Inside BTCC - Issue 26 - BTCC 2013 at Silverstone by Inside BTCC

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WELCOME... Few would have expected Andrew Jordan to be taking a 30 point lead into the penultimate rounds of the BTCC season, but that’s exactly what the situation is in the title race after another action-packed weekend at Rockingham. The Pirtek Racing man won twice to take a handy lead in the championship, although the four drivers giving chase will be eager to show him that the fight for honours is still very much on. In this edition of Inside BTCC, we recap what happened at Rockingham and preview what is to come at the ‘Home of British Motorsport’, while we also have a full round-up of the results so far that have set up such a fascinating fight for the title.

the Jack Sears Trophy. Alongside the latest news from the BTCC and updates from the TOCA support package – including a feature with Formula Ford title winner Dan Cammish - we also fire ten quick questions at Airwaves Racing grid girl Gemma. As usual, you can follow us on Twitter at @InsideBTCC or give us a like on Facebook at Facebook.com/InsideBTCC. You can also get in touch with us via e-mail on contact@insidebtcc. com if you have any feedback or suggestions you want to send our way. Until next time…

We chat to Rob Austin to find out more about his role in RUSH, catch up with Jordan to get his view on leading the championship, look at the possible return to the series of the Renault name and speak with Lea Wood after he wrapped up

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IN THIS ISSUE... SILVERSTONE PREVIEW Looking ahead to rounds 25, 26 & 27

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ROCKINGHAM REVIEW We look back at all the action from Rockingham

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IN A RUSH Rob Austin goes to Hollywood

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JORDAN REAPS REWARDS OF MATURE APPROACH Pirtek racing driver on top

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DAN THE MAN Cammish sets sights on BTCC after F.Ford dominance

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BEHIND EVERY MAN Meet Airwaves Racing grid girl Gemma Newman

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LATEST NEWS Latest from inside the BTCC paddock

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WOOD TARGETS NGTC Jacks Sears Trophy winner plans next move

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SUPPORT RACE ROUND-UP Latest from the support race paddock

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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Points tables after Rockingham

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THE SEASON SO FAR Results at-a-glance

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ABOUT INSIDE BTCC... Inside BTCC is an independent publication that is in no way endorsed by, or affiliated to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship or its organisers.

Photos are credit PSP IMAGES (www.psp-images. co.uk) or JAKOB EBREY (www.jakobebrey.com) unless otherwise stated.

To get in touch, please email: CONTACT@INSIDEBTCC.COM. Written, produced and edited by Matt Salisbury and Matt Lamprell. Front cover images: Main - Andrew Jordan (PSP Images); Top right - Rob Austin (jakobebrey.com). Back cover: Grid girl (PSP Images).

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SILVERSTONE PREVIEW

LOOKING AHEAD TO ROUNDS 25, 26 & 27 Six races, five drivers, four teams, three weeks, two circuits and one champion - the business end of the BTCC season is now well and truly here as the field heads to Silverstone for the penultimate rounds of the year. For the first time since the inaugural edition of Inside BTCC over two years ago, it is an Independent driver who tops the times going into a race weekend after a fine performance from Andy Jordan - and a wretched one for Matt Neal - saw the Pirtek Racing man move into the points lead last time out. Six points behind heading to Rockingham, Jordan came away from Corby 30 points clear after taking two more wins, which Inside BTCC

moves him on to six for the season. The reigning Indy champion will seek to maintain that advantage when the field arrives at Silverstone, but it promises to be a far from straightforward weekend for the points leader if previous form is anything to go by. Twelve months ago, the

Honda drivers struggled for pace at the Home of British Motorsport due to the boost levels they were forced to run, and while it isn’t expected to be as bad this time around, Jordan is already bracing himself for a challenge on Silverstone’s long straights. Defending champion Gordon Shedden is now second in the standings

after a solid showing at Rockingham but will face the same issues as Jordan when it comes to boost, meaning third-placed Colin Turkington will hope to take advantage to close the gap to top spot. The eBay Motors man was on the podium again at Rockingham and could be the man to watch as he seeks to ensure he goes to Brands Hatch within striking distance in the title race. Neal’s worst weekend of the year by some margin means he is now 34 points off the lead in fourth place, with his spin in race one and steering problem in race two meaning he picked up just seven points last time out. By contrast, his previous www.insidebtcc.com

‘low’ was the 34 points he picked up on the opening weekend of the season at Brands Hatch. The silver lining, if there is one, is that he will now carry less success ballast into the Silverstone weekend but Neal will need to use all of his experience to try and score big at the circuit where he clinched his second title back in 2006. Jason Plato is the final man with a realistic chance of the title, but he took needs a big score at Silverstone to try and

keep himself in contention for Finals Day. The MG man has suffered his fair share of misfortune after a strong start to the year and for the former SEAT and Chevrolet man, nothing less than a win will do. Outside the top five, Sam Tordoff retains a mathematical chance of lifting the title, but the more realistic aim for the youngster will be to try and maintain his current top six championship position. It remains a mark of his impressive campaign that he heads to

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RECENT HISTORY 2012 Pole

Jason Plato, MG6 GT

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Jason Plato, MG6 GT

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Mat Jackson, Ford Focus

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Jason Plato, MG6 GT

2011 Pole

Matt Neal, Honda Civic

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Matt Neal, Honda Civic

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Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

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Tom Chilton, Ford Focus

Silverstone just 58 points down on Plato in the standings.

impressive form displayed by ‘Sherman’ in the last two meetings.

Adam Morgan lost ground to Tordoff at Rockingham having been another driver to suffer his worst weekend of the year in Corby and will hope to challenge for the podium again in an attempt to overhaul the MG man. The Ciceley Racing man will have one eye looking over his shoulder however after with Mat Jackson seeking to build on a double podium weekend at Rockingham.

Amongst the changes made for the Silverstone weekend, Aiden Moffat returns to action but in the NGTC-spec Volkswagen Passat driven by Andy Wilmot at Rockingham. In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood wrapped up the championship crown at Rockingham and will hope to celebrate with more silverware to add to an already impressive collection.

