BTCC Oulton Park (Cheshire) - Rounds 13-15, June 24th 07

Hazard · 22 Jun 2007, 08:44 (Ref:1944008)

Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2007
Rounds 13,14,15 - Oulton Park

2007 Entry List:

Number	Driver	Team	Car	Class
1	Matt Neal	Team Halfords	Honda Civic	S2000
3	Colin Turkington	Team RAC	BMW 320si E90	S2000
5	Fabrizio Giovanardi	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra	S2000
7	Tom Chilton	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra	S2000
11	Jason Plato	SEAT Sport UK	SEAT León	S2000
12	Darren Turner	SEAT Sport UK	SEAT León	S2000
15	Martyn Bell	Team Allaboutproperty.com	BMW 320i E46	S2000
17	Rick Kerry	Team AFM Racing	BMW 120d	S2000
19	Nick Leason	BTC Racing	Lexus IS200	S2000
21	Adam Jones	Team Air Cool	SEAT Toledo Cupra	S2000
23	Matt Allison	Motorbase Performance	SEAT Toledo Cupra	S2000
25	Gareth Howell	Motorbase Performance	SEAT Toledo Cupra	S2000
28	Jason Hughes	Kartworld Racing	MG-ZS	BTCC
33	Tom Onslow-Cole	Team RAC	BMW 320si E90	S2000
43	Chris Stockton	BTC Racing	Lexus IS200	S2000
45	Jim Pocklington	J-Team	BMW 320i E46	S2000
48	Mat Jackson	Jackson Motorsport	BMW 320si E90	S2000
52	Gordon Shedden	Team Halfords	Honda Civic	S2000
55	John George	TH Motorsport	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC
56	Dave Pinkney	A-Tech	Alfa Romeo 156	S2000
59	Richard Marsh	A-Tech	Alfa Romeo 156	S2000
69	Simon Blanckley	Sibsport	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC
77	Mike Jordan	Team Eurotech	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC
82	Fiona Leggate	Kartworld Racing	MG-ZS	BTCC
90	Erkut Kizilirmak	Arkas Racing	Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch	BTCC

Television Coverage (UK):
12:00 - 18:00 BST - Setanta Sports 1
16:00 - 17:30 BST - ITV3

Live Timing and Scoring:
MST Timing

Race Day Schedule:

Time	Activity
12:10	Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
12:50	Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship
13:25	Formula BMW UK Championship
14:15	Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
14:55	ELF Renault Clio Cup
15:30	Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship
16:05	Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
16:50	Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
17:30	Formula Renault UK with Michelin

Drivers Championship:

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jason Plato	127
2	Fabrizio Giovanardi	125
3	Matt Neal	81
4	Tom Chilton	75
5	Darren Turner	71
6	Colin Turkington	64
7	Mat Jackson	55
8	Mike Jordan	55
9	Gordon Shedden	54
10	Tom Onslow-Cole	51
11	Adam Jones	15
12	Gareth Howell	15
13	Matt Allison	13
14	Jason Hughes	9
15	Dave Pinkney	5
16	Eoin Murray	4
17	John George	3
18	Chris Stockton	2
19	Simon Blanckley	1
20	Martyn Bell	0
21	Rick Kerry	0
22	Nick Leason	0
23	Jim Pocklington	0
24	Richard Marsh	0
25	Fiona Leggate	0
26	Erkut Kizilirmak	0

Manufacturers Championship:

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Vauxhall	264
2	SEAT	236

Teams Championship:

Pos	Team	Points
1	VX Racing	190
2	SEAT Sport UK	187
3	Team Halfords	131
4	Team RAC	109
5	Team Eurotech	55
6	Jacksons Msport	54
7	Motorbase Perf.	28
8	Team Air Cool	15
9	Kartworld Racing	9
10	Quest Racing	4
11	A-Tech	4
12	TH Motorsport	3
13	BTC Racing	2
14	Sibsport	1
15	Allaboutproperty	0
16	Team AFM Racing	0
17	J Team Motorsport	0
18	Arkas Racing	0

Independents Championship:

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mike Jordan	118
2	Tom Onslow-Cole	97
3	Colin Turkington	94
4	Mat Jackson	92
5	Matt Allison	60
6	Gareth Howell	52
7	Jason Hughes	47
8	Dave Pinkney	34
9	Adam Jones	32
10	Martyn Bell	24
11	Erkut Kizilirmak	22
12	Chris Stockton	21
13	Simon Blanckley	21
14	John George	17
15	Eoin Murray	16
16	Fiona Leggate	13
17	Rick Kerry	9
18	Jim Pocklington	7
19	Nick Leason	5
20	Richard Marsh	0

All car graphics courtesy of Andy Blackmore - www.andyblackmoredesign.com

UNiiQU3 · 22 Jun 2007, 09:26 (Ref:1944051)

Havn't heard much talk on here about the BTCC at Oulton Park this weekend. Hope Jason can hold on to the No.1 spot, but I think Giovanardi might steal it after this weekend. Im heading down there on the Sunday, just hope the weather holds out . . .

