BTCC Brands Hatch 2011

[Allyc85]

Neal fastest in Fp1.

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Matt Neal Honda 1m33.344s
2. Jason Plato Chevrolet 1m33.464s + 0.120s
3. Gordon Shedden Honda 1m33.484s + 0.140s
4. Tom Boardman Special Tuning SEAT 1m33.500s + 0.156s
5. Alex MacDowall Chevrolet 1m33.590s + 0.246s
6. James Nash Triple 8 Vauxhall 1m33.718s + 0.374s
7. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Vauxhall 1m33.817s + 0.473s
8. Paul O'Neill Tech-Speed Chevrolet 1m33.954s + 0.610s
9. Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 1m33.959s + 0.615s
10. Tom Chilton Arena Ford 1m34.254s + 0.910s
11. Rob Collard WSR BMW 1m34.334s + 0.990s
12. Dave Newsham Special Tuning SEAT 1m34.387s + 1.043s
13. Michael Caine Motorbase Ford 1m34.514s + 1.170s
14. Ollie Jackson Triple 8 Vauxhall 1m34.573s + 1.229s
15. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 1m34.921s + 1.577s
16. Jeff Smith Eurotech Vauxhall 1m34.942s + 1.598s
17. Tom Onslow-Cole Arena Ford 1m35.027s + 1.683s
18. Martin Byford AmD Volkswagen 1m35.049s + 1.705s
19. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford 1m35.120s + 1.776s
20. Andy Neate Arena Ford 1m35.159s + 1.815s
21. Nick Foster WSR BMW 1m35.587s + 2.243s
22. Daniel Welch Welch Proton 1m35.590s + 2.246s
23. Rob Austin Rob Austin Audi 1m36.048s + 2.704s
24. Tony Gilham Geoff Steel BMW 1m36.401s + 3.057s
25. Lea Wood Central Group Honda 1m37.128s + 3.784s
26. John George Tech-Speed Chevrolet 1m37.173s + 3.829s
27. Chris James ES Chevrolet 1m39.023s + 5.679s
28. Chris Swanwick Rob Austin Audi 1m39.109s + 5.765s
29. Tony Hughes Speedworks Toyota 1m40.417s + 7.073s
Neal heads Plato and Shedden in first practice at Brands Hatch - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

[Allyc85]

Plato quickest in Fp2, Ollie Jackson 10th on his debut!

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Jason Plato Chevrolet 1m32.301s
2. Gordon Shedden Honda 1m32.597s + 0.296s
3. Paul O'Neill Tech-Speed Chevrolet 1m32.814s + 0.513s
4. Alex MacDowall Chevrolet 1m32.907s + 0.606s
5. Alex MacDowall Chevrolet 1m32.999s + 0.698s
6. Matt Neal Honda 1m33.024s + 0.723s
7. Tom Onslow-Cole Arena Ford 1m33.108s + 0.807s
8. Rob Collard WSR BMW 1m33.327s + 1.026s
9. Tom Chilton Arena Ford 1m33.402s + 1.101s
10. Ollie Jackson 888 Vauxhall 1m33.443s + 1.142s
11. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 1m33.630s + 1.329s
12. Dave Newsham Special Tuning SEAT 1m33.730s + 1.429s
13. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Vauxhall 1m33.750s + 1.449s
14. Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 1m33.795s + 1.494s
15. Tom Boardman Special Tuning SEAT 1m33.796s + 1.495s
16. Nick Foster WSR BMW 1m33.863s + 1.562s
17. Jeff Smith Eurotech Vauxhall 1m33.912s + 1.611s
18. Andy Neate Arena Ford 1m33.917s + 1.616s
19. Daniel Welch Welch Proton 1m34.196s + 1.895s
20. John George Tech-Speed Chevrolet 1m34.274s + 1.973s
21. Michael Caine Motorbase Ford 1m34.379s + 2.078s
22. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford 1m34.392s + 2.091s
23. Martin Byford AmD Volkswagen 1m34.4 s + 2.139s
24. Rob Austin Rob Austin Audi 1m35.178s + 2.877s
25. Tony Gilham Geoff Steel BMW 1m35.237s + 2.936s
26. Lea Wood Central Group Honda 1m35.739s + 3.438s
27. Chris Swanwick Rob Austin Audi 1m37.587s + 5.286s
28. Tony Hughes Speedworks Toyota 1m37.911s + 5.610s
29. Chris James ES Chevrolet 1m39.499s + 7.198s

Reigning champion Jason Plato on top in second practice - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

[christophulus]

A few punctures there, Honda scoring a massive own goal and letting Plato back into contention.

I also wish that MSV would spend a few quid and sort out the signal at the far end of the circuit in the trees. Every lap it breaks up!

[BDunnell]

A few punctures there, Honda scoring a massive own goal and letting Plato back into contention.

Indeed. The thing that struck me was what a clean, fair race it was, the bit of contact between Collard and Wrathall aside.

[Allyc85]

Not a bad race at all though Honda must be gutted that they didnt just go for points instead of what looks like going with an aggressive car setup.

[BDunnell]

I'm sure some will say Plato is only leading the title race now as a result of the turbos being pegged back, but he is clearly making the most of the opportunity this has given him. And his car is clearly working superbly at Brands.

Foster on pole for race three, but the Hondas are well up. Will their race pace be enough to keep them up front?

[Iain]

The whole situation's an absolute farce. It's all being stage-managed to get the best possible finale at Silverstone. Is this the series I grew up watching and spent many an enjoyable weekend watching in person? No.

[BDunnell]

The whole situation's an absolute farce. It's all being stage-managed to get the best possible finale at Silverstone. Is this the series I grew up watching and spent many an enjoyable weekend watching in person? No.

To that I'd make two points. First, it's not as if all the non-turbo cars have suddenly jumped ahead of the turbos in terms of performance. Second, watching the on-car footage from O'Neill's Chevy, it was clear that the turbo Fords ahead of him were still going away on the straights. I don't like all the arsing-about with the technical regs either, but it's a rod TOCA made for its own back, nothing more.

[RMLCruzeing82]

yup the ford was clearly alot quicker in a straight line compered to O'Neills Chevy, yet fans of turbo teams are saying the championship is a farce. how wrong you all are

[RMLCruzeing82]

g8t 3rd race. well done to Honda with there crazy 5second lead but they were running light so well done to them and well done to Plato for getting 6th. Gutted for O'Neill and Foster. bourdman and neate were very lucky they didn't have a nasty crash.