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30th March 2013, 15:45 #1
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BTCC Brands Hatch: Rounds 1-3
Thought it a good idea to start a thread for the opening BTCC meeting of the year.
Not the best start to qualifying, with Turkington, Goff and Griffin involved in a coming-together after just minutes. Track temperatures are clearly going to be a big problem both today and tomorrow.
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30th March 2013, 16:17 #2
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Temperatures peaking at about 3C tomorrow so could be quite an experience.
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30th March 2013, 18:08 #3
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Final qualifying results:
1 77 I Andrew Jordan Honda Civic 48.387 15 +0.000 89.87
2 01 Gordon Shedden Honda Civic 48.483 16 +0.096 89.69
3 99 Jason Plato MG6 48.571 15 +0.184 89.53
4 02 Matt Neal Honda Civic 48.614 17 +0.227 89.45
5 88 Sam Tordoff MG6 48.726 15 +0.339 89.24
6 17 I Dave Newsham Toyota Avensis 48.827 15 +0.440 89.06
7 13 I Rob Austin Audi A4 48.844 15 +0.457 89.03
8 55 I Jeff Smith Honda Civic 48.914 15 +0.527 88.90
9 18 I Nick Foster BMW 125i M Sport 49.201 16 +0.814 88.38
10 33 I Adam Morgan Toyota Avensis 49.203 17 +0.816 88.38
11 48 I Ollie Jackson Toyota Avensis 49.239 14 +0.852 88.31
12 07 I Mat Jackson Ford Focus 49.248 15 +0.861 88.30
13 05 I Robert Collard BMW 125i M Sport 49.319 17 +0.932 88.17
14 08 I Aron Smith Ford Focus 49.553 15 +1.166 87.75
15 14 I Will Bratt Audi A4 49.737 17 +1.350 87.43
16 43 I Lea Wood Vauxhall Vectra 50.011 15 +1.624 86.95
17 06 I Tom Onslow-Cole VW Passat CC 50.231 19 +1.844 86.57
18 15 I James Kaye VW Golf MK5 51.198 13 +2.811 84.93
19 66 I Liam Griffin Ford Focus 51.330 14 +2.943 84.71
20 90 I Joe Girling Chevrolet Cruze 51.415 15 +3.028 84.57
21 39 I Warren Scott SEAT Leon 51.439 17 +3.052 84.53
22 20 I James Cole Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R 51.453 13 +3.066 84.51
23 12 I David Nye Ford Focus 51.616 23 +3.229 84.24
24 10 I Daniel Welch Proton Gen-2 55.179 13 +6.792 78.80
25 29 I Colin Turkington BMW 125i M Sport 1
26 31 I Jack Goff Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R 0
27 11 I Frank Wrathall Toyota Avensis 22
The top four aren't much of a surprise; Tordoff is off to an excellent start with MG, and it was good work from Nick Foster to out-qualify Collard (for the first time?) and get his best ever BTCC qualifying position. The Motorbase NGTC Fords have struggled badly all day. By contrast, I'm impressed with Onslow-Cole's efforts in the VW. Having not turned a wheel before arriving at the circuit, setting a meaningful time is an achievement.
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31st March 2013, 12:20 #4
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Think Jordan might get a slap on the wrist for that move. Good race but what happened to the Hondas? Bit noisy in our house so missed the commentary.
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31st March 2013, 12:28 #5
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It was a good race with some decent action. If it carries on like this it'll be a great season.
So glad Toby has had the chop, his replacement is far better! The commentary is actually worth listening to now.
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31st March 2013, 12:43 #6
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Yes, I was really impressed with the quality of the racing — good and clean — until Jordan's last-corner attack on Plato, which was never on. At least they managed still to cross the line first and second. A good run from Rob Austin until his soft tyres went away. The other stand-outs for me were Wrathall, coming from the back to fifth, and Turkington likewise to eighth. Otherwise, not a good race for the BMWs, nor the Motorbase Fords. Plus, who would have thought Team HARD would get both Goff's Insignia and Onslow-Cole's Passat into the points? That's some achievement after so little running.
christopholus, the Hondas both hit trouble at the same time. At the first corner, Shedden got into a massive slide but recovered, while Neal picked up some bodywork damage on the right rear (didn't see how) which led to the tyre being fouled and a lot of smoke. Neal was clearly struggling, and when Tordoff passed him going into Clearways there was a bit of contact. Neal then shut the door on Shedden as they entered the straight, forcing Shedden onto the grass next to the pit wall, where his car picked up a lot of grass in the air intake. The next lap, both were in the pits.
I agree with the remark about the commentary. David Addison is excellent — sensible, articulate, accurate, and with a good rapport with Tim Harvey. ITV should have gone for him last year, without a doubt.
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31st March 2013, 13:03 #7
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Thanks for the recap. Commentary was excellent (the bits I heard over kids/dogs running about), a very good appointment. Austin was on soft tyres wasn't he? Bit worrying if they won't last a cold race distance. Suppose they were OK for Turkington though, he made it to 8th.
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Full result of Round 1:
1 99 Jason Plato MG6 27 +0.000 49.023
2 77 I Andrew Jordan Honda Civic 27 +2.168 48.998
3 13 I Rob Austin Audi A4 27 +6.130 48.968
4 88 Sam Tordoff MG6 27 +7.781 49.393
5 55 I Jeff Smith Honda Civic 27 +8.245 49.338
6 11 I Frank Wrathall Toyota Avensis 27 +13.622 49.694
7 33 I Adam Morgan Toyota Avensis 27 +16.948 49.592
8 29 I Colin Turkington BMW 125i M Sport 27 +18.923 49.252
9 08 I Aron Smith Ford Focus 27 +20.253 49.843
10 48 I Ollie Jackson Toyota Avensis 27 +22.114 49.524
11 10 I Daniel Welch Proton Gen-2 27 +23.129 49.412
12 14 I Will Bratt Audi A4 27 +23.501 49.756
13 31 I Jack Goff Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R 27 +27.349 49.937
14 06 I Tom Onslow-Cole VW Passat CC 27 +27.999 50.172
15 15 I James Kaye VW Golf MK5 27 +29.817 50.089
16 43 I Lea Wood Vauxhall Vectra 27 +31.366 50.353
17 66 I Liam Griffin Ford Focus 27 +37.067 50.665
18 12 I David Nye Ford Focus 27 +44.911 50.514
19 01 Gordon Shedden Honda Civic 27 +45.441 49.068
20 07 I Mat Jackson Ford Focus 26 +1 Lap 49.788
21 02 Matt Neal Honda Civic 26 +1 Lap 49.848
22 39 I Warren Scott SEAT Leon 26 +1 Lap 51.166
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- 18 I Nick Foster BMW 125i M Sport 4 +23 Laps 53.867
- 05 I Robert Collard BMW 125i M Sport 3 +24 Laps 53.310
- 17 I Dave Newsham Toyota Avensis 2 +25 Laps 52.522
- 20 I James Cole Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R 1 +26 Laps 1:06.071
- 90 I Joe Girling Chevrolet Cruze 0 DNS
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31st March 2013, 14:59 #10
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Plato is driving beautifully today; Shedden did likewise in race two to claim third, and Jeff Smith in taking fourth. Shame the same couldn't be said of Wrathall. As far as I could see, he was definitely to blame for the incidents with Turkington and Austin, and then I thought he took himself out by moving over on Neal at Druids.
Adam Morgan on pole for race three.
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