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SEATFreak

23rd June 2007, 15:03

A word for someone who didn't get a mention during the Free Practice 2. He missed Croft and where did Adam Jones come in his Team Air Cool Toledo? 11th! Better than one of the stars of the season for me lower down...Gareth Howell.

Surely that is something of an achievement, don't you think?

nicemms

23rd June 2007, 15:04

I can't believe it then in about 5 minutes its been red flagged!

Ian McC

23rd June 2007, 15:07

15 min delay to rebuild tyre wall, somebody hit that with some force!

Allyc85

23rd June 2007, 15:07

:( minimum 15 minute delay!

nicemms

23rd June 2007, 15:12

I wonder who hit it!

bt52b

23rd June 2007, 15:15

I wonder who hit it!

...and is it the end of their weekend?

Rusty

23rd June 2007, 15:16

Back underway.....

MattL

23rd June 2007, 15:19

Tom Onslow-Cole hit the tyre barrier at the exit from Cascades.

Ian McC

23rd June 2007, 15:21

Cheers for that Matt :) Now we know.

Rusty

23rd June 2007, 15:26

Tom Onslow-Cole hit the tyre barrier at the exit from Cascades.

And hes still going round in qualifiying fair play...

NO he's not sorry blonde moment hes only done 1 Lap sorry DOH!!!!

bt52b

23rd June 2007, 15:27

Tom Onslow-Cole hit the tyre barrier at the exit from Cascades.

Only completed 1 lap!

Ian McC

23rd June 2007, 15:28

And hes still going round in qualifiying fair play...

Doesn't look like it, just shows him as only doing one flying lap.

Rusty

23rd June 2007, 15:33

Yeah i Know edited my post i feel such a Div....

nicemms

23rd June 2007, 15:41

So there we have it. Turkington on Pole with Shedden and Neal in 2nd and 3rd

bt52b

23rd June 2007, 15:55

Plato fifth. Wonder when he gets the new Seat engine?

VkmSpouge

23rd June 2007, 17:08

Oulton Park Qualifying Times:
1. Colin Turkington BMW 320si 1m28.534s
2. Gordon Shedden Honda Civic +0.054
3. Matt Neal Honda Civic +0.133
4. Darren Turner SEAT Leon +0.403
5. Jason Plato SEAT Leon +0.455
6. Fabrizio Giovanardi Vauxhall Vectra +0.524
7. Mike Jordan Honda Integra +0.619
8. Adam Jones SEAT Toledo +0.637
9. Mat Jackson BMW 320si +0.674
10. Tom Chilton Vauxhall Vectra +0.757
11. Gareth Howell SEAT Toledo +1.136
12. Matt Allison SEAT Toledo +1.356
13. Dave Pinkney Alfa Romeo 156 +1.472
14. Jason Hughes MG ZS +2.116
15. Simon Blanckley Honda Integra +2.261
16. Chris Stockton Lexus IS200 +2.607
17. Richard Marsh Alfa Romeo 156 +2.704
18. Tom Onslow-Cole BMW 320si +2.766
19. Erkut Kizilirmak Vauxhall Astra +2.859
20. John George Honda Integra +3.058
21. Martyn Bell BMW 320i +4.125
22. Fiona Leggate MG ZS +4.793
23. Rick Kerry BMW 120d +5.732
24. Jim Pocklington BMW 320i +8.596

Good laps by Colin Turkington and Gordon Shedden. Great to see Adam Jones back, hopefully he'll have a trouble-free run this weekend. Pinkney appears to be improving, only just behind the Motorbase SEATs. Also a decent time for Simon Blanckley. Feel really sorry for Nick Leason coming down with an illness.

VXRDartford

23rd June 2007, 18:17

Plato fifth. Wonder when he gets the new Seat engine?

Correct me if i am wrong (which i am sure you will) but the new seat engine is for the wtcc only instead of their 25kg weight reduction so no new engine for plato. 5th is good with max ballast lets hope he gets good points this weekend.

well done rick kerry looks a lot more competitive

nicemms

23rd June 2007, 18:46

Good lap by Adam Jones. Hopefully he'll do well in the race.

SEATFreak

23rd June 2007, 19:09

But more importantly just behind the man behind Neal, Darren Turner, is Jase and Fab. With Jase leading the championship, albeit by only 2pts, could perhaps we be looking at a start that will play into Fab's hands as Jase just in front will have full Championship ballast and with the Leon not the fastest of cars of the start?

thetrooper_uk

23rd June 2007, 19:12

It looks good for tomorrow. I shall be there after my 168 mile drive. Looks like an early start for me lol. I hope it's worth the long drive.

mattie007

23rd June 2007, 20:02

Good to see Jason up there again in his MG. Shame Fiona can't quite match his pace. Adam Jones did well after such a long break too. Should make for some top racing.
Who's missing then?
Eoin Murray, Nick Leason and Im sure there is someone else?!