Hazard · 22 Jun 2007, 11:22 (Ref:1944136)

Indeed - it should stay rainy

thebullet · 22 Jun 2007, 11:31 (Ref:1944144)

Ye i hope Jason does well. Should be good.

**touringlegend** · 22 Jun 2007, 21:06 (Ref:1944589)

I can sense carnage ahead. Especially if it's raining *praying to god it doesn't, just makes standing on the banks miserable*

GroupOfOne · 22 Jun 2007, 21:21 (Ref:1944600)

I've just spent the day getting drenched at Donington, so it'd be nice if it stayed dry tomorrow.

However every time I visit Oulton it just seems to be grey and chilly and threaten rain but never progress beyond the spitting stage. Doesn't matter what time of year it is, always the same!

tator2001uk · 23 Jun 2007, 14:09 (Ref:1944947)

who just hit the wall?

TWRv12 · 23 Jun 2007, 14:22 (Ref:1944955)

TOC!

Chewie-1990 · 23 Jun 2007, 16:05 (Ref:1945012)

Nick Leason's out for the weekend due to illness, in case anyone doesn't know

BootsOntheSide · 23 Jun 2007, 17:36 (Ref:1945045)

No Eoin Murray yet again?

A shame Tom crashed it, he could've been right up there. Great to see Adam Jones back in the fray so strongly. Blanckley's higher up that usual too.

gregc · 23 Jun 2007, 18:24 (Ref:1945069)

Eoin is still lacking an engine, sadly

I really hope he can get some better sponsorship sorted out, he's got the talent to be running with the big boys.

I'm really happy to see Rick Kerry making some progress with the 120d, I know he's still at the wrong end of the field but at least he should be able to have a race with someone tomorrow. A bit surprised with Turkington on pole after the dominance of the Civics in free practice, but good on him. Should be some good racing tomorrow

Hazard · 24 Jun 2007, 09:12 (Ref:1945360)

Grid for Race 1

1 - Colin Turkington [3] - Team RAC - BMW 320si E90 - 1:28.534

2 - Gordon Shedden [52] - Team Halfords - Honda Civic - 1:28.588

3 - Matt Neal [1] - Team Halfords - Honda Civic - 1:28.667

4 - Darren Turner [12] - SEAT Sport UK - SEAT León - 1:28.937

5 - Jason Plato [11] - SEAT Sport UK - SEAT León - 1:28.989

6 - Fabrizio Giovanardi [5] - VX Racing - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:29.058

7 - Mike Jordan [77] - Team Eurotech - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:29.153

8 - Adam Jones [21] - Team Air Cool - SEAT Toledo Cupra - 1:29.171

9 - Mat Jackson [48] - Jackson Motorsport - BMW 320si E90 - 1:29.208

10 - Tom Chilton [7] - VX Racing - Vauxhall Vectra - 1:29.291

11 - Gareth Howell [25] - Motorbase Performance - SEAT Toledo Cupra - 1:29.670

12 - Matt Allison [23] - Motorbase Performance - SEAT Toledo Cupra - 1:29.890

13 - Dave Pinkney [56] - A-Tech - Alfa Romeo 156 - 1:30.006

14 - Jason Hughes [28] - Kartworld Racing - MG-ZS - 1:30.650

15 - Simon Blanckley [69] - Sibsport - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:30.795

16 - Chris Stockton [43] - BTC Racing - Lexus IS200 - 1:31.141

17 - Richard Marsh [59] - A-Tech - Alfa Romeo 156 - 1:31.238

18 - Tom Onslow-Cole [33] - Team RAC - BMW 320si E90 - 1:31.300

19 - Erkut Kizilirmak [90] - Arkas Racing - Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch - 1:31.393

20 - John George [55] - TH Motorsport - Honda Integra Type-R - 1:31.592

21 - Martyn Bell [15] - Team Allaboutproperty.com - BMW 320i E46 - 1:32.659

22 - Fiona Leggate [82] - Kartworld Racing - MG-ZS - 1:33.327

23 - Rick Kerry [17] - Team AFM Racing - BMW 120d - 1:34.266

24 - Jim Pocklington [45] - J-Team Motorsport - BMW 320i E46 - 1:37.130

Car graphics by Andy Blackmore - www.andyblackmore.co.uk

thebullet · 24 Jun 2007, 09:42 (Ref:1945378)

anyone know if the free week on Sentana sports will count for todays BTCC from 12.00 till 18.00?

