Inside BTCC - Issue 20 - BTCC 2013 at Thruxton

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HONDA DOUBLE

BUT PLATO LEADS AS TURKINGTON WINS

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With two rounds done and in the bag, it’s off to Thruxton for the next event on the BTCC calendar at the fastest circuit in the UK. Jason Plato remains out front heading to Hampshire but he saw his lead at the top of the standings cut by Andy Jordan at Donington Park, while there was also a return to form for defending champion Gordon Shedden after his tough start at Brands Hatch.

With Colin Turkington having taken his first win of the season at Donington, the scene is now set for another interesting weekend on track with it anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top.

In this issue of Inside BTCC, we look back at the Donington Park action and preview what is to come when the field arrives in Hampshire.

We also catch up with Rob Austin to see how much work went into ensuring that Sherman was able to return to action at Donington, find out more on the new series for the Super Touring machines seen in the 1990s and find out how happy KX are to be involved in the BTCC. There is also a round-up from the TOCA support paddock, and the latest on life in the Airwaves Racing garage from Lauren Taylor as she reflects on a tough weekend for her boyfriend Aron Smith in round two.

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SHERMAN RIDES AGAIN How Rob Austin got back on track

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NEWS IN BRIEF Rounding up the news from around the paddock

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STEP BACK IN TIME The new Super Touring Car Trophy series

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BOOSTING A BRAND Behind the scenes with KX

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DONINGTON PARK ROUND-UP Two Honda wins but Plato leads points

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LAUREN’S COLUMN A unique view on BTCC life

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SUPPORT RACES Rounding up the action from the support formulae

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THRUXTON PREVIEW Looking ahead to rounds 7, 8 & 9

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SHERMAN RIDES AGAIN He’s named after a tank, and he was ready to return to battle at Donington Park despite a huge shunt at Brands Hatch just three weeks earlier…

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While much of the post-

kick-start his season with

last corner clash. Race two

Go left and round the

weekend discussion

a podium finish but then

was disappointing and it

outside or take a risk and

following the BTCC season

missed out on another

meant I was starting so

go for the inside line.

opener at Brands Hatch

strong result in race two

far back for race three

surrounded Jason Plato’s

after being forced out

that I didn’t even pay any

Austin felt in the mood to

double win to secure the

following contact with

attention to where I was

take the risk.

championship lead, there

Frank Wrathall’s Toyota.

on the grid.

about someone who had

Starting down in 20th

“I was on a real charge

the brakes and I knew it

seen his weekend end

place, Austin was on a

when the lights went

was a risk to go for the

in a much less positive

charge when the lights

out and we’d overtaken

inside when I could see

fashion.

went out and was quickly

loads of cars on the

him spinning,” he recalled.

making up places, but

opening lap. Then I

“He had quite a lot of

Things had started well for

as the field turned into

turned into Paddock and

momentum as he was

Rob Austin on race day in

Paddock Hill Bend for the

Dave [Newsham] was

going round and it looked

Kent, with a stunning start

second time, all that was

sideways….”

to me like he was going

to the opening race of the

about to change.

was also plenty being said

“I could have jumped on

weekend seeing him jump

to go backwards and go With Newsham’s

beyond the point where

to the head of the pack –

“The first race of the

Speedworks Toyota

he would be able to save

making him the first driver

weekend had gone really

broadside across the

it. However, I also knew

to lead a lap in BTCC 2013

well,” Austin reflected.

circuit after he lost the

there was a possibility

in the process.

“The only downside to it

rear end of his car turning

that his car could suddenly

was that I’d wiped out

into the right-hander,

grip and he might come

Although unable to retain

my soft tyres by the end

Austin was faced with the

back across the circuit.

his position out front as

and wasn’t able to keep

split second decision as to

the performance of his

up with Jason [Plato] and

which side of the Avensis

“If I’d cleared him I think

soft compound tyres fell

Andy [Jordan]. If I’d been

he would go.

I would have been up to

away, Austin crossed

able to stay with them, we

the line in third spot to

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at that point. He went

field was able to avoid

new shell and I wondered

on to finish second, so I

the stricken Audi and he

how we were going to

think we could have been

was able to climb out to

get around that as I had

Then however came

on for a podium – I was

inspect the damage that

sponsors to keep happy

the report from Austin’s

really charging. I was in

had been done.

and needed to make sure

number one mechanic

I represented them.

Matt that the car wasn’t

determined mood and I

track.”

decided to go for it. By the

That damage was

actually as bad as first

time he started to come

extensive to say the least,

“The boys in the garage

back across the circuit,

with the impact having left

had obviously seen the

all I could think was ‘Shit

the A4 in a sorry state.

crash and they felt we

“Matt went to find it and

– here he comes’.

The immediate thought

would have damaged

reported back that the

feared.

was that it was game

the roll cage; the hit was

cage looked alright,” he

“I didn’t lift and prayed

over for the car, with the

certainly hard enough to

said. “We all rushed to

that he wouldn’t collect

question then being how

do that. It was taking an

have a look and we could

me, but next thing I was

Austin was going to get

age for the car to come

see that the roll cage

facing the wrong way and

out on track for Donington

back and our heads were

was straight and that the

heading for the barrier. I

to ensure he was able to

down for quite a while.

subframes were straight.

knew it was going to be

represent his sponsors on

While we waited, I was

Suddenly we all looked at

expensive and suddenly

track.

considering our options

each other and thought

I found myself sitting in

and it crossed my mind

‘F•••ing hell – we can do

the middle of the circuit

“When everyone had gone

that Chris Stockton has a

this!’

watching the rest of the

past, I got out to see

car that he is working to

field coming towards me

what the damage was,”

complete and I wondered

“When we realised the roll

with the drivers door

he said. “I was still full of

if we could approach him

cage was okay, the part-

missing from the car. I

adrenaline at that point,

to see if we could finish it

time guys in the team all

didn’t half feel vulnerable

and when I looked at it, I

and put it out in the WIX

offered to come in and

at that point!”

thought it was written off.

