Ash Sutton snared the first pole of the 2021 BTCC season after a dramatic drying session at Thruxton. Although conditions started with all drivers on wet rubber as light rain continued to fall across the circuit, it became clear towards the final ten minutes that the time was arriving to switch onto dry tyres. What … More »
Returning triple champion Gordon Shedden hit the front in the second free practice session of the weekend at Thruxton ahead of the opening rounds of the British Touring Car Championship season. The Team Dynamics driver was unable to match the pace set by Ash Sutton earlier in the day as wet weather conditions continued to … More »
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Colin Turkington receives a hefty 17-second time penalty for contact with defending champion Ash Sutton during the first BTCC race at Thruxton.
Team BMW s Colin Turkington has been handed a 17-second post-race penalty for contact with defending champion Ash Sutton during the opening British Touring Car Championship race at Thruxton.
With Sutton leading Turkington into Campbell corner on lap one, Turkington made contact with the race leader whilst defending his own position against Josh Cook, which tipped Sutton s Infiniti into a spin down to the rear of the field.
Turkington went on to finish the opening race in fourth position, but the four-time champion was called to the stewards following the race, where he was given a 17-second time penalty.
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Josh Cook expects to be well in the fight for victory in the opening rounds of the new BTCC season after a strong performance in qualifying at Thruxton.
The BTC Racing driver backed up a solid performance in the two practice sessions – which included going second quickest in FP2 – with a strong run in qualifying.
Mixed conditions at the fastest circuit on the calendar left drivers chasing a quick time late on after switching to slick tyres, and Cook came close to snaring pole with his final lap of the session.
As it was, he fell just 0.053s shy of beating good friend Ash Sutton, and will line up second on the grid but with confidence high for race day.
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Josh Cook continues to dominate at Thruxton with a second BTCC victory of the day ahead of BTC Racing team mate Dan Cammish.
Josh Cook continued his rich vein of form at Thruxton after leading home a triumphant BTC Racing 1-2 result ahead of Dan Cammish to record his second British Touring Car Championship race victory at Thruxton.
Following what proved to be an incident packed season opener, race two turned out to be just as dramatic after a huge shunt involving Andy Neate, Glynn Geddie and Jade Edwards meant the race had to be red flagged on lap one.