The Airwaves Racing man is level with Plato and Tom Chilton in terms of race wins at the circuit – including a first win for the NGTC-spec Focus twelve months ago. Rob Austin and Aron Smith round out the top ten in the standings, with Austin in particular eager to maintain the

Pole

Tom Onslow-Cole, Ford Focus

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Tom Chilton, Ford Focus

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Tom Chilton, Ford Focus

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Tom Onslow-Cole, Ford Focus

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Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

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Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

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Jason Plato, Chevrolet Lacetti

LENGTH

1.64 miles

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Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

2013 RACE LAPS

RACE DISTANCE

36.08 miles

LAP RECORD (QUALIFYING)

58.717secs (Jason Plato, 2012)

LAP RECORD (RACE)

59.056secs (Mat Jackson, 2012)

MOST WINS (1991-)

4 – Mat Jackson, Jason Plato, Tom Chilton

2008 Pole

Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDi

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Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDi

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Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

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Mat Jackson, BMW 320si

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JORDAN ON POLE FOR TITLE RACE PIRTEK RACING DRIVER MOVES AHEAD OF FACTORY-BACKED HONDA RIVALS

RACE ONE Jordan moved into the lead of the championship with victory in Rockingham’s first race. Jordan’s win came in tricky conditions as the twisty Rockingham track dried as the race went on. The Pirtek Racing driver took the lead early in the race and survived having his lead eroded by an early safety car period to go and win for www.insidebtcc.com

the fifth time this season. Jason Plato started the race from pole position, but the track was greasy after earlier showers and Jordan made the best start of all the front runners. While Plato was still ahead as they went into the Deene hairpin, Jordan soon made his move and squeezed into the lead by the end of the first lap. Further down the order, there was drama on the opening lap. It happened on the approach to Gracelands and started with contact to the back of Will Bratt’s Proton, who

in turn collected Adam Morgan. Andy Neate and Will Bratt also found themselves out of the same race at the same part of the track. The stranded cars needed to be moved to a safe position, so the safety car was brought out. That bunched up the pack, with Jordan at the front, ahead of Plato, Shedden, Tordoff and Neal. It took five laps for the recovery operation to be completed so that racing could resume. Matt Neal came unstuck just before the restart, spinning his Honda Civic at the Brook chicane Inside BTCC 11

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Double victory at Rockingham leaves Andrew Jordan sitting pretty at the top of the championship table with six races left.

and rejoining at the back of the pack.

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Jordan quickly opened up a gap ahead of Plato in second. The MG didn’t have the pace to keep up with the leading Honda and was soon under pressure from Gordon Shedden, behind. While Shedden challenged Plato, he also had to defend from Airwaves Racing’s Mat Jackson. Both Shedden and Jackson were past Plato within a couple of laps and then began a battle between themselves. Ultimately, it was the Ford that was

quicker and Jackson took second place on lap 14. Further down the order, the WIX Racing Audi of Rob Austin was making rapid progress through the pack, while eBay Motors pair Colin Turkington and Rob Collard made up a series of positions. With two laps to go, Austin passed Plato for fourth and then set about chasing Shedden to claim the final podium spot – which he managed at the final corner. Jordan took the win, with Jackson in second and Austin,

third. Gordon Shedden finished the race in fourth place, ahead of Jason Plato and Colin Turkington. Rob Collard claimed seventh, while Newsham, Goff and Wrathall completed the top ten.

1 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) 33:42.513 / 19 Laps; 2 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +3.379secs; 3 Rob Austin (NGTC) +9.071; 4 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +9.271; 5 Jason Plato (NGTC) +14.803; 6 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +19.462; 7 Rob Collard (NGTC) +22.542; 8 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +23.939; 9 Jack Goff (NGTC) +24.395; 10 Frank Wrathall (NGTC) +25.319. Independent winner: Andrew Jordan. Fastest lap: Rob Austin (1:36.605). RACE TWO 1 Rob Austin (NGTC) 22:52.302 / 16 Laps; 2 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +3.351; 3 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +8.983; 4 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +10.569; 5 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +10.696; 6 Jason Plato (NGTC) +14.784; 7 Dave

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The only driver to risk slick tyres on the slippery track was S2000 contender, Lea Wood. He pitted at the end of the green flag lap to change his grooved rubber. However, the track dried slowly and it was only in the last few laps that he started to feel the benefit, with his laptimes improving by some

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two seconds a lap. Wood claimed victory in the Jack Sears Trophy with a last-lap pass on rival David Nye.

Newsham (NGTC) +17.290; 8 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +20.076; 9 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) +21.273; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +26.154. Independent winner: Rob Austin. Fastest lap: Gordon Shedden (1:24.183). RACE THREE 1 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) 28:49.860 / 19 Laps; 2 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +3.180; 3 Jason Plato (NGTC) +4.076; 4 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +10.327; 5 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +12.587; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +15.076; 7 Matt Neal (NGTC) +20.831; 8 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +21.539; 9 Rob Austin (NGTC) +23.277; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +25.044. Independent winner: Andrew Jordan. Fastest lap: Andrew Jordan (1:23.861).

Rob Austin was a popular winner as he took his maiden BTCC victory in the second race at Rockingham.

Andrew Jordan started from pole after his first race victory, but Austin’s rear wheel drive Audi jumped off the line and led out of Turn 1 on the opening lap. Mat Jackson claimed second away from the line, with Gordon Shedden, third. Jordan made a

ROCKINGHAM POLE FOR JASON PLATO Jason Plato topped qualifying at Rockingham to claim his second pole position of the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Plato’s time of 1:22.350 around the Rockingham circuit saw him top the session, ahead of MG KX Momentum Racing teammate Sam Tordoff to lock out the front row for Sunday’s first race. Rob Austin looked like he might repeat his Knockhill pole position based on his pace early in the session. The Audi driver topped the times early on, but was toppled by Tordoff just before the halfway point in the session.

Tordoff was still quickest when the red flags came out with just over nine minutes of the session remaining. The stoppage was triggered by Frank Wrathall stopping out on track, but was only brief. There wasn’t much time left after the restart, but there was just long enough for Plato to go quickest. Behind the two MGs, Rob Austin was best of the rest, taking third place. Andrew Jordan was the quickest Honda in fourth, ahead of Shedden, Jeff Smith and Matt Neal. Dave Newsham, Colin Turkington and Will Bratt completed the top ten on the grid.

Good weekend: ANDREW JORDAN One look at the points standings will explian why it was a good weekend for Jordan.

