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From the practice session yesterday.
From Turkingtons twitter. When did this happen?
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The full livery of Colins' VW wouldn't be revealed till the first race,unfortunately.
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Cant wait to see qualifying, ive a feeling BMR will have a late night tonight putting on a new wrap to unveil tomorrow at race day!!
A couple of their cars are running with a sticker on the corner of the bonnet like its peeling off with a question mark under it!
A couple of their cars are running with a sticker on the corner of the bonnet like its peeling off with a question mark under it!
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Great race , race 2 grid decided by race 1 fastest laps this year , interesting lol .
Grid for Race 2
TOP 10 SCORECARD
01
Jason Plato 48.756
02
Andy Priaulx +0.033
03
Gordon Shedden +0.070
04
Robert Collard +0.104
05
Colin Turkington +0.120
06
Aron Smith +0.129
07
Jack Goff +0.136
08
Matt Neal +0.148
09
Adam Morgan +0.218
10
Andrew Jordan +0.227
Grid for Race 2
TOP 10 SCORECARD
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Think he got a puncture on the front left.
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Well . . wot a days racing . . welcome to btcc 2015 ,
seems to be if you win a race your fooked . .
best point of attack seems to be consistency ,
maybe finishing 3rd to 5th every round . .
50kg of ballast is manageable , full ballast
of 75kg and soft tyres , game over . . #bringiton !
MATT NEAL MAKES IT A TYPE R DOUBLE AT BRANDS HATCH
Honda’s Matt Neal completed a memorable afternoon for the Japanese marque as the triple champion claimed the second victory for the new Civic Type R, following team-mate Gordon Shedden’s thrilling victory earlier in the day.
The finale got off to a dramatic start when Rob Collard’s BMW was tapped into the gravel at Paddock Hill Bend, whilst a quartet of runners further down the field made contact at Druids.
The first safety car of the season was immediately deployed as Josh Cook’s Chevrolet and Warren Scott’s VW were also forced into retirement.
Pole-sitter Rob Austin remained out front in his Exocet AlcoSense Audi but the two-time race winner couldn’t shake off the attentions of Neal and the MG of the impressive Jack Goff. The top three pulled away as Sam Tordoff’s kept a trail of cars behind him in fourth.
2013 champion Andrew Jordan was busy having his best showing of the day on his MG debut, as he scythed his way by Tom Ingram’s Toyota and Tordoff to grab fourth on lap 15. Aron Smith was cutting his own similar ascent through the pack and eventually followed Jordan through and into fifth.
There would be changes aplenty in the top order, however, as race-leader Austin struggled for pace late on. Neal made his move on lap 21 and was immediately followed through by Goff at Paddock as Austin failed to cling on. Jordan was soon upon the Audi too but a mistimed attack on the approach to Clearways led to contact with both cars scampering across the gravel. Austin recovered and went on to claim fifth while Jordan retired in the pits with a puncture.
Goff kept Neal honest throughout and although they couldn’t match the incredible closeness of the race two finish, the gap of just 0.196s again went to show the ultra competitiveness of the BTCC.
Smith, Tordoff and Austin were next up on the timesheets while Ingram rounded off a solid opening day with a top six result. Adam Morgan’s Mercedes took seventh ahead of the charging Andy Priaulx, who made the most of last corner contact between Dave Newsham’s Chevrolet and Hunter Abbott’s Audi to claim eighth.
Former champions Colin Turkington, Jason Plato and Shedden all endured disappointing results for differing reasons. Turkington spun his VW at Surtees and could only recover to finish 12th while his team-mate Plato had his storm through the field halted by an identified problem. He was able to finish the race albeit way down the order while Shedden’s Honda did not make the final classification after a mid-race pit with his own mechanical woes.
seems to be if you win a race your fooked . .
best point of attack seems to be consistency ,
maybe finishing 3rd to 5th every round . .
50kg of ballast is manageable , full ballast
of 75kg and soft tyres , game over . . #bringiton !
MATT NEAL MAKES IT A TYPE R DOUBLE AT BRANDS HATCH
Honda’s Matt Neal completed a memorable afternoon for the Japanese marque as the triple champion claimed the second victory for the new Civic Type R, following team-mate Gordon Shedden’s thrilling victory earlier in the day.
The finale got off to a dramatic start when Rob Collard’s BMW was tapped into the gravel at Paddock Hill Bend, whilst a quartet of runners further down the field made contact at Druids.
The first safety car of the season was immediately deployed as Josh Cook’s Chevrolet and Warren Scott’s VW were also forced into retirement.
Pole-sitter Rob Austin remained out front in his Exocet AlcoSense Audi but the two-time race winner couldn’t shake off the attentions of Neal and the MG of the impressive Jack Goff. The top three pulled away as Sam Tordoff’s kept a trail of cars behind him in fourth.
2013 champion Andrew Jordan was busy having his best showing of the day on his MG debut, as he scythed his way by Tom Ingram’s Toyota and Tordoff to grab fourth on lap 15. Aron Smith was cutting his own similar ascent through the pack and eventually followed Jordan through and into fifth.
There would be changes aplenty in the top order, however, as race-leader Austin struggled for pace late on. Neal made his move on lap 21 and was immediately followed through by Goff at Paddock as Austin failed to cling on. Jordan was soon upon the Audi too but a mistimed attack on the approach to Clearways led to contact with both cars scampering across the gravel. Austin recovered and went on to claim fifth while Jordan retired in the pits with a puncture.
Goff kept Neal honest throughout and although they couldn’t match the incredible closeness of the race two finish, the gap of just 0.196s again went to show the ultra competitiveness of the BTCC.
Smith, Tordoff and Austin were next up on the timesheets while Ingram rounded off a solid opening day with a top six result. Adam Morgan’s Mercedes took seventh ahead of the charging Andy Priaulx, who made the most of last corner contact between Dave Newsham’s Chevrolet and Hunter Abbott’s Audi to claim eighth.
Former champions Colin Turkington, Jason Plato and Shedden all endured disappointing results for differing reasons. Turkington spun his VW at Surtees and could only recover to finish 12th while his team-mate Plato had his storm through the field halted by an identified problem. He was able to finish the race albeit way down the order while Shedden’s Honda did not make the final classification after a mid-race pit with his own mechanical woes.
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was that andrew jordan getting a grilling on the grid about something he had done. anyone know what it was about?
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The hondas are looking pretty handy and the pissflaps carry the weight well
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2015 DRIVER STANDINGSFULL STANDINGS
1st
Matt Neal
37pts
2nd
Jack Goff
37pts
3rd
Aron Smith
36pts
4th
Andy Priaulx
34pts
5th
Gordon Shedden
32pts
1st
Matt Neal
37pts
2nd
Jack Goff
37pts
3rd
Aron Smith
36pts
4th
Andy Priaulx
34pts
5th
Gordon Shedden
32pts
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Some more pics of Scotts' off....
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