colours, or if we could hire

help, and the amount of e-

My next thought was that

a car from somewhere to

mails, Facebook messages

we were going to need a

make sure we were still on

and Tweets I got from

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people who also offered to

A key part of making

raced without them. They

come down and pitch in to

sure the Audi was able

saved my bacon again

Austin himself would

repair Sherman was quite

to make it out on track

and to have that kind of

qualify in 18th spot having

humbling. In the team,

at Donington was the

support is really humbling.

struggled for straightline

we have always had the

support shown by BTCC

attitude that if we need

fans, who rushed in their

“Sometimes I think about

race one would prove to

to get something done,

hundreds to purchase ‘I

it and I feel like it isn’t my

be the highlight before

we will get it done – come

helped save Sherman’

team, it’s almost like it is

engine failure in race two

hell or high water.

t-shirts after the idea was

their team. In a way, that

was enough to sideline

pitched in the aftermath of

is bang on the money as

him for the remainder of

the accident.

they have put so much

race day.

“The boys in the team never cease to amaze me

speed and 14th place in

into us. Obviously we

and by the end of the first

The initial run sold out

are well liked, although I

Work will now take place

week, we’d actually done

almost immediately and

have no idea why. I can’t

alongside engine builder

a lot of the work. That was

when Donington came

appreciate the support

Field Motorsport to try

after having the Monday

around, no fewer than 600

enough and to have so

and get the bottom of the

off so in just four days,

had been snapped up.

much support is great – I

issues faced by the team

love it.”

at Donington Park ahead

they’d stripped the old panels off, I’d organised

“We ordered 150 at first

the new ones and they

and we thought it would

Sadly for Austin, the

season at Thruxton, where

were already being fitted

be a bit of a help if we

hard work that went

Sherman is set to once

in. I don’t want to add up

sold them,” Austin said.

into getting Sherman on

again be one of the most

the total cost involved but

“We’ve now sold 600

track again for Donington

popular cars on track with

there were a lot of late

of them, which is huge

Park wasn’t reflected by

fans watching trackside.

nights and a lot of blood,

for us. Last year, we did

the end results, with the

sweat and tears. Everyone

the roof scheme when a

#13 Audi and it’s sister

worked their arses off to

sponsor fell through and

car – named ‘Panzer’

make sure we got there.”

fans really stepped in to

– struggling for outright

help us; we couldn’t have

speed.

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NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF Holland reveals WTCC plans Robb Holland says he still hopes to appear in the BTCC this season despite confirming his programme for the World Touring Car Championship.

Holland will drive an exTeam Aon Ford Focus for the Rotek Racing team in at least the final five events of the season after the American team confirmed it had purchased the cars that were driven by Tom Chilton and James Nash last year.

“Last season I became the first and to date the only American to race in the WTCC and so to be moving full-time into the series with an American team and an American manufacturer is very exciting,” Holland said.

“The guys at Rotek Racing have acquired two well-built cars from Arena and I can’t wait to get started on the extensive test programme they have planned between now and our WTCC race debut together.

“The WTCC is packed with Inside BTCC 10

highlights but for me as an American, racing later this season, in September at home at Sonoma with an American team and manufacturer will be extra special.”

Despite his new programme, Holland could still appear for Team HARD. later in the season as planned although he would be unable to compete at Snetterton due to a clash with the WTCC event in Argentina.

Snetterton and Knockhill were the events where Holland was expected to appear having contested the same two meetings last year in the team’s Honda Civic.

Motorbase launches Kart team Motorbase has announced the formation of a Junior Kart team to continue its support of young racing talent.

The team, which has already announced it will give a BTCC test to the champions from both

the Renault Clio Cup and Formula Ford, will support 13-year-old Bethany Abbott as she embarks on a season in the MSA MiniMax class.

achieve her goal and make that step up to next level of racing.”

Bethany, who started karting at the age of eight, will work alongside driver coach and engineer Matt Cooley with additional support from the Motorbase squad.

Rumours linking Kia with a move into the BTCC have again resurfaced, with Alan Gow confirming that talks have taken place with the Korean manufacturer.

“As a front-running team in the BTCC and British GT, I strongly believe that we have a duty to assist young drivers looking to take the first steps in their motorsport career,” Motorbase boss David Bartrum said. “I know firsthand how tough it can be for young drivers to get the funding and support needed to succeed in motorsport but we need the talent to keep coming through so it’s up to teams like Motorbase to help them make their mark.

“2013 is a big year for us in every aspect of what we’re involved in and everyone at Motorbase is behind Bethany 100%; hopefully with our support she can

Kia links resurface

Gow confirmed to AUTOSPORT following the Donington Park weekend that Kia was keen to push ahead with a touring car programme after sister company Hyundai confirmed it would return to the WRC with a new car based on its i30 model.

A move into motorsport would make fit in well with Kia’s impending move into the ‘hot hatch’ market with the Pro_Cee’d GT set to his UK shores this summer.

Rumours of an entry from Kia are nothing new, with the initial suggestions of an entry dating all the way back to 2005.

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A STEP BACK IN TIME

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BTCC fans often comment on the glory days of Super Touring, and now they can get to see some of iconic machines from the 1990s and beyond on track in the new Super Touring Car Trophy

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BY MATT SALISBURY Even now, when the British Touring Car Championship has a capacity entry of 32 cars and when the popularity of the series seems to be going up on a yearly basis, there is one comment that you can almost guarantee will come up amongst fans.

Those who were able to watch the Super Touring era live still talk about some of the races that took place, such as the dramatic rain-affected feature race at Donington Park back in 1998 where a certain former F1 champion took a starring role in his Ford Mondeo.

‘It’s not as good as during Super Touring…’

It’s a race regarded by many as the BTCC’s best ever, and is always remembered as ‘that one with Mansell’ – so much so that few recall that it was actually John Cleland who won for Vauxhall.