Brown, Jon Brow

23rd June 2007, 20:03

. Feel really sorry for Nick Leason coming down with an illness.

Is he able to race? And they had just cured his car of illness. :)

VkmSpouge

23rd June 2007, 22:36

According to the report on BTCC.net Leason is out for the weekend with illness.

MBailey06

24th June 2007, 08:19

No one else is missing. All of the other 24 remaining qualified yesterday.

ATF

24th June 2007, 12:47

Shedden wins race 1 from Gio and Turks! 6th different race winner for 2007!

Plato 7th so Gio should lead championship by 6 points now!! :D

Also Turner retired, what happened?!

nicemms

24th June 2007, 13:36

Turner crashed with Pinkney. Its a shame that Adam Jones didn't finish though but good result for Mat Jackson.

Ian McC

24th June 2007, 14:07

It's raining now and they are running behind schedule

Ian McC

24th June 2007, 14:36

Second race about to start, first lap mayhem anyone?

nicemms

24th June 2007, 14:41

I think so - Its wet and its btcc so there will be mayhem!

Ian McC

24th June 2007, 14:49

Oh dear, safety car on the first lap!

Looks like it was Shedden and four others from the back!

ATF

24th June 2007, 14:53

Also TOC and Chilton trailing at the back of the field, wonder what happened? Reckon Gio will strike early again after the restart if Turks can't get heat into his tyres!

nicemms

24th June 2007, 14:59

I know! And safety car out again!

Ian McC

24th June 2007, 15:08

I missed it going in, must of blinked at the wrong moment.

ATF

24th June 2007, 15:10

I know! And safety car out again!

Says race distance will remain at 15 laps, presumably cos they're delayed!

In now!

nicemms

24th June 2007, 15:12

Even Even with safey car still going to be 15 laps. They must be running tight for time!

Ian McC

24th June 2007, 15:14

They will have to change the race order now to keep up with the TV.

VkmSpouge

24th June 2007, 18:04

Great maiden win for Mat Jackson! He stormed through from the second row of the grid to first place and never looked like giving it up despite pressure from Jason Plato. The SEAT simply couldn't live with the BMW's pace on the straights.

Adam Jones had a fine return to the series, if he can iron out those little mistakes (like that which cost him a place to Plato in race three) then he'll be getting podiums for sure. Mike Jordan also had a good weekend.

Several big crashes for smaller teams. Motorbase had both cars in the tyres at least Allison was able to salvage a good finish in the 2nd and 3rd races. Dave Pinkney looked to have got together with Darren Turner in race 1 and then Simon Blanckley in race 2. The Kartworld MGs also took a bit of pounding too. Chris Stockton was pretty fast (5th in race 3 at one point) but got no points to show for it but that Lexus is improving all the time now.

Giovanardi and Plato tied at the top of the championship and seven different winners in 15 races, things are looking good for the second half of the season.

AlexD

24th June 2007, 18:29

Congratulations to Mat and his team!
Stockton put on another fine display, but was unlucky. Excellent drives from Jordan and Jones, too.
What was Blanckley doing at the start in race 2? I don't know but it took a fair few cars out!

nicemms

24th June 2007, 18:49

Well done to Mat Jackson and his team. He made a fantastic start and had a superb race from there on in, even with Jase' behind him! Very few or no errors from him, just brilliant.

Adam Jones did well,especially since the toldedo is an older car.

Shedden did well in the civic, two nice moves on Onslow Cole. They certainly have done well with the Civic at Team Dynamics. Just a shame Neal went off, taking Giovanrdi and Turkington with him and almost Jordan!

BDunnell

24th June 2007, 19:41

I can only echo the comments about Jackson. Really glad to see him getting a win, especially because it wasn't an entirely straightforward one. Great stuff.

But how unlucky is Chris Stockton? He obviously has to defend quite a lot when he gets into good positions, because the Lexus still looks like it lacks a bit of speed, but even so he doesn't deserve to get pushed off quite so often. He deserves some strong points finishes between now and the end of the season because he clearly has great pace himself. Pinkney looked quicker than before, prior to his accidents, and Mike Jordan can count himself unlucky not to have got a bit more out of the weekend, too. He really does look more competitive in the Integra than he did last year, which surprises me.

