BTCC BTCC 2012 Season

[FB]

I did enjoy that

 

[Galahad]

I'm supporting Shedden, he's the only one with any brains among the lot of them.

 

[F1ang-o]

Talking about English......when Paul O'Neill was interviewing some of the Grid Girls? or whatever they are called, before the last race ....He said "I know a lot of these witches....! "

But what he actually said " I know a lot of these, which is not a great thing ...blah blah..."

 

[Brogan]

Oh what a shame, Neal has been punted off in race three... *snigger*

 

[Galahad]

...and Gordon Shedden has been excluded from third in the final race for a turbo boost infringement, promoting Matt Neal back to the top of the championship.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101784

 

[gethinceri]

Sheddon dsq'd for overboosting his turbo in the last race. Good news for Jason.

 

[Brogan]

Wow!
That was unexpected and has really closed things up for Plato.

 

[Brogan]

BTCC once again this weekend, this time at Knockhill: http://www.btcc.net/html/circuit_detail.php?id=8

The circuit which gets smaller every lap due to the amount of corner cutting.

Timetable here: http://www.btcc.net/pdf/ci_8.pdf

 

[Galahad]

Jason Plato took pole position for tomorrow's first race at Knockhill. The wet session produced a moderately scrambled grid, with the WSR BMWs 2nd and 4th, sandwiching Aron Smith's Motorbase Focus. Title rivals Shedden and Neal start from 6th and 8th respectively in the Hondas.

 

[gethinceri]

I used to think Knockhill was a dull circuit, after a close scrutiny of Ginetta Junior races about 3 years ago it is now one of my faves.

 

[The Pits]

I preferred Ingliston before it closed, but Knockhill has a habit of turning out some really good races.

 

[Brogan]

Sigh...Plato off on lap 2 of race 1, which means Neal and Shedden will increase the gap and Plato will start at the back for race 2.

Edit: Just seen the incident - Aron Smith pushed him off. The discrepancy between the various car and tyre types at the start of the race is once again the reason.

 

[Galahad]

Pity. That Focus was like a dragster in a straight line - as well as the ballast I'm sure different cars are allowed different levels of boost.

Good result for WSR anyway

 

[Brogan]

Another 1-2 for Rob Collard and Tom Onslow-Cole.

What a great weekend they're having.

 

[Galahad]

Another BMW 1-2 in a thoroughly dull Race 2. Plato seemed to have a problem on the last lap and faded to 11th, leaving him out of the reckoning for the reversed grid pole.

Shedden moves into the championship lead, 5 clear of Neal and 26 ahead of Plato.

 

[Speshal]

Dunno if you watched the Ginettas but one of them has run the whole race with an advertising banner stick to the front of the car - should have been meatballed in my opinion.

 

[Brogan]

Matt Neal lucks in on the reverse grid, again...

Plato in the pit lane too so looks like he's out of race 3.

I have a feeling this weekend will prove to be the turning point as far as Plato being able to challenge for the title.

 

[Galahad]

One can only hope.

 

[Galahad]

Shedden out...

 

[Brogan]

Neal comes away the winner this weekend, with both Plato and Shedden failing to score in at least one race each.

Bah!