Vaulkhard prepares for home round

Harry Vaulkhard is heading into this weekend’s fifth round of the BTCC at Croft in a confident mood, hoping to record a good result in front of his home crowd.
“I’m well fired up for this weekend and can’t wait to be racing in front of my friends and family.”

“Croft is one of my all time favourite circuits and like all the best tracks it offers a bit of everything, some very high speed coupled with middle and low speed technical sections.”

23-year-old Harry is Newcastle born and bred, so the North Yorkshire circuit is his nearest round of the championship, and one he’s attended before as a spectator.

“I first ever went round Croft in my Dad’s old Morgan when I was a young lad. I was at the first BTCC event there in the 90s and me and a friend were helping to push people out of the muddy car park and charging them a few quid till we got stopped by the farmer!”

Having recently completed his degree in Transport Design at Northumbria University, Vaulkhard can now fully turn his attentions to the three races at Croft; a track where he works as a driving instructor and in the past has recorded podium finishes in the SEAT Cupra Championship.

Commenting on the weekend ahead, Tempus Sport Team Director Richard Coleman said:

“Croft is Harry’s local track and he’s had lots of mileage there over the years in many different cars so we’re hoping that this will help him. Also, he’ll have plenty of fans cheering him on so our job is making sure we have the best car we can for him for his home race.

Oulton Park last time out was a frustrating race weekend for us, as contact in the first race put us right down the order and we had to fight hard to get towards the front. We’re hoping to be nearer the front this weekend.”