BTCC - Thruxton

3 excellent races, the second race with alison and turner looked nasty as did that porsche super cup crash.

The championship is so exciting this year, can't wait for the next round.

same here

I enjoyed all of the races.

Was impressed by Jordan again, keeping a good race to take him to the podium on race 3.

not a goog day if you were a BMW driver. Apparantly the lack of performance was down to the harder tire which upset the balance of the car

A manic Clio race today!! :eek:

Who the heck gave Richard Marsh the keys to that Alfa? lol I haven't seen anything like it since Simoni in 94/95!

I know not only is he slow, he keeps hitting things!

Having just got back from Thruxton, a couple of thoughts ...

Good things:

Parking arrangements. Pretty well organised, methinks. And by not having the final BTCC race on last helped to reduce the mad rush ...Lord Mike of Jordan. I dithered at the beginning of the season on who (whom?) I was going to support. Rockingham made me mind up. Thruxton confirmed it. I bow to thee, Lord Mike. Fiona finishing races. Yay!. Murray walking and talking.

Bad things:

It's owned by the British Automobile Racing Club yet they haven't placed view screens anywhere. When you're only allowed to view from 3/8ths of the circuit it really is a no-brainer that this sort of facility should be supplied (I know people will say "why because it's owned by the British Automobile Racing Club?". No reason, but if they have a posh name, make a bl**dy effort). The toilets. Look, your website looks like it was designed in the 1930's but there's no need to fob us off with old school lavs. No hot water, no hand dryers, no paper towels after midday. Awful. And worst of all. Mike Jordan's puncture ... No fair.

Not specifically Thruxton bad things:

Those wretched air horns .............

That's it ....

<grumpy old man mode:> Off

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Oh ... One more good things at Thruxton ...

Damn good job, marshals ....

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Races looked good on the TV. I thought Jordan, by rights, ought to have won all three races! He had a fantastic meeting.

I know it's early days, but is anyone elsewondering whether we'll see a BMW win this year? Further to that, I think it's abundantly clear that none of the Alfas will get a victory in 2007, reverse grid or no.

Great races with plenty of surpises and class performances, namely that of Fab, but for the second meeting I notice their is a whole load of absences throughout. I don't like it when so many drivers fail to make it out. I like to see everyone out racing.

From what I make out of BTC Racing messers Stockon and Leason DNF Race 1 but whereas both missed out on Race 2 atleast Chris got out for Race 3 (only to get a DNF). What happened to the two in Race 2 and Nick for Race 3?

John George and Eoin Murray were absentees when they missed Race 2 and 3 respectively.

I do notice though the races the above drivers miss do all follow DNF's so perhaps the teams couldn't fix problems in time?

But I notice Adam Jones and Jim Pocklington didn't show all day. What happened to them for Thruxton?