BTCC Races 10, 11 & 12 - Oulton Park, Cheshire - 31st May 2009

**touringlegend** · 27 May 2009, 21:21 (Ref:2470536)

Entry List (Unofficial) for Oulton Park

#	Driver	Team	Car
1	Fabrizio Giovanardi	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra
2	Mat Jackson	Racing Silverline	Chevrolet Lacetti
3	Jason Plato	Racing Silverline	Chevrolet Lacetti
4	Colin Turkington	Team RAC	BMW 320i
5	Matt Neal	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra
9	Adam Jones	Cartridge World Carbon Zero	SEAT Leon
10	Tom Chilton	Team Aon	Ford Focus
11	Rob Collard	Airwaves BMW	BMW 320i
12	Jonathan Adam	Airwaves BMW	BMW 320i
15	Martyn Bell	Sunshine.co.uk/Techspeed	Honda Integra
17	Harry Vaulkhard	Tempus Sport	Chevrolet Lacetti
20	Alan Morrison	Team Aon	Ford Focus
23	James Nash	RML	Chevrolet Lacetti
29	Paul O'Neill	Sunshine.co.uk/Techspeed	Honda Integra
35	James Thompson	Team Dynamics	Honda Civic
44	Stephen Jelley	Team RAC	BMW 320i
50	John George	TH Motorsport with JAG	Honda Integra
55	Dave Pinkney	Team Dynamics	Honda Civic
63	Martin Johnson	Boulevard Team Racing	Vauxhall Astra
77	Andrew Jordan	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra
85	Dan Eaves	Cartridge World Carbon Zero	SEAT Leon

No Shows

#	Driver	Team	Car	Graphic
16	Nick Leason	Team AFM Racing	BMW 120d
27	Liam McMillan	Maxtreme	SEAT Toledo

Car graphics courtesy of AndyBlackmoreDesign | SpotterGuides.com

BTCC Timetable:

Time	Session	Day
09.45 - 10.25	Free Practice	Sat
12.40 - 13.20	Free Practice	Sat
15.50 - 16.20	Qualifying	Sat
12.15	Round 7	Sun
14.30	Round 8	Sun
17.10	Round 9	Sun

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**touringlegend** · 27 May 2009, 21:24 (Ref:2470542)

No Maxtreme this round: BTCC.net story

Craner Curves · 28 May 2009, 05:40 (Ref:2470682)

That's just bizarre. But then it involves BTC Racing, who I thought were a bit of a disorganised mess of a team IMHO.

KA · 28 May 2009, 11:04 (Ref:2470824)

an 'outstanding' issue'- sounds like ORECA think there's an unpaid bill somewhere...

It's a bit rough on Maxtreme though, if it's something that dates back to before they bought the cars....

snowen250 · 28 May 2009, 12:06 (Ref:2470868)

Looks a good lineup, shame no Jason in the Mg again though.
Simon

andy_b · 28 May 2009, 15:52 (Ref:2470996)

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowen250

Looks a good lineup, shame no Jason in the Mg again though.
Simon

yeah, still need to draw that

gregc · 28 May 2009, 14:57 (Ref:2470967)

No Leason either sadly - http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1471

Craner Curves · 28 May 2009, 15:41 (Ref:2470993)

No great loss to be honest. I admire them for having a go, but the car really isn't good enough and you can't develop and race a car on the shoestring budget they say they're operating on.

Shame for Maxtreme as McMillan has impressed me.

So we've lost a few cars, but it's still a quality field. That's now 11 out of 20 drivers on the grid that are racewinners. Sounds even better than 11 out of 22/23.

kristof14 · 28 May 2009, 16:03 (Ref:2471004)

Are we still to expect a 3rd RML Chevy as well?

snowen250 · 28 May 2009, 16:12 (Ref:2471007)

Yup Nash has been confirmed, so i guess so

Simon

Hazard · 29 May 2009, 20:57 (Ref:2471834)

Have updated the entry list with new liveries and James Nash's car. Cheers @ Andy_B

werner · 30 May 2009, 10:31 (Ref:2472068)

Good to read (at touringcartimes.com) that he is ambitious. Can anybody remember his driving in the SEAT -eurocup last year? Was he any good?

Hazard · 30 May 2009, 10:51 (Ref:2472075)

Quote:

Originally Posted by werner

Good to read (at touringcartimes.com) that he is ambitious. Can anybody remember his driving in the SEAT -eurocup last year? Was he any good?

Not brilliant.

He was also the slowest of the Chevy's this morning.

