racing and they weren’t aware of what the Silverstone Classic actually was,” Westbrook continued. “They were used to going to Mallory Park on a Sunday, paying the £300 entry fee and having a few races before going home.

“The Classic is a premium event so you have to pay more to compete, and persuading people to do that when they hadn’t done it before was very difficult. To then get 35 cars on the grid like we did was great, and once we had those drivers who were sitting on the fence to come along, they absolutely loved it.

“They wanted more so the progression was to add more races and we made a conscious decision that if we going to do something, we didn’t want to compete at small events. These cars were seen by thousands of people in their heyday and

that is where they should be seen now, so we ran at the F2 Revival meeting at Thruxton and will then do Brands Hatch, the Silverstone Classic and the Gold Cup at Oulton Park – so big historic events. I’m hoping people who come to a BTCC meeting will see what we are doing and will come along to see the action.”

The first meeting of the year took place at Thruxton on the same weekend that the 2013 BTCC campaign was bursting into life at Brands Hatch.

Stewart Whyte took victory in both races at the wheel of an ex-David Leslie Honda Accord and while numbers on track were low, there was little doubt that the quality of machinery in action provided a taste of what is to come as more cars join the grid.

“Thruxton is a difficult circuit as it is horrendously

fast with no margin for error,” Westbook said. “These cars are worth a lot of money and some of the people racing them are gentleman drivers who are doing it because they enjoy it. For them to come to Thruxton at the end of March, when it was cold and damp and there was no margin for error, was a difficult decision to make.

“With that in mind, it was a tough meeting to start on, even though it was great to do. That said, if you look at the quality of the cars we had there, we had Laurent Aiello’s championship winning Nissan, we had David Leslie’s old Honda Accord and there was an ex-Steve Soper DTM BMW. There was something like two million pounds worth of touring cars on that grid and you won’t get that elsewhere; you might get the odd decent car but you won’t get a full grid of them.

“I expect more cars for


Brands Hatch, 35 to 40 for Silverstone and everyone is raving about the chance to do Oulton Park as that is a massive historic meeting. Hopefully the momentum will carry over from Silverstone to Oulton Park but we hope that this is the start of something that will run and run.”

While Westbrook owns a Volvo S40 used by Rickard Rydell in 1998 (Chassis R7-001), it is his ex-Richard Kaye Vauxhall Cavalier (Chassis 032) that hit the track at the Classic last year in the hands of current BTCC racer Wrathall – who took a pair of podium finishes.

The Toyota man is set to race the Cavalier again later this year and he admitted that the chance to get back in the Super Tourer was something he wasn’t going to turn down.

“It was surprisingly different to the Toyota and really opened my eyes,” he said. “Jonny restored

that car from nothing and it was all a bit last minute, so when I first drove the car at Silverstone, I didn’t know what it would be like. He was worried how it would perform and was firing questions at me asking it if was okay, but I just had a huge smile on my face behind the wheel. It was so responsive; it was like driving a go-kart.

“NGTC cars are quite hard to drive and you have to wrestle them about a bit as they are big and heavy, but the Cavalier was a lot lighter, smaller and lower to the ground. It was great fun to drive and having had the chance to get behind the wheel, I can see why the racing in Super Touring was so exciting. I can’t wait to have another go!”

With a mix of cars set to appear across the four meetings, the Super Touring Car Trophy is set to revive memories for fans and drivers alike, who will no doubt be drawn

in by the chance to see some of the leading cars from years gone by back on track in their original liveries.

It is that fact as much as anything that Westbrook admits is a huge part of the appeal.

“For me, I have an affiliation with my Cavalier as my father was working with the team that ran that car, so I remember it as a boy and that is why I bought it,” he concludes. “My Volvo came up for sale and there were none in the UK so that was that – it came along at the right time. But every car on the grid this year will have memories for someone.

“People can remember the RS500 Cosworths spitting flames and they remember the Super Tourers. They will see a livery that will bring back a memory or a car that they car recall seeing on track ‘back in the day’.

“Saying that, one car that is special would be the Honda that Stewart Whyte drives, which is a 1996 David Leslie car. That was when Honda really started to come on strong in the BTCC and David took the first win in that car. It’s a great machine and David was a fantastic driver – I only wish he was still here as I’m sure he would have loved the opportunity to get back behind the wheel of a Super Tourer and be out on track.

