BTCC 2009 - Brands Hatch - Rounds 1, 2 & 3

[Wasted Talent]

Neal should be kicked out of the championship, i lost count of how many cars he punted out of the way, yet i can't remember seeing him pass anyone without hitting them.

save of the year to Plato

Agree 100% with kicking Neal out, get rid of Shedden too - both of them were premeditated dirty moves, and they've been doing it for years.

As for Adam, I think it was a genuine mistake, but there should be a blue flag system so that he would have had to give the place back to Plato, but then fight on

WT

[Wasted Talent]

Adam has been given a penalty. Plato takes the win, with Adam second.

Sounds very fair to me

WT

[Vaughan2005]

Heya Folks,

What a fantastic days racing at Brands Hatch - A great way to start the new season

I've just uploaded a selection of my pictures from Race Day.

BTCC Races

http://www.flickr.com/photos/totalbt...7616338561777/

BTCC Support Races

http://www.flickr.com/photos/totalbt...7616426842244/

Thanks for looking

[BTCC2]

Some great pics there. love the one of Adam hitting JP, great action shot!

[m.lowe]

My take on it was Plato braked slightly early perhaps wary of cold tyres. Adam was closing at a fair rate and was going to the outside anyhow, but Platos braking cought him out. You can see him trying to miss the Chevvy but at the speed he was at and with Plato braking it was inevitable contact was to be made.
The stewards should of made a decition within a few laps not after the event. I fail to see how Plato can be upset that hes been hit as hes hit every car on the grid over his career. Plenty of other talented drivers out there could pedal the car just as well and not winge and moan.

Spot on there

[c8nay]

I'm gutted. I thought the races were next weekend! Just shows how little I watch ITV now that the BBC has the F1 coverage.

Is there a highlights show repeated or anything on ITV 4 even?

Highlights tonight on ITV1, repeated tomorrow on ITV4 and again on Saturday on ITV4.

I think the full coverage is on ITV player as well.

[Holbon]

Here are my BTCC pic's from Brands

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272832...7616354400630/

[Cooper_S]

fecking disgrace, jonny won the race fair and square

100% agree... Plato braked for pete sake... still about the only way a chavy can win is by official interference

[thompp]

My piccies from Brands Hatch.

BTCC -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomppn...7616420551230/

Support races -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomppn...7616439076810/

[Adam Bollons]

Yes, they weren't unlike anything else we've seen, but Neal made an awful lot of those moves today for my liking. Maybe he should watch Patrick Watts taking Alain Menu (brilliantly) there in 1995 to see how to make that pass without contact.

I agree Patrick Watts move was a peach - the guy was a charger (that race didn't end too well for him though!)

I also agree that hitting someone square up the backside in order to push them wide to get past isn't on. Dive in to a gap, even if its a small one, thats racing and nothing wrong with contact in those situations. As far as I could see Dan Eaves defended his line perfectly so Neal just pushed him wide, in my opinion that amounts to Stock Car racing. Collard was guilty of the same in race two as was Turkington in race one (although they are all square after race 2).

I guess the real problem is that at Brands Indy overtaking opportunities are few and far between. Racing drivers will always push the boundries of acceptable behavior in the quest to move forwards.