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 »
Daniel Welch missed out on second free practice at Brands Hatch with a fuel pressure issue, but will be back out in time for qualifying. The Welch Motorsport Proton Gen-2 was unable to put in any laps for the second session, but Welch admitted he was not planning on doing much running in the first … More »
Colin Turkington was happy with the way his Team BMR Volkswagen CC performed in the opening two practice sessions, making steady improves across the 80 minutes. Turkington, who comes to Brands Hatch 32 points behind championship leader Gordon Shedden, believes the team were heading in the right direction after free practice, but admits the Brands … More »
Gordon Shedden will be on “maximum attack” in qualifying as he aims to secure his second BTCC title at Brands Hatch. The 2012 champion set the third fastest time in second free practice, with less than two tenths of a second separating Shedden from his championship rivals, Jason Plato and Colin Turkington. “Jason and Colin … More »
BTCC returnee Jake Hill says he’s confident of having a good weekend at Brands Hatch despite having his early running curtailed by an off in first free practice. BRDC Rising Star Hill, who is replacing Nicolas Hamilton in the AmD Tuning Audi S3 this weekend, went off into the barriers on the exit of Graham … More »