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BTCC Programme.qxp_Layout 1 16/06/2020 11:42 Page 1 2019 BRITISH IN THIS ISSUE BTCC BLASTS TOURING CAR BACK INTO ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP DONINGTON PARK | 27-28 APRIL ROUNDS 4, 5 & 6 FEATURING MICHELIN GINETTA GT4 SUPERCUP BTCC Programme.qxp_Layout 1 16/06/2020 11:42 Page 2 Looking for a new car? LOOK NO FURTHER. Multi Award Winning Over 250 Cars on Site CALL US NOW RAC and Trading Standards Approved 01268 766 722 Over 2500 Customer Reviews Online Low Prices, Great Savings Car Finance For All WHY DEAL WITH Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Trade Price Cars @TradePriceCars_ tradepricecars ANYBODY ELSE? 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Jake tested at donington pre season, we come into and Mark produced some outstanding results this weekend well prepared and are hoping for whilst Jake's podium ensured that we left another successful performance. Brands Hatch with the belief that we have a donington Park is another track soaked in competitive package. history and it is now the setting for the next The entire team need a huge pat on the back chapter of our journey. Again we would like to from the mechanical staff, hospitality and thank our sponsors for their continued support, media teams who all performed their duties in we aim to do you proud in the garage and on the order to provide our guests and followers with track, but also strive to provide a fantastic day a special weekend. out for all involved. its important for us to keep our feet on the Look forward to seeing you throughout the day! ground heading into donington Park and focus on preparing ourselves meticulously as we did at Brands Hatch. The cars are back to their best Dan Kirby after some expected battle scars, and we have 7 BTCC Programme.qxp_Layout 1 16/06/2020 11:42 Page 8 NEWS | WRITTEN BY ZAK HASAN BTCC BLASTS BACK INTO ACTION The 2019 BTCC season is back and as always it remains consistent in its unpredictability, as 8 different drivers end up on the podium in the opening 3 rounds. There were 3 different winners and all of them were from different teams, just in case we all had forgotten just how competitive Britain's premier Motorsport series is. osh Cook of BTC racing ensured that BTC all round racing that cannot be rivalled in any were at the top of the rankings after the other Motorsport series. weekend was all wrapped up, and the J Jake Hill, the local lad, of the new team Trade Brackley based team had put pay to the thought Price Cars racing got off to a flier with the stand process that a new car will take time to warm to out drive from race 1 coming from 15th to 2nd. the task. Cook secured 1st, 7th and 4th in races 1, The decision to go for slicks over wets was a 2 and 3 respectively and as we know from last crucial one, there was rain on the track, but it season's winner Colin Turkington, consistency held off long enough for the teams who took the will ultimately be key and will bear fruit at the gamble to reap the rewards. end of the gruelling 30 race season. Josh Cook is the Championship leader after the There were impressive wins for WSr's Andrew opening weekend and he said We’ve been Jordan and then AMd's Honda as rory Butcher struggling with some gremlins in“ the car this scooped his first ever podium with a 1st place, weekend that we’re still trying to fix completely, however he had to wait until after the chequered so to come away from Brands Hatch with a race flag was waved as Chilton was made to step win and the championship lead is fantastic. The down from 1st to 2nd due to a time penalty. whole team has put a huge amount of work in, The opening weekend only comes second to a and this is a great way to reward them for their final day climax in terms of excitement, because efforts, and for the faith they have put in me to of all the new drivers, new teams, new cars and give me the drive." new live ries, but this time the races certainly There was an amazing buzz after the opening lived up to expectation. The English weather tried weekend as social media was heaving with its best to threaten proceedings with a mist that content from the teams, iTV Sport, BTCC.net and delayed the start time by an excruciating 10 Brands Hatch themselves. minutes, but once we were underway we had overtakes, bumper cars, crashes, off-roading and Roll on Donington Park for rounds 4, 5 and 6! 8 BTCC Programme.qxp_Layout 1 16/06/2020 11:42 Page 9 BTCC Programme.qxp_Layout 1 16/06/2020 11:42 Page 10 NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 8TH APRIL 2019 DEBUT PODIUM FOR HILL AT BRANDS HATCH BTCC OPENER Hill qualified 15th in the wet session on Saturday, and a greasy track shrouded in fog meant a dilemma for the teams in terms of tyre choice for Sunday morning’s opening race – whether to go for ‘wet’ or ‘slick’ Dunlop tyres. pting to stick with the ‘soft’ compound in a fierce battle with Chilton, Morgan, Jelley slick tyres, Hill’s Amd Tuning-prepared and Cook, Hill was soon passed Chilton but OAudi S3 dropped down to 21st as the was himself passed by Jordan’s BMW 3 Series, cars on wet weather tyres initially had on lap 9, and who ultimately went on to significantly more grip. take victory. However after just three laps, Hill’s choice proved However the last few laps provided typical to be the correct one, and he began slicing through frantic BTCC action, with Sutton and Cook’s the pack, passing ingram to get into the top-ten ‘soft’ tyres losing performance, Hill passed Cook on lap 8, then charging past neal, Oliphant, on lap 19, then battled hard with Morgan, Turkington and Jackson to now be in the top-three.