To an extent, you can see their argument as there is little doubt that the Super Touring-era of the 1990’s was very much the golden era for the BTCC. Big budget factory teams representing Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volvo were all a feature while top line international drivers like Gabriele Tarquini, ‘Smokin’ Jo Winkelhock, Laurent Aiello and Frank Biela were part of the driver line-up.

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Now, those fans who flocked in their thousands to watch the Super Tourers live can take a trip down memory line following the creation of the new Super Touring Car Trophy which, despite the name, is open to touring cars of all ages from across the years.

The brainchild of Dave Jarman and Jonny Westbrook, the new series

has been born out of a successful event at the Silverstone Classic, where more than 30 cars took to the track for a pair of hugely successful and popular races.

Now, a four-round series has been put in place for 2013 running at some of the biggest historic meetings on the racing calendar – including a return to the Silverstone Classic and an outing at the Oulton Park Gold Cup. It means an opportunity to see some iconic cars from years gone by back on track, with former BTCC racers John Cleland and Patrick Watts having both purchased cars in order to take part.

But how did the desire of two men to get their own cars back into competitive action lead to the creation of a new series?

“I think anyone who watches the BTCC now can remember the Super

Touring days,” Westbrook – number one mechanic on Frank Wrathall’s Toyota Avensis and owner of two Super Touring cars - said.

“Even the younger fans have played the computer games or seen the videos on YouTube, so they know the iconic cars and liveries that there were back in the 1990s when there was huge manufacturer involvement in the series.

“The Super Touring cars were built when money was no object. They cost something like £400,000 a time and the big money teams were running with budgets that ran into the millions. They are pure racing machines and I really appreciate them as a mechanic and an engineer.

“It was a stretch for me to go out and buy one, and when I did, I wanted somewhere to race it but didn’t want to do it at club level. Dave had his exDynamics Nissan Primera and we both agreed that Inside BTCC 13

the cars deserved to be seen and should be on track racing against similar machinery. We worked on trying to put something together and having spoken to the guys at the Silverstone Classic, they were able to see that it was something that wasn’t being catered for.

touring cars were in club level racing and they weren’t aware of what the Silverstone Classic actually was,” Westbrook continued. “They were used to going to Mallory Park on a Sunday, paying the £300 entry fee and having a few races before going home.

“They thought it was a good idea and the feedback we got from fans was crazy. They got more people through the gates who came along just to see those cars. They wouldn’t normally have gone to a historic racing event, but they didn’t want to miss the chance to see the old touring cars back on track.”

“The Classic is a premium event so you have to pay more to compete, and persuading people to do that when they hadn’t done it before was very difficult. To then get 35 cars on the grid like we did was great, and once we had those drivers who were sitting on the fence to come along, they absolutely loved it.

However, while the initial race was a huge success however, putting it on in the first place was far from straightforward.

“They wanted more so the progression was to add more races and we made a conscious decision that if we going to do something, we didn’t want to compete at small events. These cars were seen by thousands of people in their heyday and

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that is where they should be seen now, so we ran at the F2 Revival meeting at Thruxton and will then do Brands Hatch, the Silverstone Classic and the Gold Cup at Oulton Park – so big historic events.

I’m hoping people who come to a BTCC meeting will see what we are doing and will come along to see the action.”

fast with no margin for error,” Westbook said.

“These cars are worth a lot of money and some of the people racing them are gentleman drivers who are doing it because they enjoy it. For them to come to Thruxton at the end of March, when it was cold and damp and there was no margin for error, was a difficult decision to make.

The first meeting of the year took place at Thruxton on the same weekend that the 2013 BTCC campaign was bursting into life at Brands Hatch.

“With that in mind, it was a tough meeting to start on, even though it was great to do. That said, if you look at the quality of the cars we had there, we had Laurent Aiello’s championship winning Nissan, we had David Leslie’s old Honda Accord and there was an ex-Steve Soper DTM BMW. There was something like two million pounds worth of touring cars on that grid and you won’t get that elsewhere; you might get the odd decent car but you won’t get a full grid of them.

Stewart Whyte took victory in both races at the wheel of an ex-David Leslie Honda Accord and while numbers on track were low, there was little doubt that the quality of machinery in action provided a taste of what is to come as more cars join the grid.

“Thruxton is a difficult circuit as it is horrendously

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Brands Hatch, 35 to 40 for Silverstone and everyone is raving about the chance to do Oulton Park as that is a massive historic meeting. Hopefully the momentum will carry over from Silverstone to Oulton Park but we hope that this is the start of something that will run and run.”

While Westbrook owns a Volvo S40 used by Rickard Rydell in 1998 (Chassis R7-001), it is his ex-Richard Kaye Vauxhall Cavalier (Chassis 032) that hit the track at the Classic last year in the hands of current BTCC racer Wrathall – who took a pair of podium finishes.

The Toyota man is set to race the Cavalier again later this year and he admitted that the chance to get back in the Super Tourer was something he wasn’t going to turn down.

“It was surprisingly different to the Toyota and really opened my eyes,” he said. “Jonny restored www.insidebtcc.com

that car from nothing and it was all a bit last minute, so when I first drove the car at Silverstone, I didn’t know what it would be like. He was worried how it would perform and was firing questions at me asking it if was okay, but I just had a huge smile on my face behind the wheel.

It was so responsive; it was like driving a go-kart.

“NGTC cars are quite hard to drive and you have to wrestle them about a bit as they are big and heavy, but the Cavalier was a lot lighter, smaller and lower to the ground. It was great fun to drive and having had the chance to get behind the wheel, I can see why the racing in Super Touring was so exciting. I can’t wait to have another go!”

With a mix of cars set to appear across the four meetings, the Super Touring Car Trophy is set to revive memories for fans and drivers alike, who will no doubt be drawn

in by the chance to see some of the leading cars from years gone by back on track in their original liveries.

It is that fact as much as anything that Westbrook admits is a huge part of the appeal.

“For me, I have an affiliation with my Cavalier as my father was working with the team that ran that car, so I remember it as a boy and that is why I bought it,” he concludes.

“My Volvo came up for sale and there were none in the UK so that was that – it came along at the right time. But every car on the grid this year will have memories for someone.