“The beauty of what we are doing is that, while the Super Tourers will play a big part, there are cars from different eras for people to enjoy. That goes all the way up to an Alfa Romeo that was raced by Richard Marsh in 2007, so there really is something for everyone.”


BOOSTING A BRAND

KX seeks to continue its brand awareness push during its second season as part of the BTCC grid

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There is little doubt that the current resurgence of the BTCC is reflected in the number of major companies who are now electing to use sponsorship of the sport as part of the promotional activities.

The likes of eBay, Wrigley’s Airwaves and Rockstar Energy all feature on the grid this season, as does KX – the energy drink that appeared in the paddock last year as title sponsors of the Triple Eight-run MG team.

KX has embraced the sport over the past twelve months, expanding beyond its deal with MG to also launch the KX Akademy, which now backs the likes of Tom Ingram, Dan Lloyd and Ant Whorton-Eales in the support paddock – as

well as new MG man Sam Tordoff in the BTCC.

Inside BTCC took the chance to speak to David Beardmore, Category Buying Manager – Soft Drinks for Tesco Stores Ltd, to see what impact the move into motorsport has had…

Inside BTCC:

David, this is the second year for KX with MG in the BTCC. There is a bigger presence for you on the cars this season and from a brand awareness perspective, you must be delighted with how they appear.

David Beardmore:

Yeah they look fantastic. They look much cleaner and I think all of the brands that are involved with the team stand out

much better on the car in its new livery. The whole look of the team has changed and we had more time over the winter to get that look right. We are really pleased with the end result.

Inside BTCC:

KX came into the BTCC last year and now it also has representation elsewhere in the paddock through the KX Akademy drivers in the Clio Cup, Carrera Cup and the Ginettas.

When you look back at the past twelve months and what your involvement in the BTCC package has done for KX as a brand, has it achieved what you hoped or has it gone beyond your expectations?

David Beardmore:

I think we are still in the early stages of what we can do with the brand and what we can do with touring cars. We had huge success last year with Tom [Ingram] and Stefan [Hodgetts] in the Akademy and we wanted to extend that so we now have more drivers onboard. Sam is in the Akademy and is in the second BTCC car alongside Jason, so we are giving people an opportunity to come through the ranks to drive in touring cars. There is still more we can do. I think we did a lot last year and for the brand it is great as we have a good following of real loyalists, are listening to what they have to say, and are developing new products on the back of it.

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Twelve months ago, if you’d asked fans to mention an energy drink they’d probably have gone for Red Bull or Monster as opposed to KX. With that in mind, have you seen a direct link between the BTCC and your brand awareness?

David Beardmore:Brand awareness has certainly gone up, which is great as we are still a

relatively new brand. The great thing about touring cars is that your Red Bulls and Monsters of this world are in what you would call the ‘elite’ of motorsport, so for us, there was an opportunity with Jason and the team to get involved in the sport at a different level, from grass roots up to touring cars, and to become part of the motorsport scene.

Inside BTCC:

How far do you think this can go, as obviously Red Bull and Monster had to start somewhere…

David Beardmore:

First and foremost, I think we have to do this right. We have a three-year commitment to the team and to the Akademy so we need to get the Akademy right and get the talent coming through. Through our involvement with Jason and the team, we have to take the momentum we have built so far, and make sure that we carry it forwards.

Inside BTCC:

The car was revealed unfinished at Silverstone before the season started last year whereas now, the team has twelve

months of experience and has been able to further develop the MG over the winter. With that in mind, is the title the only aim for this year?

David Beardmore:

Considering the car wasn’t ready when we unveiled it last year, to then finish third in the championship was an achievement in itself. Are we looking for better this season? Absolutely. Do we want to win this championship? Absolutely.

They are the objectives we’ve got in place for this year.

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HONDAS ON TOP AT DONINGTON JORDAN AND SHEDDEN WIN TURKINGTON FINDS PACE IN NEW BMW


The second meeting of the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park saw Gordon Shedden and Andrew Jordan make it three wins for Honda from the first six races, while Colin Turkington claimed his first victory since returning to the series.

Despite just a single visit to the podium at Donington Park, Jason Plato continues to lead the championship standings.

RACE ONE

Gordon Shedden

claimed a relatively straightforward victory in the first race at Donington Park, as Hondas filled all three podium spots.

