BTCC Races 13, 14 & 15 - Croft, North Yorkshire - 14th June 2009

**touringlegend** · 11 Jun 2009, 20:09 (Ref:2480431)

Entry List (Unofficial) for Croft

#	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 - As far as I know

#	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
09.30 - 10.10	Free Practice	Sat
11.55 - 12.35	Free Practice	Sat
15.15 - 15.45	Qualifying	Sat
12.01	Round 7	Sun
14.35	Round 8	Sun
17.15	Round 9	Sun

Predictions Competition: Enter Here

# - Autosport reports that Maxtreme received their three engines back from Oreca and they weren't rebuilt. Unsure if they will be out.
# - No news on Leason yet?

crmalcolm · 12 Jun 2009, 06:10 (Ref:2480724)

McMillan himself has said they're trying to get things sorted for Croft. They hope to be there.
Fingers crossed for them.

steve_r · 12 Jun 2009, 14:45 (Ref:2481076)

McMillan will not be at Croft, per the BTCC site. His engines were returned from the engine builders in pieces, with several parts missing. Shame, but hopefully he will be all sorted for the next round.

Leason and Hughes will also be missing.

Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to some more action.

Spaced Invader · 12 Jun 2009, 20:32 (Ref:2481244)

i really feel for liam mcmillan as his no-show this round and the last doesnt appear to be his fault at all. wish him well as hes sort of local to me.

reckon this season is shaping up to be a humdinger. neal playing for points, turks flying as is thommo! despite being a round down. more to come from plato and jackson. gio yet to but surely to show some form and put a challenge in and rob 'rock ape' collard (nickname accredited to jimmy t) really in with a shout and hopefully shut the doubters up. ace!!!

redshoes · 13 Jun 2009, 08:19 (Ref:2481418)

Last minute change for Team Aon. Morrison can't race for personal reasons so Tom Onslow-Cole has been brought in as a replacement.

JMeissner · 13 Jun 2009, 08:27 (Ref:2481421)

More info about Onslow-Cole at Aon:

http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3599

BootsOntheSide · 13 Jun 2009, 09:16 (Ref:2481436)

OC would have probably been a better choice all along, although Morrison has gradually shaken off the rust to run close to Chilton. However, OC's intended drive in the Doctor's car would have been more competitive.

**touringlegend** · 13 Jun 2009, 13:09 (Ref:2481573)

Thompson fastest in FP1, Plato leading in FP2: http://www.tsl-timing.com/toca/2009/92403trg.pdf

Looks like it could be a Chevy / BMW benefit this weekend.

**touringlegend** · 13 Jun 2009, 17:50 (Ref:2481948)

Grid for Race 1

1 - Colin Turkington - BMW 320si - 1:26.006

2 - Jason Plato - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:26.202

3 - Stephen Jelley - BMW 320si - 1:26.372

4 - Adam Jones - SEAT Leon - 1:26.387

5 - Mat Jackson - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:26.400

6 - Harry Vaulkhard - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:26.407

7 - Andrew Jordan - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:26.591

8 - Matt Neal - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:26.674

9 - James Thompson - Honda Civic Type-S - 1:26.676

10 - Robert Collard - BMW 320si - 1:26.733

11 - Jonathan Adam - BMW 320si - 1:26.735

12 - Dan Eaves - SEAT Leon - 1:26.760

13 - Fabrizio Giovanardi - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:26.769

14 - James Nash - Chevrolet Lacetti - 1:26.961

15 - Paul O'Neill - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:26.969

16 - Dave Pinkney - Honda Civic Type-S - 1:27.612

17 - Tom Chilton - Ford Focus - 1:27.781

18 - Tom Onslow-Cole - Ford Focus ST - 1:28.033

*

19 - John George - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:28.202

20 - Martyn Bell - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:28.656

21 -Martin Johnson - Vauxhall Astra Coupe - 1:28.882

Car graphics courtesy of Andy Blackmore Design | Spotter Guides

* - I do realise I've put Morrisons car, but as this was a very late entry we unfortunately don't have a new graphic.

redshoes · 13 Jun 2009, 18:09 (Ref:2481978)

Anyone want to give me odds on Jelley's race finishing in the Clervaux gravel trap on lap one?

awrb · 13 Jun 2009, 19:11 (Ref:2482075)

If Jelley can get ahead of Plato on lap 1, which he surely can, Turkington's got race one, and quite probably race two. Unless it rains.

