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18 Jun 2005, 10:15 (Ref:1332056) | #1 | ||
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BTCC Oulton Park Race Thread
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1 Dan Eaves Honda Integra 1:28.641 +36kg 2 Luke Hines SEAT Toledo Cupra 1:28.694 3 Matt Neal Honda Integra 1:28.826 +45kg 4 Jason Plato SEAT Toledo Cupra 1:28.892 +18kg 5 Colin Turkington Vauxhall Astra SH 1:28.978 +9kg 6 Gavin Smith Vauxhall Astra SH 1:28.991 7 Rob Collard MG ZS 1:29.108 8 Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra SH 1:29.229 +27kg 9 James Pickford SEAT Toledo Cupra 1:29.636 10 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type-R 1:29.691 11 James Kaye Honda Civic Type-R 1:30.053 12 Richard Williams Lexus IS200 1:34.400 13 Ian Curley Lexus IS200 1:34.684 14 Mark Proctor Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:39.805 |
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18 Jun 2005, 13:28 (Ref:1332167) | #2 | ||
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Practice 2 Results:
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1 Jason Plato SEAT Toledo Cupra 1:28.712 2 Matt Neal Honda Integra 1:28.823 3 Luke Hines SEAT Toledo Cupra 1:28.990 4 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type-R 1:29.128 5 Dan Eaves Honda Integra 1:29.286 6 James Pickford SEAT Toledo Cupra 1:29.481 7 Rob Collard MG ZS 1:29.592 8 Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra SH 1:29.811 9 Gavin Smith Vauxhall Astra SH 1:29.893 10 Colin Turkington Vauxhall Astra SH 1:30.243 11 James Kaye Honda Civic Type-R 1:30.323 12 Richard Williams Lexus IS200 1:34.370 13 Ian Curley Lexus IS200 1:34.507 |
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18 Jun 2005, 14:07 (Ref:1332176) | #3 | |
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Promising pace from the SEAT's this weekend, it'll be good to have them finally win a race if they can manage.
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18 Jun 2005, 15:01 (Ref:1332235) | #4 | ||
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Plato doesn't have too much extra weight for race 1 so it's posisble, but don't be surprsied to see him aim to finish 10th in race 2. Dynamics still look like the team to beat though.
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18 Jun 2005, 15:30 (Ref:1332285) | #5 | ||
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Qualifying:
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1 Jason Plato Seat Toledo Cupra 1:28.958 2 Matt Neal Honda Integra 1:29.089 3 Dan Eaves Honda Integra 1:29.185 4 Gavin Smith Vauxhall Astra SH 1:29.323 5 Yvan Muller Vauxhall Astra SH 1:29.344 6 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type-R 1:29.351 7 Luke Hines Seat Toledo Cupra 1:29.356 8 James Pickford Seat Toledo Cupra 1:29.486 9 Colin Turkington Vauxhall Astra SH 1:29.491 10 Rob Collard Mg Zs 1:29.981 11 James Kaye Honda Civic Type-R 1:30.168 12 Richard Williams Lexus Is200 1:34.408 13 Mark Proctor Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:34.419 14 Ian Curley Lexus Is200 1:34.694 |
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18 Jun 2005, 15:53 (Ref:1332322) | #6 | |
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Plato's average lap speed was 90mph, everyone else was under 90mph.
Just thought I'd throw that useless fact I noticed in.. |
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18 Jun 2005, 15:59 (Ref:1332325) | #7 | |
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4 or 5 more cars and we'd have a grid
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18 Jun 2005, 16:16 (Ref:1332337) | #8 | ||
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Who cares? The racing will be ace as usual.
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18 Jun 2005, 18:27 (Ref:1332410) | #9 | ||
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I've lost my hang-up about the grid size now - there are 8-10 potential race winners, and they aren't afraid to run side-by-side and really create some fierce racing. A few mroe cars later in the season will be nice, but there's already more action than the WTCC has with twice as many cars.
4th to 9th are seperated by 0.15 seconds, and that includes all 3 Vauxhalls, which is amazingly close. Kaye in 11th is little over a second off the pole, which is quite something. |
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18 Jun 2005, 18:32 (Ref:1332416) | #10 | |
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I agree the racing is good - and better than the WTCC.
Maybe a few of their excess cars could come over here |
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18 Jun 2005, 18:42 (Ref:1332422) | #11 | ||
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We'll have Gareth hopefully for Croft so the future's bright. The future's Orange.
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18 Jun 2005, 21:36 (Ref:1332525) | #12 | ||
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And Fiona for Croft.
Anyway I'm convinced too, the cars are awesome, sound and look the part and the racing is top quality. Any fewer cars though and it is in trouble, but anyway it isn't and it's British and it's good! PS. I'm blumin sunburnt!!! |
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18 Jun 2005, 21:37 (Ref:1332526) | #13 | |
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Yes, well pun aside, the future won't be considerably brightened by the addition of one car!
I can't understand where everybody went this year! |
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19 Jun 2005, 11:50 (Ref:1332802) | #14 | ||
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"With any luck our two thousand and five touring car campaign starts here!", said Plato yesterday. He seemed to be correct.
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19 Jun 2005, 12:56 (Ref:1332829) | #15 | |
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Good race one that, well done JP.
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19 Jun 2005, 13:06 (Ref:1332834) | #16 | |
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I need satellite
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19 Jun 2005, 14:11 (Ref:1332867) | #17 | |
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And an excellent win by Matt Neal in race 2.
Plato finishes tenth, so he'll have another pole for race 3. |
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19 Jun 2005, 14:11 (Ref:1332869) | #18 | ||
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Big welll done to Neal
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19 Jun 2005, 15:19 (Ref:1332934) | #19 | |
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Finally some TV after listening to the radio all day! Go Collard!
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19 Jun 2005, 15:28 (Ref:1332938) | #20 | |
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It's bucketing down now, started after the end of the 2nd race, the Porsche race was started and stopped several times, the FRenault's aren't out, I presume all priority is the 3rd BTCC race, for live ITV coverage. I hope there isn't any bother in the race going ahead, at the moment they have one of those roadsweeper type trucks out trying to clear as much water as possible.
Last years BSB at Knockhill was very similar, track was absolutely standing in water, trucks were out clearing it up, marshals brushing water off track etc. It is nice to see that it absolutely chucks it down in England now and again!! |
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19 Jun 2005, 15:35 (Ref:1332944) | #21 | |
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Gad don't remind me, i got stuck underneath the commentary tower in the middle of the circuit at Knockhill last year on the Saturday, stayed for another hour, then it got rained off! Never been so glad to step onto a warm train in my entire life! Must be grim north syndrome, i'm sat here nursing my mild sunburn in the sunny south!
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19 Jun 2005, 15:36 (Ref:1332945) | #22 | |
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It was hot and sunny at Oulton this morning.
Anyway cars are now on track. |
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19 Jun 2005, 15:52 (Ref:1332957) | #23 | ||
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Wow, true BTCC opening lap. Poor Plato.
Collard and Chilton 1-2 at the moment, only one Vauxhall running now safety car. |
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19 Jun 2005, 15:59 (Ref:1332960) | #24 | ||
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lottery time, nice to see WSR with the MG in front again.
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19 Jun 2005, 16:06 (Ref:1332967) | #25 | |
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Hopefully Proctor is hit with some sort of punishment - going off under yellow is inexcusable.
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