Andrew Jordan came away from Croft with three more top six finishes and another podium to his name during a weather-affected fifth round of the 2013 BTCC season, keeping himself firmly in contention for the overall title he is fixated on claiming.
Speedworks Toyota driver Dave Newsham recovered a tough start to the fifth round of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship at Croft with a fine performance in the weekend’s sodden final race to seal the best result of his campaign so far.
Championship leader Matt Neal will head into the summer break of the BTCC season with an extended cushion after fending off Colin Turkington in a very wet reverse-grid third race at Croft.
A thrilling wet-dry second BTCC race at Croft saw Colin Turkington take his second win in two races, while MG’s wet tyre gamble cost them as Jason Plato finished a lap down.
Colin Turkington took a comfortable second win of the 2013 season with a flawless lights-to-flag victory at Croft in the weekend’s opening BTCC race from pole position.
Colin Turkington returned to pole position for the first time since 2009 at Croft on Saturday afternoon, and admitted afterwards that the achievement proves that the team and their new BMW 125i will be a threat for victory this weekend.
Jason Plato looked to be heading for pole position at Croft for the BTCC’s fifth round of the season, but a last-gasp effort from Colin Turkington saw the BMW driver snatch the first pole position of his comeback season.
The second BTCC practice session at Croft this afternoon has been cancelled prematurely after an accident for Adam Morgan, the BMW of Rob Collard topping the times in an almost meaningless session prior to qualifying.
Andrew Jordan was quick out of the blocks in the first practice session for the fifth BTCC round at Croft, beating Jason Plato by a narrow 0.072s.
Triple Eight MG drivers Jason Plato and Sam Tordoff remain full of high spirit heading to their local circuit at Croft this weekend, both hoping for homes spoils after their strong Oulton Park performance.
After a solid showing at Oulton Park, Motorbase Performance now feel that they are now creeping closer to the front of the field as they head to Croft for the this weekend’s fifth round of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship.
As the BTCC heads further North to Croft circuit for round five this weekend, we take a look back at some of the classic races from the North Yorkshire venue.
British GT champion Michael Caine will return for a one-off BTCC outing this weekend at Croft, driving the newly-completed third NGTC Motorbase Ford Focus.
The fifth round of the British Touring Car Championship sees the drivers head further North to Croft in North Yorkshire, the home circuit of Jason Plato who enters the round hot off a purple patch of form last time out…
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BRDC rising star Jake Hill will make his British Touring Car Championship bow at Croft for round five this weekend with Motorbase, driving the team’s S2000 Addison Lee-backed Ford Focus.
Triple Eight came away from the fourth BTCC round at Oulton Park with large smiles on their faces, Jason Plato winning twice to close on the championship lead despite a fiery demise from the final race of the day.