“People can remember the RS500 Cosworths spitting flames and they remember the Super Tourers. They will see a livery that will bring back a memory or a car that they car recall seeing on track ‘back in the day’.

“Saying that, one car that is special would be the Honda that Stewart Whyte drives, which is a 1996 David Leslie car. That was when Honda really started to come on strong in the BTCC and David took the first win in that car. It’s a great machine and David was a fantastic driver – I only wish he was still here as I’m sure he would have loved the opportunity to get back behind the wheel of a Super Tourer and be out on track.

“The beauty of what we are doing is that, while the Super Tourers will play a big part, there are cars from different eras for people to enjoy. That goes all the way up to an Alfa Romeo that was raced by Richard Marsh in 2007, so there really is something for everyone.”

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There is little doubt that the current resurgence of the BTCC is reflected in the number of major companies who are now electing to use sponsorship of the sport as part of the promotional activities.

The likes of eBay, Wrigley’s Airwaves and Rockstar Energy all feature on the grid this season, as does KX – the energy drink that appeared in the paddock last year as title sponsors of the Triple Eight-run MG team.

KX has embraced the sport over the past twelve months, expanding beyond its deal with MG to also launch the KX Akademy, which now backs the likes of Tom Ingram, Dan Lloyd and Ant Whorton-Eales in the support paddock – as

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well as new MG man Sam Tordoff in the BTCC. Inside BTCC took the chance to speak to David Beardmore, Category Buying Manager – Soft Drinks for Tesco Stores Ltd, to see what impact the move into motorsport has had…

Inside BTCC: David, this is the second year for KX with MG in the BTCC. There is a bigger presence for you on the cars this season and from a brand awareness perspective, you must be delighted with how they appear.

David Beardmore: Yeah they look fantastic.

They look much cleaner and I think all of the brands that are involved with the team stand out

much better on the car in its new livery. The whole look of the team has changed and we had more time over the winter to get that look right. We are really pleased with the end result.

When you look back at the past twelve months and what your involvement in the BTCC package has done for KX as a brand, has it achieved what you hoped or has it gone beyond your expectations?

I think we are still in the early stages of what we can do with the brand and what we can do with touring cars. We had huge success last year with Tom [Ingram] and Stefan [Hodgetts] in the Akademy and we wanted to extend that so we now have more drivers onboard. Sam is in the Akademy and is in the second BTCC car alongside Jason, so we are giving people an opportunity to come through the ranks to drive in touring cars. There is still more we can do.

I think we did a lot last year and for the brand it is great as we have a good following of real loyalists, are listening to what they have to say, and are developing new products on the back of it.

David Beardmore:

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Inside BTCC: KX came into the BTCC last year and now it also has representation elsewhere in the paddock through the KX Akademy drivers in the Clio Cup, Carrera Cup and the Ginettas.

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Twelve months ago, if you’d asked fans to mention an energy drink they’d probably have gone for Red Bull or Monster as opposed to KX. With that in mind, have you seen a direct link between the BTCC and your brand awareness?

David Beardmore: Brand awareness has certainly gone up, which is great as we are still a

relatively new brand. The great thing about touring cars is that your Red Bulls and Monsters of this world are in what you would call the ‘elite’ of motorsport, so for us, there was an opportunity with Jason and the team to get involved in the sport at a different level, from grass roots up to touring cars, and to become part of the motorsport scene.

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How far do you think this can go, as obviously Red Bull and Monster had to start somewhere…

months of experience and has been able to further develop the MG over the winter. With that in mind, is the title the only aim for this year?

David Beardmore: David Beardmore: First and foremost, I think we have to do this right. We have a three-year commitment to the team and to the Akademy so we need to get the Akademy right and get the talent coming through. Through our involvement with Jason and the team, we have to take the momentum we have built so far, and make sure that we carry it forwards.

Considering the car wasn’t ready when we unveiled it last year, to then finish third in the championship was an achievement in itself. Are we looking for better this season?

Absolutely. Do we want to win this championship?

Absolutely.

They are the objectives we’ve got in place for this year.

Inside BTCC: The car was revealed unfinished at Silverstone before the season started last year whereas now, the team has twelve

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PLATO RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD NEAL AND PLATO NOTCH UP BTCC MILESTONES AT SECOND MEETING OF 2013 BTCC SEASON

The second meeting of the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park saw Gordon Shedden and Andrew Jordan make it three wins for Honda from the first six races, while Colin Turkington claimed his first victory since returning to the series.

Despite just a single visit to the podium at Donington Park, Jason Plato continues to lead the championship standings.

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claimed a relatively straightforward victory in the first race at Donington Park, as Hondas filled all three podium spots.

Having qualified on pole position, Shedden led the pack through Redgate for the first time and never really looked in danger of doing anything other than taking victory.

While Andrew Jordan closed the gap to Shedden in the closing stages, the Honda Yuasa Racing driver was comfortable at the front in his ballast-

free works Honda.

It’s the first win of 2013 for the reigning champion and the third runner-up spot for Jordan. Unlike at Brands Hatch, the Pirtek Racing star didn’t make a last corner lunge, instead settling for a solid second.

Matt Neal finished third, ahead of Jason Plato in the first MG KX Momentum Racing MG. Fifth place went to Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan, with Sam Tordoff sixth and Frank Wrathall seventh. Colin Turkington, Dave

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Just as at Brands Hatch, the BTCC’s new-for-2013 soft tyres continue to prove more of a hindrance than an advantage. The top finisher on the softer rubber was Aron Smith in 11th, ahead of Airwaves Racing teammate Mat Jackson, who also opted to get the ‘joker’ tyres out of the way in the first race.

Following the race, Gordon Shedden said, “Starting from pole with no ballast, you’ve got to be

looking for a win really. The track was pretty dirty out there in places and there are lots of stones and dirt all over the place.

“I just tried not to do anything stupid and to manage the gap back to Andrew [Jordan]. The Honda was fantastic yet again.”

