Jason Plato was gracious in defeat to title rival Gordon Shedden at Brands Hatch – and said a more powerful engine was at the top of Team BMR’s shopping list to improve their lot in 2016. Plato dominated the final race of the season and for long periods was in position to take a third … More »
Gordon Shedden was delighted to secure his second BTCC title at Brands Hatch after a champion’s drive from 19th on the grid to fourth at the finish line. The Honda Yuasa Racing driver narrowly beat Team BMR’s Jason Plato to the title by just four points after his drive from the back, and was quick … More »
Honda Yuasa Racing’s Gordon Shedden is the 2015 BTCC champion after a stirring drive to fourth from 19th in the Brands Hatch finale, denying dominant race winner Jason Plato by four points. Team BMR’s Plato took the lead at the start and rode out three safety car periods to take a maximum 22 point score, … More »
Jason Plato was ruing his bad luck earlier in the year as the BTCC title fight prepares for one final showdown at Brands Hatch. The Team BMR driver finished sixth in race two, while championship rival Gordon Shedden failed to score, cutting the gap at the top of the standings to just 12 points with … More »
Mat Jackson will start from pole in race two at Brands Hatch after dominating the opening race of the day. The top three finishers from race one will line up in the same order for race two, with Aron Smith and Adam Morgan joining Jackson as the only drivers to dip below the 1:31.5 barrier. … More »
Team BMR’s Aron Smith is planning to run his own race in the opening encounter at Brands Hatch today – but says he will help team-mates Jason Plato and Colin Turkington in their championship battles if he is called upon. Smith qualified on the front row in his Volkswagen CC yesterday, just over a tenth … More »
Triple Eight Racing’s Andrew Jordan says his qualifying position at Brands Hatch showed how much his competitors’ machinery have moved on compared with his own. Jordan qualified the MG6 GT 13th on the legendary Kent track yesterday, albeit less than a tenth of a second slower than the lap record set by Jason Plato in the … More »
Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan is targeting podiums and a second placed finish in the independents’ standings after another strong showing on the Brands Hatch GP circuit. Morgan qualified his Mercedes A-Class third behind Mat Jackson and Aron Smith, on a track where he took his first BTCC win last season after Jason Plato’s disqualification in race … More »
Team BMR’s Jason Plato says the straight-line speed issues which plagued him at Silverstone have not been solved at Brands Hatch, after qualifying two spots behind title rival Gordon Shedden. Plato will line up sixth for the first race in his Volkswagen CC, and said he extracted the maximum from the car with 66kg of success … More »
Mat Jackson was delighted to secure pole with another lap record at Brands Hatch and is now turning his attention to making another trip to the top step of the podium. The Motorbase Performance driver smashed the lap record around the Grand Prix circuit to score his third consecutive pole, attributing the impressive pace of … More »