Having qualified on pole position, Shedden led the pack through Redgate for the first time and never really looked in danger of doing anything other than taking victory.

While Andrew Jordan closed the gap to Shedden in the closing stages, the Honda Yuasa Racing driver was comfortable at the front in his ballast-

free works Honda.

It’s the first win of 2013 for the reigning champion and the third runner-up spot for Jordan. Unlike at Brands Hatch, the Pirtek Racing star didn’t make a last corner lunge, instead settling for a solid second.

Matt Neal finished third, ahead of Jason Plato in the first MG KX Momentum Racing MG. Fifth place went to Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan, with Sam Tordoff sixth and Frank Wrathall seventh. Colin Turkington, Dave

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Newsham and Jeff Smith completed the top ten.

Just as at Brands Hatch, the BTCC’s new-for-2013 soft tyres continue to prove more of a hindrance than an advantage. The top finisher on the softer rubber was Aron Smith in 11th, ahead of Airwaves Racing teammate Mat Jackson, who also opted to get the ‘joker’ tyres out of the way in the first race.

Following the race, Gordon Shedden said, “Starting from pole with no ballast, you’ve got to be

looking for a win really. The track was pretty dirty out there in places and there are lots of stones and dirt all over the place.

“I just tried not to do anything stupid and to manage the gap back to Andrew [Jordan]. The Honda was fantastic yet again.”

RACE TWO

The second race at Donington Park marked two amazing milestones, as Matt Neal and Jason Plato celebrated their 500th and 400th BTCC races respectively.

However, Andrew Jordan spoiled the party by taking victory.

Gordon Shedden started the race from pole position, but the additional 45kg of ballast that he was carrying on his Honda Civic was enough to ensure that there was no repeat of his first race dominance.

Shedden led away from the line but had little time to open up a gap as the safety car was deployed at the end of the first lap after a clash between David Nye and James Kaye that

ended with both cars parked on the inside of the track after contact with the pitwall.

Shedden continued to lead as the pack picked up the safety car. Andrew Jordan was second, with Matt Neal in third.

Following the restart

two laps later, the first change was for third place, with Neal unable to fend off Jason Plato. The MG passed the Honda going through Hollywood.

At the front, Shedden was unable to escape from Jordan, who in turn was having to watch

Good weekend:Andrew Jordan More solid results for the Pirtek Racing driver - a championship challenge on the cards?

Colin Turkington A first win since making his return to the series - he’ll be hoping there’s more to come.

SHEDDEN ON POLEAT DONINGTON

Honda Yuasa Racing’s Gordon Shedden claimed pole position for the first race at Donington Park, with a best lap of 1:10.074.

Frank Wrathall looked like he may take the top spot for Dynojet, only for Shedden to topple the Toyota with just over five minutes of the session remaining.

Any chance of Shedden’s time being bettered by a late quick lap was scuppered when the session was red flagged with less than a minute remaining when Aron Smith’s Airwaves Racing Ford Focus got stuck in the gravel.

That left Shedden on pole, ahead of Wrathall. Andrew Jordan and Matt Neal line up on row two, making it three Hondas in the top four.

Jason Plato starts fifth for MG KX Momentum, ahead of Adam Morgan, Sam Tordoff and Colin Turkington. Dave Newsham and Jeff Smith complete the top ten.

Gordon Shedden said, “It’s fantastic to be on pole. I actually can’t remember the last time I had a pole. It’s so close at the top, but once again the Honda showed how great a car it is.”

RACE RESULTS - TOP 10sRACE ONE

1 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) 16 Laps 19:04.814; 2 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +0.426; 3 Matt Neal (NGTC) +5.177; 4 Jason Plato (NGTC) +6.535; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +8.759; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +9.200; 7 Frank Wrathall (NGTC) +10.247; 8 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +11.079; 9 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +13.020; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +20.187.

Independent winner: Andrew Jordan.

Fastest lap: Adam Morgan (1:10.573).

RACE TWO

1 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) 18 Laps 23:07.443; 2 Jason Plato (NGTC) +1.955; 3 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +3.233; 4 Matt Neal (NGTC) +4.365; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +4.980; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) + 7.004; 7 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +

7.422; 8 Aron Smith (NGTC) +10.469; 9 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +10.977; 10 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) + 11.470.

Independent winner: Andrew Jordan.

