Offical BTCC Thread for Brands Hatch *May contain spoilers*

[mattsayle]

Discuss this weekends action here. Should be a real good year this year.
Turkington on top in the first practice:
http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/new...

[sniff petrol]

mattsayle said:

Discuss this weekends action here. Should be a real good year this year.
Turkington on top in the first practice:
http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/new...

when's it on?

[HUI]

Tomorrow. ITV4 12.30 to 5pm

Mrs Hui

[fastfreddy]

Seat not sandbagging today then?

[Dunit]

Both Seats sounded very subdued but very quick in a straight line .Car parks very dodgy with cars getting bogged down,normal winters day at Brands.

[FourWheelDrift]

Mat Jackson living up to his pre-season hyping from Giovanardi then.

Qualifying:-

1. Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK BMW 320si 49.348secs I
2. Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 49.367secs M
3. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 49.471secs I
4. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 49.511secs M
5. Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 49.565secs M
6. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 49.632secs M
7. Gordon Shedden Team Halfords Honda Civic 49.751secs
8. Steven Kane Motorbase Performance BMW 320si 49.767secs I
9. Tom Chilton Team Halfords Honda Civic 49.912secs
10. Matt Neal VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 49.958secs M
11. Stephen Jelley Team RAC BMW 320si 50.009secs I
12. Matt Allison Robertshaw Racing Chevrolet Lacetti 50.024secs I
13. Rob Collard Motorbase Performance BMW 320si 50.085secs I
14. Andrew Jordan John Guest Racing Honda Integra 50.225secs I B
15. Adam Jones Team Aircool SEAT Leon 50.449secs I
16. Chris Stockton BTC Racing Lexus IS200 50.465secs I
17. Mike Jordan John Guest Racing Honda Integra 50.486secs I B
18. John George TH Motorsport Racing with JAG Honda Integra 51.468secs I B
19. Erkut Kizilirmak Arkas Racing with Sunshine.co.uk Vauxhall Astra 51.602secs I B
20. Harry Vaulkhard Robertshaw Racing Chevrolet Lacetti 51.869secs I
21. Stuart Oliver BTC Racing Lexus IS200 52.576secs I
22. Jason Hughes Kartworld Racing MG ZS 52.826secs I B
23. Alan Taylor Robertshaw Racing Honda Integra 54.195secs I B
24. Martyn Bell Arkas Racing with Sunshine.co.uk Vauxhall Astra 54.448secs I B
25. Michael Doyle InTune Racing Honda Civic Type-R 55.844secs I B

[Dancin]

So the Vectra will be 1st into Paddock.

Getting Pole at Brands in a Rear Wheel Drive is not good! Uphill start etc

[fastfreddy]

Dancin said:

So the Vectra will be 1st into Paddock.

Getting Pole at Brands in a Rear Wheel Drive is not good! Uphill start etc

Maybe, but loads more traction in a RWD, especially in the wet.
Unless he fluffs the start, the BMW will be first into Paddock.

[Dancin]

Only if your there with your watering can!

[kevin ritson]

Qually was great! Red flag to recover Martyn Bell's car, then on a drying track all bets were off as the times tumbled. Another red flag 2 minutes from the end left a tantalising grid for race 1.

A changeable day led to some interesting performances from all the drivers, with the Ginetta Juniors embarrassing the older guys in the Clios and Porkers by being able to race without problems. The Ginetta race was decided at the flag in a thrilling conclusion. Also worth a note was Joshua Hill, son of Damon and of course, Grandson of Graham, who took a top ten finish, 10 seconds from the leaders in his first ever car race (he qualified 6th), the top rookie in the race. Inexperience showed at the start as he shied away from conflict at Paddock but he circulated well and took a couple of places in the race.

Edited by kevin ritson on Saturday 29th March 22:13

[sniff petrol]

showing all the support races too on ITV4

[sniff petrol]

What went wrong for Turkington then?

[sniff petrol]

Big crash!

[sstein]

Big smash there!

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Stuart

[Munter]

Nice one Plato. He's ammusing but can be a bit of a cock.

[sstein]

So is there any rules at all in BTCC? Or do they just accept that it's banger racing

C'mon nudging the rear of people to spin them off??

-

Stuart

[FourWheelDrift]

Munter said:

Nice one Plato. He's ammusing but can be a bit of a cock.

On board shows him going to the left and Sheddon coming back in front of him to try and block him.

Sheddon's fault as I see it.

Which is what his bleached haired cock of a team mate was trying to do to Turkington in race 2 all the time before driving into him, as he always does and retiring.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Sunday 30th March 16:54

[MonkeyHanger]

FourWheelDrift said:

Munter said:

Nice one Plato. He's ammusing but can be a bit of a cock.

On board shows him going to the left and Sheddon coming back in front of him to try and block him.

Sheddon's fault as I see it.

Looked like Plato sticking his nose up the inside and Shedden cutting across without looking. As stupid as Plato can be i find it hard to blame him for that one.

Edited by MonkeyHanger on Sunday 30th March 16:55

[sniff petrol]

sstein said:

So is there any rules at all in BTCC? Or do they just accept that it's banger racing

C'mon nudging the rear of people to spin them off??

-

Stuart

Giovinardi made a nice clean move on the BMW in race 1

[Munter]

FourWheelDrift said:

Munter said:

Nice one Plato. He's ammusing but can be a bit of a cock.

On board shows him going to the left and Sheddon coming back in front of him to try and block him.

Sheddon's fault as I see it.

Possibly. But as plato was pulling left I thought "You cant get 3 across they are going to touch" and they did. But in the thick of it I guess you think "Oh good a gap I can fit in"