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poor start and found himself down in fifth position. Shedden took second place away from Jackson on lap two, while Rob Collard soon moved up to fourth at the expense of Dave Newsham. After a frustrating first race, Matt Nealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title hopes took suffered another blow when he retired on lap 10. Neal was running with long-time rival Rob Collard when the pair both ran off track. Collard also retired from the race, heading back to the paddock with

a puncture. Ominous clouds loomed over the Rockingham track, but at the front of the race, Rob Austin would have been doing an in-car antirain dance as he closed on his maiden win. As it turned out, the rain held off and Austin was able to guide his Audi to the chequered flag. There were cheers from the Rockingham grandstand as Austin crossed the line to take the win. Shedden finished second, while Colin Turkington passed Jackson in

the closing stages to take the final podium place. Jackson had to settle for fourth, ahead of MG pair Tordoff and Plato. Dave Newsham claimed seventh, with Jordan eighth and Tom OnslowCole, ninth. Jeff Smith completed the top ten.

seventh place, Jordan heads to the penultimate meeting of the season at Silverstone in a commanding position in the championship. Colin Turkington once again made a strong start to race, moving up to third

Lea Wood took his second Jack Sears Trophy win of the day, finishing 19th overall in the leading S2000 car. RACE THREE Andrew Jordan extended his lead in the BTCC title race

Bad weekend: MATT NEAL Finds himself 34 points behind the championship leader with six races left.

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to 30 points with victory in race three. The Pirtek Racing driver benefitted from a reverse grid pole position to lead from lights to flag and take his second win of the day. With Matt Nealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disastrous weekend ending with a

ROB COLLARD Tough outing for the eBay Motors racer.

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away from the line, the eBay Motors driver enjoyed an early battle with Sam Tordoff.

fend off that initial advance, the Honda seemed to have the pace to hang on at the front.

Just as in the first race of the day, the first lap ended with the safety car out on track. This time it was the result of a clash that saw Rob Collard’s BMW make heavy contact with the barrier heading towards Gracelands. Collard was the unfortunate victim of an incident that unfolded around him, but he ended up being rocketed into the barrier.

Jason Plato challenged Colin Turkington for third as the race passed its midpoint, but the MG KX Momentum racer also had to defend from Mat Jackson.

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The momentum shifted in Turkington’s favour as the race went on and he was able to claim prise second place away from Tordoff on lap 12. Tordoff in turn then ceded third to Plato, and subsequently lost fifth to Gordon Shedden.

on the final lap, only for Turkington to take the place back at the next corner. The rain that was forecast to arrive held off until after the race and Jordan went on to take his sixth win of the season and extend his advantage in the title race. Turkington finished second, ahead of Plato in third. Mat Jackson claimed fourth, with Shedden fifth and Tordoff ending up sixth. Seventh

in race three was the best result of a disappointing weekend for Matt Neal. Dave Newsham, Rob Austin and Jeff Smith completed the top ten.

the car was just so good.

Andrew Jordan said, “I was over the moon to win the first race. We were lucky with the reverse grid, but you’ve got to take that when it comes your way. I didn’t want to take too many risks in the last race, but

Lea Wood secured the Jack Sears Trophy with S2000 victory in round 24. His tally of victories can not be bettered with just six races remaining.

“There’s still six races left so a lot can happen. We’ve had a fantastic day today, but there’s a long way to go yet.”

Andrew Jordan’s lead looks healthy with six races remaining. A strong outing at Silverstone will make the Pirtek Racing driver very hard to catch.

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If you’re a fan of the BTCC then you can’t have failed to notice the fact that WIX Racing’s Rob Austin has added a new string to his bow this year, having taken up a role in the new hit film RUSH. Just days before heading to Rockingham, where he was able to celebrate a popular first British Touring Car Championship win, RUSH opened in cinemas to give the general public the opportunity to see the film that the F1 press pack has been raving about for months. It therefore seemed like the perfect time to sit down with Rob at Rockingham to chat about his involvement in what seems set to be one of the cinematic hits of the year… Inside BTCC:

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Now RUSH is in cinemas we can actually refer to you as a movie star. So how does it feel now fans can see the finished thing? Rob Austin: I’m just really, really proud. The reviews have been really positive and everyone who I’ve spoken to says they love it. I’m hugely proud to have been a part of it.

Inside BTCC: Normally when a new film is released, you expect to see the odd negative review pop up, but it appears that RUSH has been universally popular… Rob Austin: So far so good! When you are involved in racing, I suppose you could rip it to shreds if you wanted to over things like a scene

that is meant to be Monza being at Brands Hatch, but the fact is that you can’t recreate everything. The budget wasn’t huge for it but the story line is really good and what they have done with it is fantastic. I think Daniel Brühl does a brilliant job as Niki Lauda, and Chris Hemsworth is also excellent as James Hunt. The background stuff away from the circuit between them is what really makes the movie, and that is what will make it a huge success because means that it doesn’t just appeal to race fans. Inside BTCC: You play a character yourself and do the cars… Rob Austin: And some of the precision driving as well – I did a chunk of that too. Jochen Mass, Harald Ertl, Clay Inside BTCC 17

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Regazzoni – quite a few actually. So I did some driving, we provided our historic F1 car for some of the filming and we built and ran the replicas that were used in the filming. I got to play my little part as Brett Lunger, which was cool as well. Inside BTCC:

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The replicas obviously had to look the part, but how similar were they to the cars they were supposed to be when you went under the skin? Rob Austin: They were very, very, different. Obviously an F1 car isn’t suitable for the kind of work you have to do while filming; it can’t be used to do all the starts and to go back and forth all the time. They aren’t cars that are supposed to be practical! Inside BTCC 18

We based the replicas on a Mygale Formula Renault chassis, the last of the spaceframe cars, and then used Formula Ford running gear. We had to chop them about a bit to get the Ferrari bodywork to fit, but we made it work.

and we knew that the replicas and the real cars would be there. I was first to arrive and unloaded the car and then went to the truck to make a brew. The real Ferrari had arrived and when I came back, the two were side-by-side.

done a good job.

If I’m being honest, I was worried about how realistic the cars would look. We were invited to the studio when we had finished them

I looked at them both and at first, I thought mine was the real deal. That was a moment where I felt really proud, and knew we had

It was hard work and we put a lot of effort into making them look right. Running the cars was epic, although people don’t always understand how it works. While they weren’t F1 cars, it’s still a racing car that needs attention and time. We had several sets of body kit with high air intakes and low air intakes, and they would expect us to swap the bodywork and change stickers in minutes, which you just can’t do.