Fastest lap: Jeff Smith (1:10.841).

RACE THREE

1 Colin Turkington (NGTC) 16 Laps 19:16.593; 2 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) + 4.4.14; 3 Matt Neal (NGTC) + 4.699; 4 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +4.886; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +5.377; 6 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) +7.290; 7 Aron Smith (NGTC) +7.744; 8 Jason Plato (NGTC) +8.550; 9 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +9.066; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +9.604.

Independent winner: Colin Turkington.

Fastest lap: Andrew Jordan (1:10.751).

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his mirrors for Jason Plato.

Jordan took the lead with a well-timed move at Redgate at the start of lap seven. Within a couple of laps, Shedden was defending again – this time from Plato. While he was able to make the Yuasa Racing Honda Civic wide for several laps, the MG’s pace was just too much in the end.

Plato moved up to second on lap 16. Plato said after the race that he felt he could have

challenged Jordan for the lead if he had claimed second sooner. However, the victory went to Jordan, with Plato second and Shedden third.

Matt Neal had to settle for fourth, ahead of Adam Morgan in fifth and Sam Tordoff, sixth. Seventh place went to Dave Newsham, while Aron Smith, Colin Turkington and Tom Onslow-Cole completed the top ten.

Once again, the soft tyres proved not to be the quickest

way around the Donington Park circuit over a race distance. This time around, the top finisher on the soft tyres was Jack Goff, who took 14th place for RCIB Insurance Racing.

Victory in the Jack Sears trophy went to Lea Wood, who finished 17th.

Race winner Andrew Jordan said, “That’s got to be the best race I’ve driven. The car was absolutely superb. We’ve had good pace with the weight on all day. It’s fantastic to get

the first win so early on in the season.”

RACE THREE

Race three at Donington Park saw Colin Turkington claim his first BTCC victory since returning to the series.

The eBay Motors driver led from the first corner onwards, in a race that saw the top five positions filled by drivers whose cars were using the soft compound Dunlop tyre.

Tom Onslow-Cole

Bad weekend:Mat Jackson Better than Brands, but just not coming together yet.

Nick Foster Just a single point to show for his weekend’s racing.

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started the race from pole position for PPCGB.com / Kraftwerk Racing, but Turkington used his BMW’s rear wheel drive power to his advantage to get the jump as they headed to Redgate for the first time.

The eBay Motors driver led from Aron Smith, with Onslow-Cole dropping to third.

There were two big questions heading into the race. How would the big names fare on the soft rubber and would the rain that had been threatening to fall actually materialise?

In the end, the soft tyres lasted to the end and the rain stayed away, but it didn’t prevent the final race of the day being an exciting one.

Onslow-Cole didn’t have the pace to stick with the leaders and he soon started to lose places in

his Team HARD prepared Volkswagen. First he was passed by Sam Tordoff and then Adam Morgan, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal.

There could have been drama in the pack on lap four – and just as in the final race at Brands Hatch, Dave Newsham would have been at the centre of it. Newsham’s Speedworks Motorsport Toyota spun across the track heading down through the Craner Curves as he battled with Tom Onslow-Cole. The Toyota was almost collected by any number of passing cars, including Adam Morgan, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal.

Fortunately, they all avoided Newsham’s stranded Avensis and the race was able to continue.

Into the second half of the race, Colin Turkington had opened up a lead of more

than five seconds at the front. With no sign of the soft tyres losing their pace at a rate that would affect the outcome of the race, it was just down to the former champion to hold his nerve to the chequered flag.

Turkington managed exactly that, but it wasn’t so straightforward for Sam Tordoff behind him. With Honda pair Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal having passed Adam Morgan to move up to third and fourth respectively, the pressure was on Tordoff. Unfortunately for the young racer, he gave them the opening they were looking for on the final lap and both were able to pass the MG.

At the end of the race, it was victory for Turkington, ahead of Shedden, Neal and Tordoff. Adam Morgan took fifth place, in front of

Onslow-Cole, Aron Smith and Jason Plato. Mat Jackson’s disappointing weekend continued with ninth place, while Jeff Smith claimed tenth for Pirtek Racing.

Joe Girling claimed his first Jack Sears Trophy win, finishing 18th overall.

Six races into the 2013 BTCC season, Jason Plato leads the points standings with 92, ahead of Andrew Jordan (87), Matt Neal (78), Sam Tordoff (73) and Gordon Shedden (72).