Hazard · 24 Jun 2007, 11:24 (Ref:1945447)

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebullet

anyone know if the free week on Sentana sports will count for todays BTCC from 12.00 till 18.00?

Err, no

Super Hans · 24 Jun 2007, 12:31 (Ref:1945477)

A fairly sedate first race for the BTCC boys (and girl). It took a fairly robust (but fair) move from Shedden to get past Turkington, and Giovanardi slipped through as well. As soon as Turks managed to get his front tyres up to temperature he was right on Gio's back bumper, but never really got close enough to pass.

Just watched the Seats in the rain. 3 massive accidents, but all drivers okay.

Rockmunky · 24 Jun 2007, 15:36 (Ref:1945559)

Well, the start of Race 2 was bit of a shambles, eh?

GolddustMini · 24 Jun 2007, 17:06 (Ref:1945588)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockmunky

Well, the start of Race 2 was bit of a shambles, eh?

as was the start of race 3, damn good result though

roachy101 · 24 Jun 2007, 18:01 (Ref:1945623)

starts are oulton are always hazardous but the race 2 start was rather bad. good to see adam jones being a little competitive in race 3

BootsOntheSide · 25 Jun 2007, 10:44 (Ref:1946186)

Fantastic for Jackson to take a win, Mat and the team are really showing what they're capable of. Adam Jones did well too. Martyn Bell deserved a point as well after so many problems so far.

It's such a shame so many of the top guys went out at the start of race 3. I was hoping Neal and Turkington could catch up a bit in the standings, but it's looking like a 2-horse race now. At least Gio and Plato could be argued as the 2 best drivers in the series.

Super Hans · 25 Jun 2007, 15:02 (Ref:1946375)

I was delighted with Jackson's victory. The moan of the day for me,was the sheer amount of accidents, resulting in lengthy delays both during and between the races. Everytime somebody put a wheel on the grass at Old Hall, my heart sank, because there was only one place they were going.

Tim Wilkinson · 25 Jun 2007, 16:08 (Ref:1946441)

What happened to Jim Pocklington in race 3? The TV coverage showed him move well over for the second group of leaders to come by, then the angle changed, there seemed to be some debris bouncing across the track and a few seconds later showed him in an unspecified gravel trap.

Matt_S · 25 Jun 2007, 16:46 (Ref:1946472)

He got in the way of Adam Jones and Gordon Shedden - with the result being one BMW in the gravel.

**touringlegend** · 25 Jun 2007, 18:50 (Ref:1946608)

The TV missed Pocklington earlier in Race 3 going to wide on the exit of Knickerbrook and spinning in the process taking out the Dunlop signs towards Clay Hill. He was quite fortunate in not ending up hitting the barriers I thought. I had just moved from the spot the BMW ended up beach a few laps before too.

Standing at Cascades for Race 1, Turks was right on Gio's bumper through Cascades, but by the time they came over Hill Top the Vectra was several car lengths in front whilst Colin was being harassed by Matt Neal. The Vauxhall must be good on the power.

Race 2 was a bit of a non event though, and watching back the TV today the recovery didn't seem to have a hi-ab available which would certainly have helped with getting Dave Pinkney's car out the way. I thought Erkut had taken out an ITV cameraman in that incident though !

flying muppet · 26 Jun 2007, 12:32 (Ref:1947207)

Quote:

Originally Posted by touringlegend

Race 2 was a bit of a non event though, and watching back the TV today the recovery didn't seem to have a hi-ab available which would certainly have helped with getting Dave Pinkney's car out the way. I thought Erkut had taken out an ITV cameraman in that incident though !

The time delay here was not caused by recovering the (badly damaged) cars, but because of the extensive barrier damage. It was deemed unsafe (justifiably considering the force of Howell's accident) to restart with the barrier left as it was.

Rebuilding the barriers at OP often involves the use of a JCB, as was the case here.

The cameraman did get quite a scare in that accident, but he had a smile on his face all day!

Tim Wilkinson · 26 Jun 2007, 18:22 (Ref:1947479)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_S

He got in the way of Adam Jones and Gordon Shedden - with the result being one BMW in the gravel.

Should I assume that one of them punted him off?

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