Inside BTCC: How much work had to go in to building and maintaining the cars? Rob Austin:

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truck up, travel for three hours and then be ready to go again at 7am the next morning. It was constant like that for weeks on end and there was a lot of work and logistics involved. We had my Surtees, three replica cars and then the camera car to transport, and my truck can only carry three cars. That meant we had to bring in a second truck and a second driver, and all the time we were also working on the touring cars as well. The whole logistical side of things was a complete nightmare, but it was interesting at the same time. Inside BTCC:

That all came on the back of my involvement in the film. Obviously they knew what I did so wanted to use me as a driver. It turned out that my old mate Niki Faulkner was involved with that side of things which was nice as we go back a long way. It was good to be able to work with him. Inside BTCC:

People like Ben Collins do a lot of filming work. Is it something you’d like to do more? Rob Austin: Me and Niki hadn’t spoken for a while before the film, but he’s said that when he has a job and it doesn’t coincide with me being busy, then he’ll give me a shout. It’s something I’d love to do more.

Inside BTCC: You held your own premiere for the film. Did it go as well as you expected? Rob Austin: I never imaged it could do so well. There were so many people who came along and they were all enthusiastic about it and were dressed in 70s gear. There was a lot of champagne too, which was a bonus! We had a target of £20,000 and in the end we managed to raise £19,000 so we just missed out on the target we had. Maybe I should ask my mate Ron if he can top it up!

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Was the precision driving side of things something you’d done before? Rob Austin:

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At both Snetterton and Knockhill, Andrew Jordan was able to outscore Matt Neal to start eating into his advantage at the head of the BTCC standings, enabling him to close to within six points of top spot going into the Rockingham weekend. Jordan’s aim for the seventh round of the campaign was clear; to try and take more points out of the triple champions advantage and possibly establish a slender lead to take into the penultimate round of the year at Silverstone. What the reigning Independents’ champion couldn’t have expected was to come away from Corby with a lead of 30 points with just six races left to run this season. Jordan’s move to the www.insidebtcc.com

championship lead was aided by previous leader Neal enduring a wretched weekend that would yield just eleven points, although the Pirtek Racing man still had to get the job done himself on track to benefit. Having qualified fourth, a storming start in race one saw him lead by the time the first lap was completed and he wouldn’t be headed as a fifth win of the year was secured. Although he could only take his ballastladen car to eighth in race two, the silver lining was pole for race three thanks to reverse grid draw, which in turn was converted into a sixth win. It means Jordan has now won more races this season than in the rest of his BTCC career to date, while his tally of six

wins is one greater than Colin Turkington and two greater than both Jason Plato and Matt Neal; three drivers who share six championship titles between them. Crucially though, it is that 30 point advantage that will see Jordan – the first Independent driver to head the standings after a race weekend since Mat Jackson back in 2011 – make the trip to Silverstone as the man the rest are chasing in the title race. “I honestly didn’t expect to come away from Rockingham with this kind of lead,” Jordan admitted. “The plan going into the weekend was to be consistent, and to be consistently just ahead of Matt because he is so quick and races so well. Unfortunately for him,

he had a lot of bad luck – which could easily hit us next time out – so it was important for us to capitalise. However, I didn’t think we’d come away from the weekend with two wins, and to get one each in the wet and dry was good. “The car is very good and I’m enjoying my racing at the moment. Confidence is a big thing, and having the right mindset is also important. I’m coming into race weekends looking forward to it and wanting to do well, so when everything then goes to plan, it is more enjoyable. I’ve put a lot of hours in with the boys to be the best I can be and everything is working well. “I was only hoping to sneak into the lead at Rockingham, but to be 30 points ahead is great. Inside BTCC 21

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However, there are still six races to go…” The first three of those races will come at Silverstone, a circuit where the Honda drivers struggled for pace last year thanks to the boost restrictions imposed on the Civic. Although things are unlikely to be as bad this time around, Jordan admitted that Silverstone would be a tough weekend for the Honda teams, who would need to simply gain the best results possible from the penultimate meeting of the year. “Last year Matt was tenth and I was eleventh in qualifying at Silverstone,” Jordan admitted. “We really struggled there and while I don’t think it Inside BTCC 22

will be as bad in terms of boost this time around, it won’t be our strongest circuit by any stretch of the imagination. We know that we aren’t quick in the straights, but my aim will simply be to outscore the other Honda drivers as that is all I can measure myself against. If others are quicker because they have more boost then I can’t worry about it. Moaning won’t help, and I just have to do what I can do.” There is little doubt that Jordan is one of the most improved drivers on the grid this season, having added the ability to consistently challenge for victories to the speed he has shown ever since making his debut in a Honda Integra back in 2008.

Ask him where the improvements have come from however, and the 24year-old admits that it is something that is hard to explain. “I think some of it is down to experience,” he says. “Last year I only won race and it really pissed me off as Gordon won eight times on his way to the title. I didn’t want a repeat of that, and I think that there is also an element of believing you can do something and not putting too much pressure on yourself. I can’t really put my finger on it, but I know that the team are working their arses off and I’m trying to do all I can with them to help improve things.

approach that Matt and Jason have as when they have a car that is good, they score well. If they don’t have the car for whatever reason, they make sure that they take the points where they can. I’ve looked at them and what they have done to take championships and it’s shown that there is no need to take risks in every race. “If I want to challenge for the title, it’s all about being there the whole time.”

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Dan Cammish wraps up the Formula Ford Championship with a perfect record and now turns his focus towards a BTCC future

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Dan Cammish has set his sights firmly on a securing a drive in the BTCC after bringing the curtain down on his championship winning Formula Ford programme at Rockingham. The 24-year-old extended his astonishing run of success at the Corby circuit to wrap up the title, with three more wins allowing him to end his season early with a record of 24 wins in 24 starts. Cammish’s run to the title capped a successful return to action after serious injuries sustained in a Formula Renault accident at the Motorland Aragon circuit in Spain ruled him out of the entire 2012 season. Forced to look for a way

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in which to re-launch his career this season, Cammish took the decision to return to Formula Ford to chase outright championship honours, having previously won the Scholarship Class back in 2009. It proved to be the correct choice, with Cammish emerging as the dominant force after inking a deal with defending champions JTR. As well as joining the likes of Ayrton Senna, Eddie Irvine and Jenson Button on the list of Formula Ford title winners, the Yorkshireman also broke the record for most consecutive wins and most wins in a season in a campaign that was all-butperfect. In fact, he only missed out on two pole positions

all season, and his fastest race lap was only bettered on five occasions. “It’s been a fantastic season, but to be honest with you, I didn’t expect it to go as well as it did,” he said. “Coming back into the championship, I knew I would be able to win races and fight for the title, but I never expected to win 24 races out of 24. It’s unbelievable really. “People kept asking me about the winning run but I didn’t feel any pressure to keep it going and I expected to be beaten eventually. That just didn’t happen and it was only really when I got to Rockingham that I made it my mission to make sure that I ended the year with a 100 per cent record. I wanted to make sure I

stayed unbeaten.” While many of his rivals will aim to move further up the single-seater ladder, Cammish’s own focus is on taking his career in a different direction, with his aim being to now make the move into tin-tops. His success in winning the Formula Ford crown will see Cammish now test one of Motorbase’s NGTCspec Fords, with hopes that the test will be the first step on a successful BTCC career. “After my accident in 2012, I really needed to be racing somewhere where there was good exposure for me, and Formula Ford was the right place with the TV package that the touring