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LAUREN’S COLUMN...

In her latest column for Inside BTCC, Lauren Taylor looks back at Donington Park from within the Airwaves Racing garage…

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I wish I’d had more inspiration after Donington to write this blog, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be and once again we found ourselves on a Ryanair flight looking for any positives to take from the weekend!

It’s easy to look at the results and conclude that Airwaves Racing still haven’t found their feet this season, but there’s so much more to the story than a set of time sheets shows you.

I can’t describe the moment that everybody on the team experiences when Aron comes on the radio mid-race to say that there is a problem, and all anyone can do is watch the result slip away. The atmosphere instantly changes as we watch our little smushy-faced Aron go into damage limitation

mode, with no power to do anything but watch as he tries to get the car home for a somewhat decent result.

That moment happened in race three, but we’ll get to that!

Aron is a bit of a funny fish when it comes to expressing his emotions over a race weekend; he goes into some kind of zone where he shows

very little on the surface! Its not until you get him alone that a switch flicks and everything comes out. Anyone coming down to Thruxton this weekend, try and catch a glimpse of the moment any driver gets out of the car after a disappointing result. The awkward atmosphere is so overwhelming you could nearly get high off it.

For me, I pay no attention to qualifying for the first

20 minutes and can often be found wandering the paddock trying to find anyone to play with.

Unless Aron’s on pole, then I’m there for the full session.

As he dropped further and further down the time sheet at Donington, my heart sank as I prepared myself to deal with the inevitable. After qualifying in his worst position to date, he pulled in, slowly got out of the car and retreated to the truck, ensuring he made eye contact with no one. That’s when I give him approximately ten seconds to cool down, we re-group for a heated five minute debrief, and then I leave the team to deal with his more structured thoughts.

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in no mood to shrug it off and for the first time since missing out on the Clio Cup Championship in the last race, I was pretty angry. This anger was only fuelled by the fact nobody was to blame, all I wanted to do was cling to Aron like a Koala for hours on end, bitching about everything that was wrong with the world.

There’s a side to every weekend that not everyone gets to see, and more often then not, the team spend Saturday night under the hood of a car praying for a better Sunday. Our night was no different and probably the highlight of Saturday was sitting in some creepy laneway eating take away pizza after being at the track until a stupid hour meaning that no restaurants would take us. That’s not the glamour that you see on TV is it?!

Throw in not having hot water the following morning in our trusty Travelodge and you’ve got yourself a weekend that any girl dreams of. Aron knows how to do romance…

So onto race day.

It had already kicked off in flying fashion with the hot water issue, but its cool because we’ve got a 50% off voucher for our next stay in the Travelodge. I’m

bursting with excitement to return. Nothing beats waking up in the morning to the beautiful view of a petrol station lobby, but that’s another story altogether. I could write a column on how much I dislike that place so let’s swiftly move on.

Like any other race day, we were at the track before 8am. It’s over breakfast where I probably spend the most amount of time with Aron. After that, he engages in

a day-long affair with his engineer Simon.

I’ve learnt that you can’t compete with his rugged good looks so I’ve stopped trying. Race one and race two somewhat merge into one for me as it was a case of Aron picking up places to edge inside the top ten and hopefully catch the reverse grid which turned out to be the case. I brush over these races simply because of the un-nerving aftermath due to ‘incidents’ that took place on track. I do love hot-headed drivers. However, I did enjoy Aron’s feeble walk down to Team HARD to hug it out with TOC after a minor love tap. Of course all was forgiven.

In terms of results and lap times, I could go on to tell you that if you split the lap up into eight hundred sections and timed every

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second lap while skipping blind folded you’ll find that Aron was in fact the fastest car on track (like we read in everybody else’s blog) but the facts were there for him. He had the pace to get a result in race three, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be.

Everybody was full of confidence going into race three and rightly so in my opinion, but a couple of laps in and a disappointed look from Aron’s number one Alex, and I knew that the sickening radio message had come through. We watched him fall further and further back and weren’t able to do a thing.

Aron didn’t jump out of the car and go complaining to anyone who would listen. Instead, he bit his lip and shrugged his shoulders as he walked

through the garage. That look of defeat is possibly the saddest thing you’ll witness but I know for a fact it’s not just Aron being down for himself, but instead for everyone else in the Airwaves Racing team.