ADnet

24th June 2007, 19:48

For those that missed out... Incidents:

Race 1: Pinkney & Turner have a coming together on the way to Island Hairpin, not sure what exactly happened but pinkney crabs the car back home with a broken track rod, and turners car had a broken front suspension.
Allison has a moment coming through druids, and slams into the tyre wall, heavy damage.

Race 2 start.. Blanckley turns into Pinkney just before the turn into the first corner, pinkney spins, collects hughes, pinkneys car heavily damaged, the front right wheel torn off, and damage to the rear aswell, hughes quite badly damaged too, Erkut crashed aswell so probably got caught up in it somewhere as he took out the camera man! On the restard Howell over cooks it and also crashes at lodge, hitting the wall side on and battering yet another Toledo.

Race 3: Matt Neal spins after trying to pass plato on the first corner, has a tank-slapper, collects turkington, and forces Jodan to swerve out the way which put Giovanardi in the barriers. Neal retires after, and Colin ended up in the gravel as his car was steering itself. Giovanardi comes in after a couple of laps as the radiator had gone. Jordan continues with bent rear upright/suspension and finished in the points.

Captain VXR

24th June 2007, 19:57

Congrats to Mat for winning and congrats to Giovanardi for catching up Plato

thompp

24th June 2007, 21:18

Race 3: Matt Neal spins after trying to pass plato on the first corner, has a tank-slapper, collects turkington, and forces Jodan to swerve out the way which put Giovanardi in the barriers.

I may get corrected, but rather than spinning I got the impression Neal was tapped by Plato, and on correctinh himself toavoid the grass hit Turks through no fault of his own.

Overall, an exciting weekend, but largely due to the large number of incidients due to the wet weather, but with some good overtaking moves,
especially Shedden on Turks twice..! Definitely looks like a two horse race now for the championship, I think sadly Matt is out of it, if he had nailed a win or two he might still have had a look-in.

MBailey06

24th June 2007, 21:34

If Plato and Gio have a bad weekend at Donnington and Neal or Turkington win 2 of the 3 races then maybe they would be in the title fight, but otherwise no.

Brown, Jon Brow

24th June 2007, 21:50

A few snaps. Not brilliant though.

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Got some good video coverage though.

Overall it was a good event. Watched race 1 at Knickerbrook, race2 at Clay Hill and race 3 at Old Hall. Saw Neal get his tank slapper and collect Turkington. The some good racing throughout the field, Erkut and Leggate, Stockton and Bell. Kerry's BMW looked a bit more on the pace, faster than Pocklington. The Alfa's looked fast but Pinkney didn't get any luck. Marsh overtook a few cars in race 3 and was looking like he would pass Bell for 10th before he retired.

Goose70

24th June 2007, 22:41

What a great day out, My first Touring Car event and it's certainly better than watching it on tv.

Brilliant race from Matt to hold off Plato in the 3rd race, the second was a bit of a letdown as the safety car did as many laps. But all in all a cracking day out and will definately be back next year. :D

Watched the first on Clay Hill near the bridge, second at Cascades, and the third at Knickerbrook.

VkmSpouge

24th June 2007, 22:47

Race 2 start.. Blanckley turns into Pinkney just before the turn into the first corner, pinkney spins, collects hughes, pinkneys car heavily damaged, the front right wheel torn off, and damage to the rear aswell, hughes quite badly damaged too, Erkut crashed aswell so probably got caught up in it somewhere as he took out the camera man!

Are we certain it was Simon Blanckley's fault? The ITV camera position was too far away to tell and ITV only gave Pinkney's side of the story.

Northern Monkey

24th June 2007, 22:58

It was a six of one, half a dozen of the other incident. Both drivers were dicing for position in a tight pack heading for the first corner and they got tangled up, its just a shame it was in the way they did. Had it been dry, the impact with the wall probably wouldn't have been as bad as it was.

ADnet

25th June 2007, 00:08

Okay, maybe the catalyst was a based on "loose assumption" but the outcome was the same lol

Brooklands78

25th June 2007, 07:27

Great to see Martyn Bell picking up his first point of the season in Race 3. Thoroughly deserved for Martyn and his hard working team!

Liz Bolton

25th June 2007, 11:27

First time to Oulton Park. We arrived on friday and camped for the weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday were brilliant. Shame that the safety car was out for so long on race 2. Watched first race from knickerbrook and that other 2 from Druids. All three results were good. Excellent to see Matt win his first race.

Will definitely go again next year, however, may have to take the kids next time.

Now looking forward to snetterton, which is the next race weekend we are going to and again we will be camping.