Giovanardi fastest from Plato in practice 1.

crmalcolm · 30 May 2009, 19:13 (Ref:2472272)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

Not brilliant.

He was also the slowest of the Chevy's this morning.

Giovanardi fastest from Plato in practice 1.

Are you not being a bit too hard on someone by comparing their first time out in a car with the amount of proven experience/ability/hours behind the wheel of other Chevy drivers?

helterskelter · 30 May 2009, 21:31 (Ref:2472317)

Quote:

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Are you not being a bit too hard on someone by comparing their first time out in a car with the amount of proven experience/ability/hours behind the wheel of other Chevy drivers?

Well, Plato and Jackson performed much better, though. If he's out to win, as he said, he'd better tray to get something sorted. Nash is a fine driver IMO, but not as much as Jackson, Plato or even Vaulkhard.

Hazard · 31 May 2009, 08:28 (Ref:2472493)

Quote:

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Are you not being a bit too hard on someone by comparing their first time out in a car with the amount of proven experience/ability/hours behind the wheel of other Chevy drivers?

Probably, but did himself set the objective of beating his team mates on his first outing. He should have started with something a bit simpler - like turning up to the drivers briefing on time

helterskelter · 31 May 2009, 10:19 (Ref:2472554)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

He should have started with something a bit simpler - like turning up to the drivers briefing on time

I think this only shows how Nash is unexperienced and naive. When you're at your debut, you always have to claim that you're the underdog, because if you say 'I wanna be on pace with Plato on my first outing' some will laugh, some will be curious, some will believe you. Then you qualify out of the top ten and it's a disaster for you, your image and your sponsors.
Nash still has a lot to learn...

Hazard · 30 May 2009, 16:59 (Ref:2472236)

Grid for Race 1

1 - Jason Plato - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:27.187

2 - Mat Jackson - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:27.597

3 - Colin Turkington - BMW 320si - 1:27.637

4 - Adam Jones - SEAT Leon - 1:27.711

5 - Jonathan Adam - BMW 320si - 1:27.777

6 - Fabrizio Giovanardi - Magna Vectra - 1:27.792

7 - Stephen Jelley - BMW 320si - 1:27.848

8 - Andrew Jordan - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:27.957

9 - Robert Collard - BMW 320si - 1:28.007

10 - Matt Neal - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:28.061

11 - Harry Vaulkhard - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:28.132

12 - James Thompson - Honda Civic Type-S - 1:28.145

13 - Paul O'Neill - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:28.277

14 - Tom Chilton - Ford Focus - 1:28.658

15 - Alan Morrison - Ford Focus ST - 1:28.819

16 - James Nash - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:28.840

17 - Dave Pinkney - Honda Civic Type-S - 1:29.051

18 - Martyn Bell - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:29.698

19 - Dan Eaves - SEAT Leon - 1:30.234

20 - John George - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:30.461

21 -Martin Johnson - Vauxhall Astra Coupe - 1:30.485

Car graphics courtesy of Andy Blackmore Design | Spotter Guides

Sodemo · 30 May 2009, 18:49 (Ref:2472262)

Why dont they use the Fosters Circuit anymore?

Speed-King · 30 May 2009, 20:38 (Ref:2472292)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Why dont they use the Fosters Circuit anymore?

I am more interested in why they don't use the full circuit, I'd love to see a full BTCC field go through that weird, banked corner with the hump in the middle.

kristof14 · 30 May 2009, 20:55 (Ref:2472296)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed-King

I am more interested in why they don't use the full circuit, I'd love to see a full BTCC field go through that weird, banked corner with the hump in the middle.

I don't think theres much spectator viewing available there. The current layout maximises the amount of trackside viewing to attract people through the gates I'd guess.

Urgentemente · 30 May 2009, 21:00 (Ref:2472299)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed-King

I am more interested in why they don't use the full circuit, I'd love to see a full BTCC field go through that weird, banked corner with the hump in the middle.

That's Shell corner, and as Kristof14 said , there's not much in the way of spectator area there...

**FIRE** · 30 May 2009, 18:51 (Ref:2472263)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

"Magna Vectra"

From now the Magna Vectra's and Chevrolet Lacetti's are rivals.

kristof14 · 30 May 2009, 18:57 (Ref:2472264)

You get better racing on the layout used for the BTCC, as well as the usual first lap carnage at kinickerbrook to keep people entertained.

BootsOntheSide · 30 May 2009, 20:19 (Ref:2472287)

Any reason why this circuit isn't suiting the Hondas? Fantastic effort from Silverline to lock out the front row, it makes Nash look a lot worse than he is.

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