He’s managed to surround himself with the strongest possible team. I could go on for days about how David and Oly have taken him under their wings, made him the driver he is and have stood by

him in every sense of the expression, but then they’d read it and think I liked them, and that would be simply awful…

Anyway, lets not get stuck into the bromance that is Airwaves Racing, but instead focus on going forward.

It’s Thruxton this weekend, which has always been a place that Aron loves. When someone describes a track as “it’s great, you feel like

you’re gonna have a huge crash at every corner” I know I should be worried but he thinks it’s great!

I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is Aron’s weekend. Mark my words. Watch out for new wristbands and Aron’s news regarding a partnership with a UK based charity.

Until next time…

You can follow Aron Smith on Twitter at @AronSmith_ and ‘Like’ him in Facebook at www.facebook.com/AronSmithRacing

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SUPPORT RACE ROUND-UP

We look back at all the action from the support race paddock at Donington Park...

Cammish maintains 100% record

Dan Cammish maintained his 100% record in the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain – with three more wins at Donington Park.

The JTR man moved 55 points clear of Nico Maranzana with his triple win, with the Argentine driver nine points clear of Harrison Scott.

Maranzana had looked set

to score his best result to date in the series in the final race until a fuel issue late on saw him lose second to countryman Juan Rosso – who took a brace of second place finishes on his debut having missed the season opener at Brands Hatch.

Sam Brabham and Fred Martin-Dye also joined the field at Donington, although Scott Malvern and Neil Winn were sidelined as the grid remained at twelve cars.

Meadows fights back

Dean Stoneman retained his lead in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park, although Michael Meadows was the man to beat in the East Midlands.

Meadows won the opening race of the weekend ahead of Jonas Gelzinis and Stoneman to take his first victory of the 2013 campaign and he then doubled up in race two – this time with Stoneman beating Gelzinis to the second step of the podium.

The end result is that Stoneman now tops the standings by eight points ahead of Meadows and Gelzinis, with the three lead drivers having built something of a buffer over the chasing pack.

Victor Jimenez retained the lead in the Pro-Am1 category despite seeing Karl Leonard win both races, while Peter Smallwood continues to head Pro-Am2 – although he was beaten by Will Goff in both Donington races.


Rivett hits the front

A double win for Paul Rivett was good enough to move him into the championship lead following the second round of the Renault UK Clio Cup.

The SVE driver took a double victory in the East Midlands to jump into the points lead, with his two Donington wins giving him a 13 point advantage over Alex

Morgan.

Second place in both races helped Josh Files to move up to third in the standings with early points leader James Colburn slipping down to fourth spot.

Colburn and Files are now level at the head of the Graduate Cup standings, with Graham Field moving into top spot in the Masters Cup.

Woodhead extends lead

Harry Woodhead extended his Ginetta Junior Championship lead with two more wins at Donington Park.

The HHC Motorsport man saw off the challenge of Ollie Chadwick to take victory in race one and then beat James Kellett in

race two to move 48 points clear in the title race.

Woodhead’s team-mate Will Palmer retains second place in the championship having taken his second podium of the year in the East Midlands, while Chadwick’s Donington display means he is now up to third. Ingram edges ahead

Tom Ingram failed to win at Donington Park, but three second place finishes were enough to move him to the top of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup standings.

Ingram was in fine form throughout with a storming drive in race two being the highlight of his weekend as he moved 15 points clear of previous leader Matt Nicoll-Jones – who made it five podiums in six starts with a brace of third place

finishes.

Carl Breeze took two wins for TCR but failed to finish race three, where youngster Pepe Massot secured another impressive success to retain his championship position.

With Reece Somerfield, a double winner at Brands Hatch, moving up from the G50 class, Sean Huyton took three wins and a commanding class lead ahead of Dan Norris-Jones.




Next stop for the BTCC is Thruxton as the field heads for Hampshire for the fastest circuit on the calendar, and rounds seven, eight and nine of the season.

The Hampshire circuit is one of the most challenging on the schedule thanks to the high-speed nature of the lap, much of which is spent at full throttle. The high speeds also ensure that there is no margin for error as a small mistake could ultimately lead to a huge accident.

