16th-Nov-25, 09:42 AM
BTCC Race One
The D Final was a close one, with four drivers battling hard for those two step-ups. Kev lead at half-distance, ahead of Rob, Ollie and Daniel Mc - Isaac and James having dropped off the lead lap.
The pace ramped in the final eight laps and Ollie managed to haul himself into the lead. Daniel couldn't match the pace of the top three and it was Rob who eventually dispatched Kev to grab the second step-up spot. James ran well in his first ever BTCC race, finishing fifth. Isaac's car didn't make it to the end.
Ollie was looking to recover from an awful qualifying session and got off to a great start in the C Final. At half distance he was battling Simon for the win, although he had Mark and Stephen right behind him. Daniel E and Rob had dropped off the lead lap. A couple of errors saw Ollie's hopes of a second step-up evaporate. Both Mark and Stephen got past - and the outcome of their tussle saw Mark join his brother in the B Final...
Mike didn't have the best of starts, but he played the long-game and was up to second after 8 laps and closing in on leader Terry. Those two had a small gap over the chasing bunch of Ash, Simon, Matthew and Mark. They were all on the same lap, so any slip-ups would be costly. Mike was soon past Terry and controlled the race until the chequered flag - Mike, Terry, Simon and Matthew finishing on the same lap.
Could Mike and Terry take advantage of their extra 16 laps of racing and cause an upset in the A Final? However, Alex and Andy got away cleanly and had pulled a gap on the rest, until Andy slipped up and found himself last. Mike, Terry and Dean did the same, leaving Alex, Oliver and Andy the top three at halfway - with the others not far behind. Mike and Andy got past Oliver - and while Alex was out front, he wasn't too far away as he was carefully preserving his Soft tyres. Late race drama saw Mike and then Alex get caught up in lapping traffic - and Andy was through into the lead...
As the chequered flag fell, Andy's Civic was first, followed by Alex, Mike, Oliver, Terry and Dean. Andy got the bonus point for fastest lap and Alex one for his pole position...
After a cracking first BTCC race, we took a well-earned lunch break and talked Porsche 911 liveries and LMDh options in the run-up to our brand new American SpeedFest Saturday in February.
The D Final was a close one, with four drivers battling hard for those two step-ups. Kev lead at half-distance, ahead of Rob, Ollie and Daniel Mc - Isaac and James having dropped off the lead lap.
The pace ramped in the final eight laps and Ollie managed to haul himself into the lead. Daniel couldn't match the pace of the top three and it was Rob who eventually dispatched Kev to grab the second step-up spot. James ran well in his first ever BTCC race, finishing fifth. Isaac's car didn't make it to the end.
Ollie was looking to recover from an awful qualifying session and got off to a great start in the C Final. At half distance he was battling Simon for the win, although he had Mark and Stephen right behind him. Daniel E and Rob had dropped off the lead lap. A couple of errors saw Ollie's hopes of a second step-up evaporate. Both Mark and Stephen got past - and the outcome of their tussle saw Mark join his brother in the B Final...
Mike didn't have the best of starts, but he played the long-game and was up to second after 8 laps and closing in on leader Terry. Those two had a small gap over the chasing bunch of Ash, Simon, Matthew and Mark. They were all on the same lap, so any slip-ups would be costly. Mike was soon past Terry and controlled the race until the chequered flag - Mike, Terry, Simon and Matthew finishing on the same lap.
Could Mike and Terry take advantage of their extra 16 laps of racing and cause an upset in the A Final? However, Alex and Andy got away cleanly and had pulled a gap on the rest, until Andy slipped up and found himself last. Mike, Terry and Dean did the same, leaving Alex, Oliver and Andy the top three at halfway - with the others not far behind. Mike and Andy got past Oliver - and while Alex was out front, he wasn't too far away as he was carefully preserving his Soft tyres. Late race drama saw Mike and then Alex get caught up in lapping traffic - and Andy was through into the lead...
As the chequered flag fell, Andy's Civic was first, followed by Alex, Mike, Oliver, Terry and Dean. Andy got the bonus point for fastest lap and Alex one for his pole position...
After a cracking first BTCC race, we took a well-earned lunch break and talked Porsche 911 liveries and LMDh options in the run-up to our brand new American SpeedFest Saturday in February.
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