RACE TWO The second race at Donington Park marked two amazing milestones, as Matt Neal and Jason Plato celebrated their 500th and 400th BTCC races respectively.

However, Andrew Jordan spoiled the party by taking victory.

Gordon Shedden started the race from pole position, but the additional 45kg of ballast that he was carrying on his Honda Civic was enough to ensure that there was no repeat of his first race dominance.

1 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) 16 Laps 19:04.814; 2 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +0.426; 3 Matt Neal (NGTC) +5.177; 4 Jason Plato (NGTC) +6.535; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +8.759; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +9.200; 7 Frank Wrathall (NGTC) +10.247; 8 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +11.079; 9 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +13.020; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +20.187.

Independent winner: Andrew Jordan.

Fastest lap: Adam Morgan (1:10.573).

RACE TWO 1 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) 18 Laps 23:07.443; 2 Jason Plato (NGTC) +1.955; 3 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +3.233; 4 Matt Neal (NGTC) +4.365; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +4.980; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) + 7.004; 7 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +

Shedden continued to lead as the pack picked up the safety car. Andrew Jordan was second, with Matt Neal in third.

Following the restart

two laps later, the first change was for third place, with Neal unable to fend off Jason Plato.

The MG passed the Honda going through Hollywood.

At the front, Shedden was unable to escape from Jordan, who in turn was having to watch

Shedden led away from the line but had little time to open up a gap as the safety car was deployed at the end of the first lap after a clash between David Nye and James Kaye that

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ended with both cars parked on the inside of the track after contact with the pitwall.

7.422; 8 Aron Smith (NGTC) +10.469; 9 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +10.977; 10 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) + 11.470.

Independent winner: Andrew Jordan.

Fastest lap: Jeff Smith (1:10.841).

RACE THREE 1 Colin Turkington (NGTC) 16 Laps 19:16.593; 2 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) + 4.4.14; 3 Matt Neal (NGTC) + 4.699; 4 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +4.886; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +5.377; 6 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) +7.290; 7 Aron Smith (NGTC) +7.744; 8 Jason Plato (NGTC) +8.550; 9 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +9.066; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +9.604.

Independent winner: Colin Turkington.

Fastest lap: Andrew Jordan (1:10.751).

SHEDDEN ON POLE AT DONINGTON Honda Yuasa Racing’s Gordon Shedden claimed pole position for the first race at Donington Park, with a best lap of 1:10.074.

That left Shedden on pole, ahead of Wrathall. Andrew Jordan and Matt Neal line up on row two, making it three Hondas in the top four.

Frank Wrathall looked like he may take the top spot for Dynojet, only for Shedden to topple the Toyota with just over five minutes of the session remaining.

Jason Plato starts fifth for MG KX Momentum, ahead of Adam Morgan, Sam Tordoff and Colin Turkington. Dave Newsham and Jeff Smith complete the top ten.

Any chance of Shedden’s time being bettered by a late quick lap was scuppered when the session was red flagged with less than a minute remaining when Aron Smith’s Airwaves Racing Ford Focus got stuck in the gravel.

Gordon Shedden said, “It’s fantastic to be on pole. I actually can’t remember the last time I had a pole.

It’s so close at the top, but once again the Honda showed how great a car it is.”

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Colin Turkington A first win since making his return to the series - he’ll be hoping there’s more to come.

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Jordan took the lead with a welltimed move at Redgate at the start of lap seven.

Within a couple of laps, Shedden was defending again – this time from Plato.

While he was able to make the Yuasa Racing Honda Civic wide for several laps, the MG’s pace was just too much in the end.

Plato moved up to second on lap 16.

Plato said after the race that he felt he could have

challenged Jordan for the lead if he had claimed second sooner. However, the victory went to Jordan, with Plato second and Shedden third.

Matt Neal had to settle for fourth, ahead of Adam Morgan in fifth and Sam Tordoff, sixth.

Seventh place went to Dave Newsham, while Aron Smith, Colin Turkington and Tom Onslow-Cole completed the top ten.

Once again, the soft tyres proved not to be the quickest

way around the Donington Park circuit over a race distance. This time around, the top finisher on the soft tyres was Jack Goff, who took 14th place for RCIB Insurance Racing.

Victory in the Jack Sears trophy went to Lea Wood, who finished 17th.

RACE THREE Race three at Donington Park saw Colin Turkington claim his first BTCC victory since returning to the series.

The eBay Motors driver led from the first corner onwards, in a race that saw the top five positions filled by drivers whose cars were using the soft compound Dunlop tyre.

Tom Onslow-Cole

Race winner Andrew Jordan said, “That’s got to be the best race I’ve driven. The car was absolutely superb. We’ve had good pace with the weight on all day.

It’s fantastic to get

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his mirrors for Jason Plato.

Nick Foster Just a single point to show for his weekend’s racing.

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started the race from pole position for PPCGB.com / Kraftwerk Racing, but Turkington used his BMW’s rear wheel drive power to his advantage to get the jump as they headed to Redgate for the first time.

The eBay Motors driver led from Aron Smith, with Onslow-Cole dropping to third.

There were two big questions heading into the race. How would the big names fare on the soft rubber and would the rain that had been threatening to fall actually materialise?

In the end, the soft tyres lasted to the end and the rain stayed away, but it didn’t prevent the final race of the day being an exciting one.

Onslow-Cole didn’t have the pace to stick with the leaders and he soon started to lose places in

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his Team HARD prepared Volkswagen. First he was passed by Sam Tordoff and then Adam Morgan, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal.

There could have been drama in the pack on lap four – and just as in the final race at Brands Hatch, Dave Newsham would have been at the centre of it. Newsham’s Speedworks Motorsport Toyota spun across the track heading down through the Craner Curves as he battled with Tom Onslow-Cole.

The Toyota was almost collected by any number of passing cars, including Adam Morgan, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal.

Fortunately, they all avoided Newsham’s stranded Avensis and the race was able to continue.