Jason Plato and Rob Austin are amongst the drivers racing this weekend who know that fact only too well…

Heading to Thruxton it is Plato who continues

to lead that way having maintained his advantage on top of the pile at Donington Park. Although unable to add to his win tally for the season in the East Midlands, the MG secured a best finish of second after a fine battle with Gordon Shedden in race two, and he takes a five point lead into the third meeting of the year.

As points leader, Plato will again carry 45 kilos of

ballast into the weekend and will hope there is no repeat of his qualifying session last year – which ended with his car going over the barriers after a spin at Church.

Plato wasn’t the only one to suffer somewhat at Thruxton last year, with his closest rival Jordan also in the wars after he went into the barriers at turn one having taken pole position.

The Pirtek Racing man saw his run of top six finishes this season ended in the final race at Donington after he was forced to pit having run off-track to avoid Dave Newsham’s Toyota. His Honda should be strong around Thruxton and Jordan will be eager to try and overhaul Plato for the points lead.

Factory Honda pair Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden aren’t far behind in the title race, with the second MG of Sam Tordoff currently splitting them in the championship standings.

Between them, the Honda team-mates have won four of the last six races at Thruxton and will be eager to try and maintain

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THRUXTON PREVIEW


that form – although both will hope for a stronger qualifying session than they had last year. Tordoff meanwhile will be racing a BTCC machine at Thruxton for the first time and will seek to continue his run of top six finishes.

Rounding out the top six going to Thruxton is Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan, who has already scored more points this season than in all of 2012. He again came close to a maiden podium finish at Donington and will be

targeting a breakthrough top three finish this weekend, while also hoping to stay ahead of Colin Turkington in the standings.

Turkington heads to round three on the back of his first win in the new eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport at Donington Park, with team-mates Nick Foster and Rob Collard also hoping to impress at what is their home circuit.

Aron Smith and Mat Jackson will also be eager

to get their campaigns underway after a tough start to the year, as will Rob Austin and Dan Welch – the latter also competing on home soil. Frank Wrathall meanwhile will seek to break into the top ten in the standings at a circuit where he took a podium finish last year.

In the Jack Sears Trophy, James Kaye has arguably been the quickest driver so far this year in his AmDTuning.com Volkswagen Golf but will hope for a less problematic weekend at Thruxton – as will Motorbase’s Liam Griffin, who also has two wins to

his name so far.

Lea Wood and Joe Girling meanwhile will seek to add to their first wins of the season from Donington Park; results that mean only David Nye and Warren Scott have yet to take an S2000 victory.

THRUXTONRECENT HISTORY2012

Pole Andrew Jordan, Honda Civic

Race One Mat Jackson, Ford Focus

Race Two Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race Three Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

2011

Pole Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race One Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race Two Matt Neal, Honda Civic

Race Three Jason Plato, Chevrolet Cruze

2010

Pole Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race One Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Two Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Three Steven Kane, BMW 320si

2009

Pole Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race One Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Two Colin Turkington, BMW 320si

Race Three Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

2008

Pole Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra

Race One Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Two Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Three Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDi

THRUXTON STATSLENGTH 2.36 miles

2013 RACE LAPS 16

RACE DISTANCE 37.76 miles

LAP RECORD(QUALIFYING)

1min 16.369secs (Yvan Muller – 2002)

LAP RECORD (RACE) 1min 17.303secs (Yvan Muller - 2002

MOST WINS (1991-) Yvan Muller, Fabrizio Giovanardi – 7

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2013 BTCC CALENDAR30-31 March, Brands Hatch Indy20-21 April, Donington Park National4-5 May, Thruxton8-9 June, Oulton Park Island22-23 June, Croft3-4 August, Snetterton 30024-25 August, Knockhill14-15 September, Rockingham28-29 September, Silverstone12-13 October, Brands Hatch GP

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DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP MANUFACTURER/CONSTRUCTOR

