Wrathall hoping to end first half of 2011 on a high

Dynojet Racing driver Frank Wrathall is hoping for a strong weekend at Croft to finish off the first half of the 2011 season, as the championships heads into a seven week summer break.

The 24-year-old driver of the full Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification Toyota Avensis picked up his best result of the season in the second race at Oulton Park just over a week ago, and the team have also been making good progress in testing.

“We covered around 200 miles in the car one day last week,” said Wrathall, “and there were no significant issues at all. It was a good day – our best yet – and though we are still not 100 per cent performance-wise, it gives me hope that we are in good shape for Croft.

“No predictions; I am just hoping to have a good run and three solid races. It would be nice to end the first half of the season on a high note, ahead of the long summer break, and I have always gone well at Croft – it has a good mix of corners and I like the layout.”

Wrathall scored his first points in the BTCC’s independents’ trophy at Oulton Park, and is now ahead of Toyota rival Tony Hughes in the indie standings. Hughes will miss his second race meeting of the year as the Speedworks Motorsport team have opted to work on resolving their issues with the new Avensis away from the track.