Muller secures 2 pole positions!!

[Steven Gray]

Yippee!! Muller starts in pole position for 2 races but well done MG and peugeot 3rd for Reid and 4th for Eaves in Sprint Eaves starts 3rd in feature race too well done mate!!

[Pip]

Anyone know why Thompson qualified so badly???

[Steven Gray]

I think it was a big crash at dingle dell corner but some other people think it was tire failure...

[Reido Rules]

Eaves certainly seems to have got the Donkey to wake up. Tom Chilton has had another good day, a few hats being eaten I think.

[touringcarnut]

What has Vic done with those pugs??!! 3rd in qualifying???!!!! Well done!! Hope you are watching Peugeot!!!

[runnyhunny]

James Thompson had an engine blow up... auto. back-of-the-grid stuff.

Dan Eaves? What can I say?! I doubted him all the way through 2001, but he's only gone and stuck the ol' dog at the sharp end of the grid! Tim has also done well considering his lack of experience in the 406 (relative to Dan).

I wonder if Mick Linford is listening...???

[Jimeth]

Thompsons engine went before he'd even done one flying lap

[StuiE]

how that Pug going!

full Qual results


Sprint Race Qualifying Times
Position Number Name Nat Car Fastest time
1 2 Yvan Muller FRA Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:33.105
2 0 Matt Neal GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:33.405
3 11 Anthony Reid GBR MG ZS 1:33.756
4 5 Dan Eaves GBR Peugeot 406 Coupe 1:33.800
5 17 Tom Chilton GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:34.066
6 8 Tim Harvey GBR Peugeot 406 Coupe 1:34.091
7 28 Andy Priaulx GBR Honda Civic Type-R 1:34.346
8 12 Warren Hughes GBR MG ZS 1:34.369
9 29 Paul O’Neill GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:34.409
10 27 Alan Morrison GBR Honda Civic Type-R 1:34.534
11 15 David Leslie GBR Proton Impian 1:34.982
12 20 Phil Bennett GBR Proton Impian 1:35.399
13 111 Aaron Slight NZL Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:35.636
14 60 Mark Fullalove GBR Peugeot 306 1:39.072
15 55 Graham Saunders GBR Alfa 156 1:39.197
16 56 Alan Blencowe GBR Alfa 156 1:39.391
17 77 Tom Boardman GBR BMW 320i 1:39.507
18 63 Mark Thomas GBR Honda Accord 1:39.691
19 62 Spencer Marsh GBR Honda Accord 1:39.950
20 78 Norman Simon GER BMW 320i 1:40.085
21 52 James Kaye GBR Honda Civic Type-R 1:41.377
22 51 Robert Collard GBR Renault Clio 1:41.626
23 3 James Thompson GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:42.679
24 99 Jim Edwards Jnr GBR Honda Accord 1:42.987
25 59 Annie Templeton GBR Peugeot 306 1:45.365
26 81 Steve Wood GBR Mitsubishi Carisma 1:53.946

Feature Race Qualifying Times
Position Number Name Nat Car Fastest time
1 2 Yvan Muller FRA Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:32.992
2 0 Matt Neal GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:33.465
3 5 Dan Eaves GBR Peugeot 406 Coupe 1:33.583
4 29 Paul O’Neill GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:33.599
5 12 Warren Hughes GBR MG ZS 1:33.955
6 8 Tim Harvey GBR Peugeot 406 Coupe 1:34.039
7 17 Tom Chilton GBR Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:34.149
8 11 Anthony Reid GBR MG ZS 1:34.461
9 111 Aaron Slight NZL Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1:34.486
10 15 David Leslie GBR Proton Impian 1:34.606
11 27 Alan Morrison GBR Honda Civic Type-R 1:34.806
12 28 Andy Priaulx GBR Honda Civic Type-R 1:35.432
13 20 Phil Bennett GBR Proton Impian 1:36.162
14 60 Mark Fullalove GBR Peugeot 306 1:38.712
15 62 Spencer Marsh GBR Honda Accord 1:38.800
16 63 Mark Thomas GBR Honda Accord 1:39.159
17 51 Robert Collard GBR Renault Clio 1:39.337
18 77 Tom Boardman GBR BMW 320i 1:39.371
19 78 Norman Simon GER BMW 320i 1:39.390
20 56 Alan Blencowe GBR Alfa 156 1:39.414
21 55 Graham Saunders GBR Alfa 156 1:40.180
22 99 Jim Edwards Jnr GBR Honda Accord 1:41.987
23 59 Annie Templeton GBR Peugeot 306 1:42.902
24 52 James Kaye GBR Honda Civic Type-R 1:44.932
25 81 Steve Wood GBR Mitsubishi Carisma 2:03.610

[Sherman]

Erm......James Kaye??? please tell me he had a problem!

[Pip]

Tomorrow's races could be interesting... Bets on how many proddies Thompson takes out on the first lap???

[Sherman]

4

[Pip]

Probably at the first corner !!!! Bets on him finishing the race.... no chance!!!

[touringlegend]

WHOA! Those Pugs...who said you couldn't wave a magic wand on them !!?? Nice to see Dan where he should be.

oh, don't forget the top 6 in both races is covered by roughly 1 second ! Competitive or what !!

[Radisichrox]

Hmm Good stuff so far, and the races hasn't even started!


Fantastic stuff from Dan Eaves, Tim Harvey, and Tom Chilton. Trust me, I'm boiling the hat right now to eat!

[Reido Rules]

Priaulx only 1.2 off the Vauxhalls, so Honda not in a very bad state, but Proton, not what they had hoped for nor what Slight could have hoped for either.

Chilton only about 1sec off Muller both times, could he be springing suprises later in the season? What would he be doing in a 2002 car one has to ask.

[OVERSTEER]

(Originally posted by Reido Rules) Chilton only about 1sec off Muller both times, could he be springing suprises later in the season? What would he be doing in a 2002 car one has to ask.

The Barwell Astras of Tom Chilton and Aaron Slight are 2002 cars.
Tripleeight have 2002 cars and Egg I believe have 2001 cars

[touringlegend]

No need to visit any other site apart from this for live timing - www.mst-group.co.uk/toca/livetiming.asp

[BootsOntheSide]

"The Barwell Astras of Tom Chilton and Aaron Slight are 2002 cars.
Tripleeight have 2002 cars and Egg I believe have 2001 cars"
Not sure there's any real difference between the cars.
And just to clear something up, I think Thompson will start at the back of the Touring Grid, but still ahead of the Production Class runners.

[Rambo]

I see Matt has vindicated himself and put his doubters to shame. All those who watched his international class in Europe last year shouldn't be surprised though.

I hope he kick's Muller's arse.

Shame about Thommo's bad luck though.

[touringlegend]

I heard Muller's, Thompson's, and Neal's Astra's all had problems yesterday - could be a win for Dan Eaves !

(Minardi Fan will be loving it )

[Maisie]

Minardi Fan's face during the race was a picture