Into the second half of the race, Colin Turkington had opened up a lead of more

than five seconds at the front. With no sign of the soft tyres losing their pace at a rate that would affect the outcome of the race, it was just down to the former champion to hold his nerve to the chequered flag.

Turkington managed exactly that, but it wasn’t so straightforward for Sam Tordoff behind him. With Honda pair Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal having passed Adam Morgan to move up to third and fourth respectively, the pressure was on Tordoff.

Unfortunately for the young racer, he gave them the opening they were looking for on the final lap and both were able to pass the MG.

Onslow-Cole, Aron Smith and Jason Plato. Mat Jackson’s disappointing weekend continued with ninth place, while Jeff Smith claimed tenth for Pirtek Racing.

Joe Girling claimed his first Jack Sears Trophy win, finishing 18th overall.

Six races into the 2013 BTCC season, Jason Plato leads the points standings with 92, ahead of Andrew Jordan (87), Matt Neal (78), Sam Tordoff (73) and Gordon Shedden (72).

At the end of the race, it was victory for Turkington, ahead of Shedden, Neal and Tordoff. Adam Morgan took fifth place, in front of

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LAUREN’S COLUMN...

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In her latest column for Inside BTCC, Lauren Taylor looks back at Donington Park from within the Airwaves Racing garage…

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mode, with no power to do anything but watch as he tries to get the car home for a somewhat decent result.

It’s easy to look at the results and conclude that Airwaves Racing still haven’t found their feet this season, but there’s so much more to the story than a set of time sheets shows you.

Aron is a bit of a funny fish when it comes to expressing his emotions over a race weekend; he goes into some kind of zone where he shows

I can’t describe the moment that everybody on the team experiences when Aron comes on the radio mid-race to say that there is a problem, and all anyone can do is watch the result slip away.

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That moment happened in race three, but we’ll get to that!

very little on the surface!

Its not until you get him alone that a switch flicks and everything comes out.

Anyone coming down to Thruxton this weekend, try and catch a glimpse of the moment any driver gets out of the car after a disappointing result. The awkward atmosphere is so overwhelming you could nearly get high off it.

For me, I pay no attention to qualifying for the first

20 minutes and can often be found wandering the paddock trying to find anyone to play with.

Unless Aron’s on pole, then I’m there for the full session.

As he dropped further and further down the time sheet at Donington, my heart sank as I prepared myself to deal with the inevitable. After qualifying in his worst position to date, he pulled in, slowly got out of the car and retreated to the truck, ensuring he made eye contact with no one.

That’s when I give him approximately ten seconds to cool down, we re-group for a heated five minute debrief, and then I leave the team to deal with his more structured thoughts.

For some reason, this time was different. I was

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I wish I’d had more inspiration after Donington to write this blog, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be and once again we found ourselves on a Ryanair flight looking for any positives to take from the weekend!

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in no mood to shrug it off and for the first time since missing out on the Clio Cup Championship in the last race, I was pretty angry. This anger was only fuelled by the fact nobody was to blame, all I wanted to do was cling to Aron like a Koala for hours on end, bitching about everything that was wrong with the world.

There’s a side to every weekend that not everyone gets to see, and more often then not, the team spend Saturday night under the hood of a car praying for a better Sunday. Our night was no different and probably the highlight of Saturday was sitting in some creepy laneway eating take away pizza after being at the track until a stupid hour meaning that no restaurants would take us.

That’s not the glamour that you see on TV is it?!

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Throw in not having hot water the following morning in our trusty Travelodge and you’ve got yourself a weekend that any girl dreams of.

Aron knows how to do romance…

bursting with excitement to return. Nothing beats waking up in the morning to the beautiful view of a petrol station lobby, but that’s another story altogether. I could write a column on how much I dislike that place so let’s swiftly move on.

So onto race day.

It had already kicked off in flying fashion with the hot water issue, but its cool because we’ve got a 50% off voucher for our next stay in the Travelodge. I’m

Like any other race day, we were at the track before 8am. It’s over breakfast where I probably spend the most amount of time with Aron.

After that, he engages in

a day-long affair with his engineer Simon.

I’ve learnt that you can’t compete with his rugged good looks so I’ve stopped trying. Race one and race two somewhat merge into one for me as it was a case of Aron picking up places to edge inside the top ten and hopefully catch the reverse grid which turned out to be the case. I brush over these races simply because of the un-nerving aftermath due to ‘incidents’ that took place on track. I do love hot-headed drivers.

However, I did enjoy Aron’s feeble walk down to Team HARD to hug it out with TOC after a minor love tap. Of course all was forgiven.

In terms of results and lap times, I could go on to tell you that if you split the lap up into eight hundred sections and timed every

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Everybody was full of confidence going into race three and rightly so in my opinion, but a couple of laps in and a disappointed look from Aron’s number one Alex, and I knew that the sickening radio message had come through. We watched him fall further and further back and weren’t able to do a thing.

Aron didn’t jump out of the car and go complaining to anyone who would listen. Instead, he bit his lip and shrugged his shoulders as he walked

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through the garage. That look of defeat is possibly the saddest thing you’ll witness but I know for a fact it’s not just Aron being down for himself, but instead for everyone else in the Airwaves Racing team.

He’s managed to surround himself with the strongest possible team. I could go on for days about how David and Oly have taken him under their wings, made him the driver he is and have stood by

him in every sense of the expression, but then they’d read it and think I liked them, and that would be simply awful…

Anyway, lets not get stuck into the bromance that is Airwaves Racing, but instead focus on going forward.

It’s Thruxton this weekend, which has always been a place that Aron loves. When someone describes a track as “it’s great, you feel like

you’re gonna have a huge crash at every corner” I know I should be worried but he thinks it’s great!

I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is Aron’s weekend. Mark my words. Watch out for new wristbands and Aron’s news regarding a partnership with a UK based charity.

Until next time…

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second lap while skipping blind folded you’ll find that Aron was in fact the fastest car on track (like we read in everybody else’s blog) but the facts were there for him. He had the pace to get a result in race three, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be.

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SUPPORT RACE ROUND-UP We look back at all the action from the support race paddock at Donington Park...