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cars have,” he said. “I knew that my singleseater days were going to be over after this year as the budgets required to go up the ladder are so great. You can do the BTCC on the budget you would need for half a season in F3 and there is also the fact that I’m 24, which is old in terms of singleseaters but means I’ll still be a youngster in touring cars.

what Motorbase can do from close quarters this year through the Ford and Mountune connection and also because of the fact I’m now working with [Motorbase PR officer] Nicki. The team is full of great people and I’ll have the chance to show them what I can do, but I’m open about my options for next year and there is a lot of work to do.” That work starts now, with

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“The chance to test with Motorbase is a fantastic opportunity for me. Getting used to frontwheel drive will be the big thing, but I’m confident

Cammish having taken the decision to end his 2013 campaign now the title is won to work on putting a deal in place for next year. “Part of the reason why its time to call it a day is to put the budget towards next year, but there is also no need for me to carry on,” he admitted. “The title is won and I can bow out now with my record intact and let someone else come in and

have a go. I’ll still be at Silverstone and Brands Hatch to help JTR as I’m still very much part of the team, and I’ll be looking at the data and doing some driver coaching to help the team out where I can. “Because I won’t be racing, I’ll also have the chance to spend some time in the touring car paddock talking to people about next year as I know how important it will be to keep my name in the frame when people are looking at the options available for 2014.”

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BTCC releases 2014 race dates Sticking very much to the old adage of ‘if it ain’t broke, the don’t fix it’, the BTCC has released its race dates for the 2014 season, with the same circuits in the same order on the schedule next year. The season will therefore kick off once again on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit in late March before heading to Donington Park, Thruxton, Oulton Park and Croft prior to the summer break. Racing then resumes at Snetterton, with Knockhill, Rockingham, Silverstone and the Brands Hatch GP circuit them following in a hectic spell in the second half of the year. It has also been confirmed that the annual Media Day will again be held at Donington Park on Tuesday 18 March. 2014 BTCC Calendar Rounds 1,2,3 Brands Hatch Indy 29/30 March Rounds 4,5,6 Donington Park 19/20 April Rounds 7,8,9 Thruxton Inside BTCC 32

3/4 May Rounds 10,11,12 Oulton Park 7/8 June Rounds 13,14,15 Croft 28/29 June Rounds 16,17,18 Snetterton 2/3 August Rounds 19,20,21 Knockhill 23/24 August Rounds 22,23,24 Rockingham 6/7 September Rounds 25,26,27 Silverstone 27/28 September Rounds 28,29,30 Brands Hatch GP 11/12 October Dunlop extends BTCC tyre deal Dunlop has extended its deal to act of official tyre supplier for the BTCC, inking terms on a new ‘multi-year’ contract. Dunlop has held the role of sole supplier since 2003 and will continue to supply competing teams with a full range of dry and wet tyres for 2014 – including the Soft Option rubber introduced into the series this season. “The BTCC is one of the most prestigious and important championships in Europe,” Dunlop’s James Bailey said. “We are delighted to be reappointed as Official Tyre Supplier.

“The introduction of the Dunlop Sport Maxx Soft option tyre has introduced a new strategic variable, and shows our continued commitment to innovating in this Championship.” Series boss Alan Gow meanwhile welcomed the announcement of an extended deal. “Dunlop have been our tyre-supplier since 2003 - and certainly wouldn’t still be today unless they were a responsive, enthusiastic manufacturer of the highest quality race tyres,” he said. “Our partnership has been incredibly close and mutually rewarding. “To be honest, the BTCC just wouldn’t feel the same without the great team at Dunlop Motorsport supporting us and we are delighted to extend our partnership further.” Moffat switches to HARD. Aiden Moffat will race the exTom Onslow-Cole Volkswagen Passat in the final two rounds of the season after inking a deal for Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

The 16-year-old made his debut at Knockhill in a Finesse Motorsport-run Chevrolet Cruze but will step up to NGTC-spec machinery for his second weekend in the series following a myriad of issues on home soil. Moffat tested the Passat, which was driven by Andy Wilmot at Rockingham following Onslow-Cole’s move to Airwaves Racing, at Brands Hatch ahead of his debut. “Aiden is a real star of the future in the BTCC,” team boss Tony Gilham said. “We’ve been talking to him for a while and we’re delighted to be able to give him this opportunity for the rest of the season. He showed good promise at Knockhill but unfortunately the reliability wasn’t there in his car. “We hope to change all that by providing a reliable and quick car for him show his potential. There’s no pressure on him but we’re excited to see how he gets on before hopefully building a long-term relationship.”

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CICELEY READY FOR MERCEDES CHALLENGE Adam Morgan insists that family-run team has high hopes for all-new NGTC programme - MATT SALISBURY REPORTS Adam Morgan says that his family-run Ciceley Racing team is ready for the challenge of developing an all-new NGTC spec car for the 2014 BTCC season after confirming rumours that it will bring Mercedes-Benz to the championship next year. After speculation emerged in the paddock at Rockingham, the team has now gone public with plans to develop a racing version of the latest Mercedes-Benz A Class, which will mark the first time that the German marque has been represented in the series. It will also increase the number of manufacturers represented on the grid since the introduction of the NGTC spec regulations to a dozen. “It’s really good to have the news out in the open,” Morgan told Inside BTCC. “There is no doubt that it is going to be a big challenge for us, but the fact that we have [engineer] Paul Ridgeway onboard will certainly help because of the knowledge and experience www.insidebtcc.com

that he has. I’ve improved as a driver and the whole team has grown over the past twelve months, and we are ready for the challenge. “We know there is a lot of work to do, but hopefully we can get the car completed in time to get plenty of testing under our belt before the season starts, so we can then hit the ground running when we get to Brands Hatch.” The move will bring the Ciceley Racing team in-line with the family business Ciceley Commercials, which has a number of dealerships selling and servicing Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans. For that reason, Morgan insisted that a Mercedes was the only option if the team was to move away from the Toyota Avensis it has campaigned to much success during 2013. “The reality was that we would run a Mercedes or stick with the Toyota we have already,” Morgan continued.