1 Jason Plato 92 1 MG/Triple Eight 189

2 Andrew Jordan 87 2 Honda/Dynamics 188

3 Matt Neal 78

4 Sam Tordoff 73 TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

5 Gordon Shedden 72 1 MG KX Momentum Racing 161

6 Adam Morgan 66 2 Honda Yuasa Racing 145

7 Colin Turkington 59 3 Pirtek Racing 136

8 Jeff Smith 53 4 eBay Motors 76

9 Aron Smith 34 5 Ciceley Racing 65

10 Mat Jackson 30 6 Airwaves Racing 63

11 Frank Wrathall 27 7 Speedworks 29

12 Dave Newsham 23 8 Dynojet 27

13 Tom Onslow-Cole 21 9 WIX Racing 25

14 Rob Austin 19 10 PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing 21

15 Dan Welch 17 11 Welch Motorsport 17

16 Nick Foster 10 12 RCIB Insurance Racing 9

17 Rob Collard 9 13 Addison Lee Motorbase 6

18 Will Bratt 8 14 AmDTuning.com 5

19 Ollie Jackson 6 15 Team BMR Restart 1

20 Liam Griffin 6 16 Wheel Heaven/Houseman 0

21 James Kaye 5 17 BTC Racing 0

22 Jack Goff 5 18 IP Tech Race Engineering 0

23 James Cole 3 19 M247 Racing 0

24 Warren Scott 1

25 Lea Wood 0

26 Michael Caine 0

27 David Nye 0

28 Howard Fuller 0

29 Chris Stockton 0

30 Andy Neate 0

31 Joe Girling 0

2013 BTCC POINTS STANDINGS



INDEPENDENT DRIVERS INDEPENDENT TEAMS

1 Andrew Jordan 104 1 Pirtek Racing 108

2 Adam Morgan 97 2 Ciceley Racing 101

3 Jeff Smith 76 3 eBay Motors 81

4 Colin Turkington 76 4 Airwaves Racing 72

5 Aron Smith 53 5 WIX Racing 49

6 Mat Jackson 49 6 PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing 47

7 Frank Wrathall 41 7 Welch Motorsport 46

8 Tom Onslow-Cole 40 8 Speedworks 46

9 Dave Newsham 36 9 Dynojet 45

10 Dan Welch 34 10 RCIB Insurance Racing 39

11 Nick Foster 28 11 Addison Lee Motorbase 26

12 Rob Austin 23 12 AmDTuning.com 20

13 Rob Collard 21 13 M247 Racing 17

14 Will Bratt 19 14 Team BMR Restart 15

15 Jack Goff 17 15 Wheel Heaven/Houseman 13

16 Liam Griffin 14 16 BTC Racing 0

17 Ollie Jackson 12 17 IP Tech Race Engineering 0

18 James Kaye 11

19 James Cole 11 JACK SEARS TROPHY

20 Lea Wood 5 1 Liam Griffin 2

21 Warren Scott 4 2 James Kaye 2

22 Joe Girling 4 3 Lea Wood 1

23 David Nye 3 4 Joe Girling 1

24 Michael Caine 0 5 David Nye 0

25 Chris Stockton 0 6 Warren Scott 0

26 Howard Fuller 0

27 Andy Neate 0




1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Gordon Shedden 19 DSQ 2 1 3 2

Matt Neal 21 4 1 3 4 3

Michael Caine - - - - - -

Rob Collard DNF DNF DNF 15 12 12

Tom Onslow-Cole 14 DNF 16 13 10 6

Mat Jackson 20 7 10 12 13 9

Aron Smith 9 DNF 11 11 8 7

Dan Welch 11 14 12 NC 15 11

Frank Wrathall 6 DNF 8 7 DNF DNF

David Nye 18 DNF 17 23 DNF DNS

Rob Austin 3 DNF DNF 14 DNF DNS

Will Bratt 12 DNS 14 25 19 14

James Kaye 15 12 DNS 19 DNF DNF

Dave Newsham DNF 9 DNF 9 7 DNF

Nick Foster NC 10 13 17 16 15

James Cole DNF 13 DNF 22 18 17

Howard Fuller - - - - - -

Chris Stockton - - - - - -

Colin Turkington 8 8 9 8 9 1

Jack Goff 13 DNS NC 18 14 16

Adam Morgan 7 6 4 5 5 5

Warren Scott 22 15 DNF 26 DNF 19

Lea Wood 16 DNS DSQ 24 17 DNF

Andy Neate - - - - - -

Ollie Jackson 10 DNF DNS 16 NC DNF

Jeff Smith 5 3 7 10 11 10

Liam Griffin 17 11 15 20 DNF DNF

Andrew Jordan 2 2 6 2 1 13

Sam Tordoff 4 5 3 6 6 4

Joe Girling DNS DNS 18 21 DNF 18

Jason Plato 1 1 5 4 2 8

2013 BTCC RACE RESULTS


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