Cammish maintains 100% record

Meadows fights back Dean Stoneman retained his lead in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park, although Michael Meadows was the man to beat in the East Midlands.

Meadows won the opening race of the weekend ahead of Jonas Gelzinis and Stoneman to take his first victory of the 2013 campaign and he then doubled up in race two – this time with Stoneman beating Gelzinis to the second step of the podium.

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The end result is that Stoneman now tops the standings by eight points ahead of Meadows and Gelzinis, with the three lead drivers having built something of a buffer over the chasing pack.

Victor Jimenez retained the lead in the ProAm1 category despite seeing Karl Leonard win both races, while Peter Smallwood continues to head Pro-Am2 – although he was beaten by Will Goff in both Donington races.

Dan Cammish maintained his 100% record in the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain – with three more wins at Donington Park.

The JTR man moved 55 points clear of Nico Maranzana with his triple win, with the Argentine driver nine points clear of Harrison Scott.

Maranzana had looked set

to score his best result to date in the series in the final race until a fuel issue late on saw him lose second to countryman Juan Rosso – who took a brace of second place finishes on his debut having missed the season opener at Brands Hatch.

Sam Brabham and Fred Martin-Dye also joined the field at Donington, although Scott Malvern and Neil Winn were sidelined as the grid remained at twelve cars.

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Rivett hits the front

Morgan.

A double win for Paul Rivett was good enough to move him into the championship lead following the second round of the Renault UK Clio Cup.

Second place in both races helped Josh Files to move up to third in the standings with early points leader James Colburn slipping down to fourth spot.

The SVE driver took a double victory in the East Midlands to jump into the points lead, with his two Donington wins giving him a 13 point advantage over Alex

Colburn and Files are now level at the head of the Graduate Cup standings, with Graham Field moving into top spot in the Masters Cup.

Woodhead extends lead Harry Woodhead extended his Ginetta Junior Championship lead with two more wins at Donington Park.

The HHC Motorsport man saw off the challenge of Ollie Chadwick to take victory in race one and then beat James Kellett in

race two to move 48 points clear in the title race.

Woodhead’s team-mate Will Palmer retains second place in the championship having taken his second podium of the year in the East Midlands, while Chadwick’s Donington display means he is now up to third.

Ingram edges ahead

finishes.

Tom Ingram failed to win at Donington Park, but three second place finishes were enough to move him to the top of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup standings.

Carl Breeze took two wins for TCR but failed to finish race three, where youngster Pepe Massot secured another impressive success to retain his championship position.

Ingram was in fine form throughout with a storming drive in race two being the highlight of his weekend as he moved 15 points clear of previous leader Matt Nicoll-Jones – who made it five podiums in six starts with a brace of third place

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With Reece Somerfield, a double winner at Brands Hatch, moving up from the G50 class, Sean Huyton took three wins and a commanding class lead ahead of Dan Norris-Jones.

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THRUXTON PREVIEW

Next stop for the BTCC is Thruxton as the field heads for Hampshire for the fastest circuit on the calendar, and rounds seven, eight and nine of the season.

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The Hampshire circuit is one of the most challenging on the schedule thanks to the high-speed nature of the lap, much of which is spent at full throttle. The high speeds also ensure that there is no margin for error as a small mistake could ultimately lead to a huge accident.

Jason Plato and Rob Austin are amongst the drivers racing this weekend who know that fact only too well…

Heading to Thruxton it is Plato who continues

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to lead that way having maintained his advantage on top of the pile at Donington Park. Although unable to add to his win tally for the season in the East Midlands, the MG secured a best finish of second after a fine battle with Gordon Shedden in race two, and he takes a five point lead into the third meeting of the year.

As points leader, Plato will again carry 45 kilos of

ballast into the weekend and will hope there is no repeat of his qualifying session last year – which ended with his car going over the barriers after a spin at Church.

Plato wasn’t the only one to suffer somewhat at Thruxton last year, with his closest rival Jordan also in the wars after he went into the barriers at turn one having taken pole position.

The Pirtek Racing man saw his run of top six finishes this season ended in the final race at Donington after he was forced to pit having run off-track to avoid Dave Newsham’s Toyota. His Honda should be strong around Thruxton and Jordan will be eager to try and overhaul Plato for the points lead.

Factory Honda pair Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden aren’t far behind in the title race, with the second MG of Sam Tordoff currently splitting them in the championship standings.

Between them, the Honda team-mates have won four of the last six races at Thruxton and will be eager to try and maintain

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that form – although both will hope for a stronger qualifying session than they had last year. Tordoff meanwhile will be racing a BTCC machine at Thruxton for the first time and will seek to continue his run of top six finishes.

Rounding out the top six going to Thruxton is Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan, who has already scored more points this season than in all of 2012.

He again came close to a maiden podium finish at Donington and will be

targeting a breakthrough top three finish this weekend, while also hoping to stay ahead of Colin Turkington in the standings.

Turkington heads to round three on the back of his first win in the new eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport at Donington Park, with team-mates Nick Foster and Rob Collard also hoping to impress at what is their home circuit.

Aron Smith and Mat Jackson will also be eager

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to get their campaigns underway after a tough start to the year, as will Rob Austin and Dan Welch – the latter also competing on home soil.

Frank Wrathall meanwhile will seek to break into the top ten in the standings at a circuit where he took a podium finish last year.

his name so far.

Lea Wood and Joe Girling meanwhile will seek to add to their first wins of the season from Donington Park; results that mean only David Nye and Warren Scott have yet to take an S2000 victory.