“With the family business, the Mercedes was the obvious choice, but if building a car hadn’t been an option, we’d have stuck with the Avensis for another season.

still to start, Morgan admitted he was surprised by the positive reaction from fans to the announcement of what is planned for his third season in the championship.

“We’ve been talking about it for months and have been getting things in place and talking to the people we needed to talk to. We wanted to keep things under wraps and for there to be an element of surprise about what we were doing, but when things started to leak out, we didn’t want to be at the centre of loads of rumours and speculation. That’s why we took the decision to go public and make everyone aware of what the plans are.

“Being completely honest, I didn’t expect to get the kind of response we had to the announcement,” he said. “The social networks have gone crazy with the reaction from fans, and everything that I’ve seen and read has been positive, which is great. Obviously the more interest there is, that better than is for us as it can help to bring potential sponsors and commercial partners onboard for next year.

“This is a completely private programme and we have no backing from Mercedes for next season, but if we are able to do a good job then maybe we can generate some interest from them in what we are trying to do for the future.”

“At the same time, that puts the pressure on a bit as I’ve already seen people online saying that they think the car will be at the front next year. Of course, that is the aim that we have, and we have high hopes that we’ll produce a good car that will allow us to hit our targets.”

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BY MATT SALISBURY The Renault name is set to return to the BTCC for the first time in more than a decade after Welsh chartered engineer Philip Morgan was revealed as the man behind plans to create an NGTC-spec version of the third generation Megane. News that a Renault programme could be in the pipeline first emerged in Motorsport News Inside BTCC 34

following Knockhill, with a road-going version of the car – complete with NGTC style body kit – wowing crowds in the Rockingham paddock. Morgan – the father of Clio Cup racer Alex – has started the Megane project through his MDA Wheels business, with the project having been ongoing under the radar for much of the year. The current aim is to have

a completed race car on track before the end of the year, with Morgan then aiming to lease the Meganes to teams on a customer basis, rather than actually finding a team to run them on his behalf. “We wanted to bring a different car to the grid and Renault are one of the manufacturers who aren’t represented at the moment,” he said. “We looked at various different

cars before settling on the Megane, but we have some history with Renault through Alex’s racing. He’s been out of racing for five years before coming back in the Clios this season, but previously he raced in the Formula Renault Eurocup against the likes of Daniel Ricciardo, JeanEric Vergne and Valtteri Bottas, so we have a lot of memories associated with Renault. “For technical reasons www.insidebtcc.com

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that I won’t go into, there are certain things that drew us to the Renault as our aim to have the best car out there. We are aware that that is a huge ask, but in order to try and build the best car, you have to start with the best base which is what we have tried to do.” Work on the first two cars, which will be powered initially by the Swindondeveloped TOCA engine, is already well underway ahead of the start of a test and development progamme. In fact, work on the cars has been ongoing since well before the 2013 season even got underway, with Morgan keen to avoid saying too much too early about the plans he had. “We started this project back in January, so it’s been going on for a long time,” he said. “However, we are doing this properly, and spent a lot of time researching things before we made the investment. We’ve done a lot of work www.insidebtcc.com

on the styling and have produced the first body panels, which is what can be seen on the road car. The two race car shells are being worked on, and hopefully we’ll have a development car out on track later this year. “With any project it is easy to talk, but we want to deliver. Our plans are on programme as the aim was always to get a car to Rockingham, but we didn’t want the publicity early on as things tend to change with a project like this. However, we are happy with where we are at the moment.” Talks are already underway with potential customers who could run the cars next year, with at least one existing Clio Cup outfit believed to be amongst those interested. “They are basically customer cars that I have commissioned, and I have suppliers who are doing the work for me,” Morgan added. “Those suppliers have been chosen carefully and they are now

working on the cars. “When they are finished, it is up to a driver to take a car off us and go to a team, or for a team to them off us. Obviously the cars aren’t proven at the moment so I don’t think we’ll have people clamoring over them, but we have had a lot of interest already from drivers who want to drive one. However, Morgan was eager to point out that his plans wouldn’t even have been considered had the BTCC not adopted the Next Generation Touring Car regulations, further showing the accessibility that has been created by the new rules. “I own the Vauxhall Astras that were raced by Giovanardi and Turkington and they are great Triple Eight-built machines,” he said. “However, they cost Triple Eight and Vauxhall a lot of money! I looked at the NGTC regulations to see how they differed to the Astras that we own, and I saw that

they allowed people with entrepreneurial aspirations to have a go. The more information I picked up, the more I realised we could do it. “The NGTC regulations are set up for people like me to have a go, and we’ve spent a lot of time in putting together the plans that we are now working through.” Renault hasn’t been represented on the grid since 2002, when Rob Collard raced a Clio 172 in the Production Class, while it was 1999 when the Williams-run factory team competed in the ‘main class’ with a pair of Lagunas driven by Jason Plato and Jean-Christophe Boullion. Russell Spence and the late Will Hoy also raced a Laguna in 1999, run by Arena International.

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Wood targets NGTC after Jack Sears Trophy success Lea Wood looks to make the move into a Next Generation Touring Car on the back of his Jack Sears Trophy title win When the BTCC entry list was released at Donington Park back in March, much was made of the fact that the battle for the championship seemed set to be one of the most tightly-fought in recent years. Amongst the contenders for the Jack Sears Trophy however, one name stood out against the others in Lea Wood. While Motorbase’s Liam Griffin and AmDTuning. com’s James Kaye were both expected to challenge for honours, Wood was installed as the immediate favourite with many to lift the title, having impressed throughout 2012 at the wheel of his Vauxhall Vectra – scoring points in 23 of the 30 races. Wood’s position as favourite came despite Inside BTCC 36

the fact that he hadn’t even planned to enter his S2000 car at all, having instead hoped to join Speedworks to drive its NGTC-spec Toyota Avensis. When that deal proved to be a step too far budget wise, deals were done to get the Vectra out on track, but the season started in tough fashion at Brands Hatch with a failure to even start race two and then disqualification from race three putting him on the back foot. A win in race two at Donington Park would kick-start his challenge, with doubles at Thruxton and Oulton Park and then a single win in the final race of the weekend at Croft putting Wood firmly in the box seat when it came to the championship

as his closest rivals struggled to keep pace. A hat-trick at Snetterton and a win in race three at Knockhill when Griffin was denied a treble of his own following contact from Kieran Gallagher’s NGTCspec Insignia meant Wood headed to Rockingham with a chance to seal the title if results could go his way.

was confirmed, and he duly celebrated with a 13th success of the campaign.

