A huge points haul with a hint of silverware will be the goal for BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan this weekend at Knockhill in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
With the circuit being more favourable to rear-wheel drive machinery, AJ and his BMW 125i M Sport with less ballast than his rivals ahead of him could be the pairing to watch this weekend.
Things didn’t go too well for Andrew last time out at Rockingham when numerous incidents put him down the order and unable to truly show off his strong pace.
He now heads to Scotland ninth in the championship but only fifteen points away from a top four placing. The closeness of this 2018 championship means that it’s relatively difficult to predict whom is going to win at the end of the year.
Experience can be looked back upon as Knockhill was a circuit where AJ won at in 2013 en route to his drivers title.
Speaking ahead of this weekend. Andrew said,
“As frustrating as Rockingham was, I’ve just got to put it behind me now and focus on Knockhill – where hopefully we’ll be able to get our championship challenge back on track.
“The circuit is one where the BMW has always gone well and it is one of those where it feels extremely rewarding when you hook a lap together. It’s great fun and a track that suits my driving style.
“Carrying less ballast into the weekend that the guys we are hunting down in the championship can only work in our favour and we have to aim to qualify near the front of the grid so we can avoid some of the trouble that we got caught up in at Rockingham.
“Because the lap is so short, it’s going to come down to not only being quick, but also making sure you can find clear track during Saturday’s session.
“Come race day, the aim has to be fight for the podium places as we can’t just look to pick up points here and there from this point onwards. We have to go for top three finishes and some big points scores and if things go our way, I’m confident we can challenge for some this weekend.”