In the Jack Sears Trophy, James Kaye has arguably been the quickest driver so far this year in his AmDTuning. com Volkswagen Golf but will hope for a less problematic weekend at Thruxton – as will Motorbase’s Liam Griffin, who also has two wins to

2012 Pole

Andrew Jordan, Honda Civic

Race One

Mat Jackson, Ford Focus

Race Two

Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race Three

Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

2011 Pole

Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race One

Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race Two

Matt Neal, Honda Civic

Race Three

Jason Plato, Chevrolet Cruze

Pole

Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race One

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Two

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Three

Steven Kane, BMW 320si

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2009 Pole

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race One

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Two

Colin Turkington, BMW 320si

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Race Three

Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

LENGTH

2.36 miles

2013 RACE LAPS

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RACE DISTANCE

37.76 miles

LAP RECORD (QUALIFYING)

1min 16.369secs (Yvan Muller – 2002)

LAP RECORD (RACE)

1min 17.303secs (Yvan Muller - 2002

MOST WINS (1991-)

Yvan Muller, Fabrizio Giovanardi – 7

2008 Pole

Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra

Race One

Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Two

Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra

Race Three

Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDi

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2013 BTCC CALENDAR 30-31 March, Brands Hatch Indy 20-21 April, Donington Park National 4-5 May, Thruxton 8-9 June, Oulton Park Island 22-23 June, Croft 3-4 August, Snetterton 300 24-25 August, Knockhill 14-15 September, Rockingham 28-29 September, Silverstone 12-13 October, Brands Hatch GP

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2013 BTCC POINTS STANDINGS DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

MANUFACTURER/CONSTRUCTOR

1

Jason Plato

92

1

MG/Triple Eight

189

2

Andrew Jordan

87

2

Honda/Dynamics

188

3

Matt Neal

78

4

Sam Tordoff

73

5

Gordon Shedden

72

1

MG KX Momentum Racing

161

6

Adam Morgan

66

2

Honda Yuasa Racing

145

7

Colin Turkington

59

3

Pirtek Racing

136

8

Jeff Smith

53

4

eBay Motors

76

9

Aron Smith

34

5

Ciceley Racing

65

10

Mat Jackson

30

6

Airwaves Racing

63

11

Frank Wrathall

27

7

Speedworks

29

12

Dave Newsham

23

8

Dynojet

27

13

Tom Onslow-Cole

21

9

WIX Racing

25

14

Rob Austin

19

10

PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing

21

15

Dan Welch

17

11

Welch Motorsport

17

16

Nick Foster

10

12

RCIB Insurance Racing

9

17

Rob Collard

9

13

Addison Lee Motorbase

6

18

Will Bratt

8

14

AmDTuning.com

5

19

Ollie Jackson

6

15

Team BMR Restart

1

20

Liam Griffin

6

16

Wheel Heaven/Houseman

0

21

James Kaye

5

17

BTC Racing

0

22

Jack Goff

5

18

IP Tech Race Engineering

0

23

James Cole

3

19

M247 Racing

0

24

Warren Scott

1

25

Lea Wood

0

26

Michael Caine

0

27

David Nye

0

28

Howard Fuller

0

29

Chris Stockton

0

30

Andy Neate

0

31

Joe Girling

0

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TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

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2013 BTCC POINTS STANDINGS INDEPENDENT DRIVERS

INDEPENDENT TEAMS

1

Andrew Jordan

104

1

Pirtek Racing

108

2

Adam Morgan

97

2

Ciceley Racing

101

3

Jeff Smith

76

3

eBay Motors

81

4

Colin Turkington

76

4

Airwaves Racing

72

5

Aron Smith

53

5

WIX Racing

49

6

Mat Jackson

49

6

PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing

47

7

Frank Wrathall

41

7

Welch Motorsport

46

8

Tom Onslow-Cole

40

8

Speedworks

46

9

Dave Newsham

36

9

Dynojet

45

10

Dan Welch

34

10

RCIB Insurance Racing

39

11

Nick Foster

28

11

Addison Lee Motorbase

26

12

Rob Austin

23

12

AmDTuning.com

20

13

Rob Collard

21

13

M247 Racing

17

14

Will Bratt

19

14

Team BMR Restart

15

15

Jack Goff

17

15

Wheel Heaven/Houseman

13

16

Liam Griffin

14

16

BTC Racing

0

17

Ollie Jackson

12

17

IP Tech Race Engineering

0

18

James Kaye

11

19

James Cole

11

20

Lea Wood

5

1

Liam Griffin

2

21

Warren Scott

4

2

James Kaye

2

22

Joe Girling

4

3

Lea Wood

1

23

David Nye

3

4

Joe Girling

1

24

Michael Caine

0

5

David Nye

0

25

Chris Stockton

0

6

Warren Scott

0

26

Howard Fuller

0

27

Andy Neate

0

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2013 BTCC RACE RESULTS 1

2

3

4

5

6

Gordon Shedden

19

DSQ

2

1

3

2

Matt Neal

21

4

1

3

4

3

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-

-

-

-

-

DNF

DNF

DNF

15

12

12

Tom Onslow-Cole

14

DNF

16

13

10

6

Mat Jackson

20

7

10

12

13

9

Aron Smith

9

DNF

11

11

8

7

Dan Welch

11

14

12

NC

15

11

6

DNF

8

7

DNF

DNF

David Nye

18

DNF

17

23

DNF

DNS

Rob Austin

3

DNF

DNF

14

DNF

DNS

Will Bratt

12

DNS

14

25

19

14

James Kaye

15

12

DNS

19

DNF

DNF

DNF

9

DNF

9

7

DNF

Nick Foster

NC

10

13

17

16

15

James Cole

DNF

13

DNF

22

18

17

Howard Fuller

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chris Stockton

-

-

-

-

-

-

Colin Turkington

8

8

9

8

9

1

13

DNS

NC

18

14

16

Adam Morgan

7

6

4

5

5

5

Warren Scott

22

15

DNF

26

DNF

19

Lea Wood

16

DNS

DSQ

24

17

DNF

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

DNF

DNS

16

NC

DNF

5

3

7

10

11

10

17

11

15

20

DNF

DNF

Andrew Jordan

2

2

6

2

1

13

Sam Tordoff

4

5

3

6

6

4

Joe Girling

DNS

DNS

18

21

DNF

18

Jason Plato

1

1

5

4

2

8

Michael Caine Rob Collard

Frank Wrathall

Dave Newsham

Jack Goff

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