A fine drive after pitting for slicks on a damp circuits at the end of the green flag lap saw Wood win the opening race in Corby, and he doubled up in race two – meaning closest rival Liam Griffin had to win race three to deny Wood the crown.

“Obviously we didn’t expect to win the title so early,” he reflected. “We’ve had some great racing amongst the S2000 cars that have been out there this season, and for most of the year our car has been faultless. We did struggle at the first round as we did a driveshaft and then failed the ride height test after putting some new dampers on, but our problems there were largely down to the fact that we’d only made the decision to run the Vectra less than two weeks before the season started.

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on with it. To get to the end of the weekend at Rockingham having wrapped up the title with six races remaining is great.” Wood’s run to the title was aided to an extent by issues encountered by his two main rivals, with seven DNFs since the summer break hitting Griffin’s campaign and a series of reliability issues – alongside three missed rounds – ending any hope Kaye had of celebrating his return to the series with a title to his name. That’s not to say Wood had it all his own way, with six of the nine drivers to have race S2000 machinery this season having tasted victory. “It’s not been an easy season at all,” Wood said. “It’s a shame that www.insidebtcc.com

Liam had his problems at Rockingham and that James wasn’t there, but David Nye was at the front in race one and I only just got the grip at the end to take that win. “It would have been nice to have all of the S2000 cars out at each race, but you can only beat what is in front of you. It would have been easy to make a mistake and I had to make sure I kept picking up the wins.” With Super 2000 machinery set to be phased out over the winter as more teams embrace the NGTC regulations, Wood is set to go down in history as the only S2000 driver to win the Jack Sears Trophy, although series boss Alan Gow has already said he would like to see the award be given out for

something else in future. For now however, Wood said he was proud to be the first winner of the trophy as he already starts to look towards the future. “At the start of this year, we really pushed to go down the NGTC route and it didn’t happen,” he reflected. “In hindsight, it was probably for the best. This year has really helped me, and to win trophies has been a huge boost for the team. Hopefully it has put us in a good position for next year and it’s now down to us to keep pushing and talking to sponsors to see what we can do.

for us to wrap it up, and we’ll go down in history as the only winner of it. We have to now push on and try and to make the move to NGTC as we’ve shown what we can do, and we have to build on it. “We could do a car ourselves, but in all honesty, I don’t think we’d build a car because of the time and the costs involved. If we were to run the car ourselves, we’d probably look to buy a car and then change it to suit us, as we did with our Honda Integra and then with the Vauxhall.”

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GINETTA GT SUPERCUP Breeze.

Barring a disaster at Silverstone, Tom Ingram will be able to celebrate title success in the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup after another fine showing at Rockingham.

Heading team-mate Rob Boston for victory in race one, Ingram then dominated race two to win by more than 30 seconds and put one hand on the title.

The JHR driver won both races in Corby to make it nine victories for the season and move further clear of defending champion Carl

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Behind, Breeze maintained second place in the standings despite only managing a best finish of sixth at Rockingham and he is still almost 100 points up on Matt Nicoll-Jones.

The Academy Motorsport man however canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to relax after Mark Daviesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; closed to within five points of third place with his fifth podium finish of the year. G50 Cup title winner Sean Huyton celebrated a move up to the G55 category with a podium finish first time out in his Academy-run car.

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB Gelzinis closes in on Carrera Cup lead Just four points separate Michael Meadows and Jonas Gelzinis heading into the penultimate rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB after the Lithuanian racer closed in on the points lead at Rockingham.

Meadows failed to even pick up the bonus point he would have earned in race one for posting the fastest lap, with his car being excluded post-race for a technical infringement. While Meadows has won more races, Gelzinis has been more consistent, with the battle between the two now heading to Silverstone for the latest two rounds in what is proving to be an intriguing battle for honours. Although the championship

fight would now seem to be a two-way affair, the battle for victory in the latest rounds of the year is likely to be a five-way affair. Rory Butcher heads into the event on a high on the back of a double win at Rockingham, which has allowed him to move up to third in the standings ahead of Dan Lloyd, who lost valuable points with a DNF in race one last time out. Behind them, Dean Stoneman will be keen to challenge for victory on his return having served a tworace ban at Rockingham.

While the fight for overall honours remains as close as ever, Victor Jimenez will aim to wrap up the Pro-Am1 title, with a 60 point lead over Dan De Zille going into the weekend. If he can stay at least 45 clear, the Spaniard will be champion. The Silverstone field meanwhile will be boosted by the addition of cars from the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, which has already been won by Justin Sherwood.

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Although neither driver was able to take a victory at the Corby circuit, a failure to score from Meadows after an error in race one allowed Gelzinis to slash his advantage, with a brace of podium finishes from the

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Cammish bows out At least one new winner will emerge from the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain after Dan Cammish wrapped up the title at Rockingham â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and then elected to stand down from his drive. Another hat-trick for the JTR man made it 24 wins from 24 and put him out of reach of his closest rivals, with the Yorkshireman stepping down to focus on trying to

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put together a BTCC programme for 2014. With Cammish out of the equation, the fight for victory is set to be an interesting affair, with Harrison Scott aiming to pick up the points that he needs to wrap up second in the standings. Scott has taken no fewer than 13 podium finishes and a trip to the top step would go some way towards confirming himself as runner-up, with Nico Maranzana having already ended his programme.

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Juan Rosso, Sam Brabham, James Abbot, Jayde Kruger, Camern Kaminsky and Andy Richardson. Although Cammish wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be on track, his title-winning car will appear at Silverstone as 19-yearold Max Marshall takes over in what will be his return to the series after taking part in two rounds back in 2011.

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GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Woodhead lifts Junior crown Harry Woodhead joined the list of champions on the TOCA package after wrapping up the Ginetta Junior Championship crown at Rockingham. Although he failed to run during the latest rounds of the season, the HHC man finished on the podium in both races to put himself out of reach of his rivals with four races of the season still to run.

Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first win of the year in race two at Rockingham have him the advantage, wit the pair split by only two points with four races to run. Another close battle also appears to be developing behind, with Tom Jackson only ten points clear of James Kellett after he too took a first win of the campaign at Rockingham. Ollie Chadwick remains sixth, although he is now eleven points behind Kellett after losing ground at Rockingham.

