BTCC - Thruxton (August) - Official thread & stuff

[AlexRS2782]

Following on from the thread a couple of weeks back for Snetterton:

Tordoff on Pole by a very narrow margin - repeating the achievement from earlier in the year. Plato 2nd - which should be enough to wind up all the people that don't like him Cammish 3rd. Top 20 all within .7 secs of the fastest lap.

Full Qualification Results from Thruxton:

1 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance 1m15.876s (111.78 mph)
2 Jason PLATO (GBR) Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing +0.014s
3 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.073s
4 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +0.119s
5 Josh COOK (GBR) BTC Racing +0.235s
6 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance +0.306s
7 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Team BMW +0.312s
8 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Team Toyota GB with Ginsters +0.364s
9 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Racing +0.399s
10 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing +0.477s
11 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +0.484s
12 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.486s
13 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +0.505s
14 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.534s
15 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct +0.553s
16 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.570s
17 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.615s
18 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.647s
19 Jack GOFF (GBR) RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport +0.679s
20 Jake HILL (GBR) TradePriceCars.com +0.721s
21 Daniel ROWBOTTOM (GBR) Cataclean Racing with Ciceley Motorsport +1.030s
22 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +1.114s
23 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing +1.195s
24 Nicolas HAMILTON (GBR) ROKiT Racing with Motorbase +1.383s
25 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +1.429s
26 Mark BLUNDELL (GBR) TradePriceCars.com +1748s
27 Michael CREES (GBR) GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct +1.961s
28 Rob SMITH (GBR) Excelr8 Motorsport +2.013s
29 Carl BOARDLEY (GBR) RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport +2.082s
30 Sam OSBORNE (GBR) Excelr8 Motorsport +3.146s

[Pericoloso]

Thanks for posting full grid Alex.
List I just read only went to 13th.......

Wookie next up and top Ford.......

I'm going to throw Adam Morgan out there for the first race win.
Tordoff never seems to last the distance up front.

Edited by Pericoloso on Saturday 17th August 18:33

[mattyc69]

Good shout on Morgan,

Plato and Tordoff are not ones to give way as such so can see them taking each other out.

[JimbobVFR]

mattyc69 said:

Good shout on Morgan,

Plato and Tordoff are not ones to give way as such so can see them taking each other out.

Also a good shout. Dan Cammish for 2nd, which seems to be a bit of a habit.

[Allyc85]

Morgan could do with a bit of luck, it's been an awful year!

I'm going for Cammish race 1, Morgan race 2, Turkington race 3. I will probably be completely wrong though!

[The Brummie]

Drive through for JP.

Wouldn’t want to do that post race interview!!!!

[rscott]

The Brummie said:

Drive through for JP.

Wouldn’t want to do that post race interview!!!!

Completely self inflicted..

[The Brummie]

rscott said:

The Brummie said:

Drive through for JP.

Wouldn’t want to do that post race interview!!!!

Completely self inflicted..

I know. But he will be steaming.

[rscott]

BMWs seem slow - presumably the effects of the recent boost changes?

[alfie2244]

Can't his pits have told him to roll back?

[Allyc85]

rscott said:

BMWs seem slow - presumably the effects of the recent boost changes?

Yep, and there was a ride height increase wasn't there?

[Smollet]

alfie2244 said:

Can't his pits have told him to roll back?

Iirc you aren’t permitted to reverse once the grid is forming. Probably the same penalty.

[alfie2244]

Smollet said:

alfie2244 said:

Can't his pits have told him to roll back?

Iirc you aren’t permitted to reverse once the grid is forming. Probably the same penalty.

Just heard him explain.........they are not allowed to tell him on comms apparently.

[Pericoloso]

I've reset the Peri predictometer and its saying Cammish will win race 2 ,as long as lap 1 isn't carnage.
He's got the legs of Morgan and Tordoff will suffer with full weight.

[Pericoloso]

The predictometer didn't expect Cammish to lose 4 places on the startline.....

Tordoff did well to hold 3rd for so long,until Oliphant opened the door and about 5 more cars steamed through too.

[Pericoloso]

Clio in carnage shocker !

See you in the clerk's office.

[Scrump]

Not a happy bunny!

[rallycross]

These Clios always look out of sorts on a track they are just far too tall for a hot hatch.

10 cars in the grid is a bit sad.

How much does it cost now to do a year of Clio cup?

[darren f]

Scrump said:

Not a happy bunny!

Rightfully so I reckon. Quite a mature response given how angry he was.

[darren f]

Anyways, a superb race, it’s sad seeing the Clio grid so depleted, back in the day the grids were huge. I also caught the Ginetta Junior race earlier, another awesome race and relatively ‘clean’ racing albeit with some contact. Some of the more ‘senior’ drivers could learn a lot from the young ‘uns.