I think this could be the weekend Jelley finally gets some results. He's been driving well all year but just got involved in a few incidents. He's at the front so he can finally get some podiums

ash1751 · 13 Jun 2009, 19:14 (Ref:2482078)

i think Jelly might get ahead of Plato at the start but i think Plato will re pass Jelly somewhere

redshoes · 13 Jun 2009, 19:21 (Ref:2482087)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ash1751

i think Jelly might get ahead of Plato at the start but i think Plato will re pass Jelly somewhere

I was thinking he would get a better start but will Plato bother to brake when they get to the first corner?

ash1751 · 13 Jun 2009, 19:29 (Ref:2482100)

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshoes

I was thinking he would get a better start but will Plato bother to brake when they get to the first corner?

we'll have to wait to find out!!

**touringlegend** · 14 Jun 2009, 11:48 (Ref:2482913)

Well Jelley proved you doubters wrong. Solid 2nd place, albeit 3 seconds behind Turkington.

What was Vaulkhard thinking trying to go side by side through Jim Clark Esses? That in turn contributed to his spin at the complex and the collison with Chilton (right rear tyre would still have been cold / dirty).

**FIRE** · 14 Jun 2009, 13:57 (Ref:2483056)

RAC dominant in race 1 & 2

**FIRE** · 14 Jun 2009, 16:23 (Ref:2483122)

Difficult conditions in race 3. Very wet track and still raining.

**FIRE** · 14 Jun 2009, 17:03 (Ref:2483128)

Gio wins after he overtook Thompson in a great (and clean!) way.

redshoes · 14 Jun 2009, 17:05 (Ref:2483129)

After Pinkney's off in race three I'm expecting a bit of a rant from Steve Neal and for once I think I'm going to agree with his. What were they thinking trying to re-start the race when there was clearly large lakes of standing water?

I think Tim Harvey unwittingly summed it up when he said he hoped they finished the race before they went off the air. I can't help thinking that if it wasn't for the live TV coverage they would have stopped all the cars on the grid and suspended the race for half an hour until the weather cleared.

Icebaby · 14 Jun 2009, 18:28 (Ref:2483180)

[QUOTE=redshoes;2483129]After Pinkney's off in race three I'm expecting a bit of a rant from Steve Neal and for once I think I'm going to agree with his. What were they thinking trying to re-start the race when there was clearly large lakes of standing water?

The only rant Steve Neal should have is towards Pinkney smashing his car to bits in a driver related error of judgment, hopefully now Pinkney will walk away from it all as he' been dreadful all season.

Icebaby · 14 Jun 2009, 19:28 (Ref:2483230)

Forgot to add regarding the Neal and Plato incident that Plato will either go unpunished or he will get points on licence but will not get points/position deduction.

redshoes · 14 Jun 2009, 20:07 (Ref:2483270)

Plato got two points on his licence. I don't believe the regs allow for a (championship) points deduction. The would be no point giving him a time penalty so that he was demoted a place since it doesn't give Neal the place back and just gives Turkington an extra place. The only other option would be a disqualification which is probably a bit harsh.

Urgentemente · 14 Jun 2009, 20:22 (Ref:2483279)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

Gio wins after he overtook Thompson in a great (and clean!) way.

That was a great bit of action, made even better by the fact that they both kept their cool (so to speak) and didn't punt each other off. Excellent end to the race I thought, tho I'm as suprised as others that it didn't get stopped (but not surprised due to the TV factor...)

Pinkney's looked like a hell of an impact,certainly sent the tyres flying up, just caught site of the marshals on post moving swiftly out of the way..

**touringlegend** · 14 Jun 2009, 20:40 (Ref:2483296)

Pinkneys accident brought back memories of last year.. thankfully no injuries this year to anyone.

So has Jelley proved anyone wrong today? Three podiums in anyones book is a good weekend.

Mike Sheraton · 14 Jun 2009, 22:01 (Ref:2483375)

just thought id add this in, i think pinkney is a great driver and a great chap, he has been in and amongst racing for many years and i think he is a good ambasador for the championship and he often picks up the odd point

Also, i think everyone that is anti-plato should calm down, including matt neal because you could see that he was aquaplaining and therefore could not control the car.

Hmm whats done is done anyway.

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