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RENAULT UK CLIO CUP Files moves closer to Clio crown Josh Files moved closer to the Renault UK Clio Cup title with another strong weekend at Rockingham, which left him 40 points clear â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with dropped scores taken into account - with just one round yet to run. With the Clio field not now in action until Finals Day at Brands Hatch, Files will have to wait a bit longer www.insidebtcc.com

to try and wrap up the championship crown, having extended his advantage last time out. Files finished on the podium in both races in Corby while closest rival Paul Rivett all but admitted his hopes of defending the title he won last year were over after contact in the opening race damaged his left-front wheel and put him into retirement.

Contact on lap one and a lock-up later on at Deene meant Rivett then lost further ground with sixth in race two. Behind the top two, Alex Morgan retained his third place in the standings despite seeing nearest rival James Colburn close in but the two wins at Rockingham went the way of Scuderia Vittoria. Stefan Hodgetts took

victory in race one but it was team-mate Ant Whorton-Eales who produced the drive of the weekend to win race two from twelfth on the grid, a storming start seeing him blast into a lead that he would keep for his first win in the series.

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2013 BTCC CALENDAR

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2013 BTCC POINTS DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

MANUFACTURER/CONSTRUCTOR

Andrew Jordan

338

Honda/Dynamics

768

Gordon Shedden

308

MG/Triple Eight

689

Colin Turkington

305

Matt Neal

304

Jason Plato

276

Honda Yuasa Racing

588

Sam Tordoff

218

MG KX Momentum Racing

478

Adam Morgan

190

Pirtek Racing

455

Mat Jackson

162

eBay Motors

446

Rob Austin

150

Airwaves Racing

304

Aron Smith

133

Ciceley Racing

190

Jeff Smith

132

Speedworks

157

Tom Onslow-Cole

125

WIX Racing

146

Dave Newsham

124

PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing

116

Rob Collard

106

Dynojet

Nick Foster

Welch Motorsport

Frank Wrathall

RCIB Insurance Racing

Dan Welch

Rob Austin Racing

Jack Goff

Addison Lee Motorbase

Will Bratt

Wheel Heaven/Houseman

Ollie Jackson

Team BMR Restart

James Cole

IP Tech Race Engineering

Michael Caine

AmDTuning.com

Lea Wood

BTC Racing

Liam Griffin

M247 Racing

James Kaye

Finesse Motorsport

Robb Holland

David Nye

Kieran Gallagher

Warren Scott

Howard Fuller

Chris Stockton

Andy Neate

Joe Girling

Aaron Mason

Jake Hill

Mike Bushell

Paul Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

Aiden Moffat

Andy Wilmot

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TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

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2013 BTCC POINTS INDEPENDENT DRIVERS

INDEPENDENT TEAMS

Andrew Jordan

396

Pirtek Racing

417

Colin Turkington

354

eBay Motors

383

Adam Morgan

266

Airwaves Racing

306

Mat Jackson

223

Ciceley Racing

288

Aron Smith

202

WIX Racing

242

Jeff Smith

198

Speedworks

234

Tom Onslow-Cole

196

PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing

223

Dave Newsham

188

RCIB Insurance Racing

159

Rob Austin

187

Welch Motorsport

153

Nick Foster

162

Dynojet

147

Rob Collard

161

Wheel Heaven/Houseman

115

Frank Wrathall

111

Addison Lee Motorbase

Dan Welch

Rob Austin Racing

Jack Goff

Team BMR Restart

Ollie Jackson

IP Tech Race Engineering

Will Bratt

AmDTuning.com

James Cole

M247 Racing

Lea Wood

Finesse Motorsport

Liam Griffin

BTC Racing

Warren Scott

Michael Caine

David Nye

Lea Wood

James Kaye

Liam Griffin

Robb Holland

James Kaye

Mike Bushell

Joe Girling

Kieran Gallagher

David Nye

Howard Fuller

Jake Hill

Joe Girling

Warren Scott

Andy Neate

Aaron Mason

Andy Wilmot

Aiden Moffat

Jake Hill

Chris Stockton

Aaron Mason

Paul Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

Aiden Moffatt

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2013 BTCC RACE RESULTS 1

Gordon Shedden

DSQ

Matt Neal

DNF

DNS

DNF

Tom Onslow-Cole

DNF

Mat Jackson

DNF

Aron Smith

DNF

Jake Hill

DNF

David Nye

DNF

DNS

DNF

Rob Austin

DNF

DNS

DNF

Will Bratt

DNS

DNF

James Kaye

DNS

DNF

Aiden Moffat

Michael Caine Rob Collard

Dan Welch Frank Wrathall

Dave Newsham

DNF

Nick Foster

James Cole

DNF

Andy Wilmot

Howard Fuller

Kieran Gallagher

Chris Stockton

Colin Turkington

DNS

DNF

DNC

DNF

Adam Morgan

DNF

Robb Holland

Warren Scott

DNF

DNS

DNF

DNS

Lea Wood

DNS

DSQ

DNF

Andy Neate

Mike Bushell

Ollie Jackson

DNF

DNS

DNF

DNS

DNF

Aaron Mason

DNF

DNS

Jeff Smith

Jack Goff

Paul O’Neill

Liam Griffin

DNF

Andrew Jordan

Sam Tordoff

Joe Girling

DNS

DNF

DNS

Jason Plato

DNF

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2013 BTCC RACE RESULTS 16

Gordon Shedden

DNF

Matt Neal

DNF

Michael Caine

Rob Collard

DNF

Tom Onslow-Cole

DNF

Mat Jackson

Aron Smith

DNF

Jake Hill

Dan Welch Frank Wrathall David Nye

DNF

DNS

DNF

Rob Austin

Will Bratt

DNF

DNS

DNF

James Kaye

DNF

DNS

Aiden Moffat

DNF

DNS

Dave Newsham

DNF

Nick Foster

James Cole

Andy Wilmot

Howard Fuller

DNF

Kieran Gallagher

Chris Stockton

Colin Turkington

DSQ

DNF

Adam Morgan

DNF

Robb Holland

Warren Scott

Jack Goff

DNF

DNS

DNF

Lea Wood

Andy Neate

DNF

DNS

Mike Bushell

DNF

Ollie Jackson

Aaron Mason

DNF

Jeff Smith Paul Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

DNF

DNS

DNF

Liam Griffin

DNF

DNS

Andrew Jordan

Sam Tordoff

DNF

Joe Girling

Jason Plato

DNF

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