Thursday, 30 August 2018

2018 BTCC Round 8 Recap

Review of Round Eight of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season was at Knockhill Racing Circuit, in the Fife countryside north of Dunfermline for Scotland's only BTCC round.

In the first race, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver and Current BTCC Champion Ashley Sutton took the race win in his Subaru Levorg GT. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8) and also took Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) win, he was three seconds behind Sutton in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Avensis, he finished in sixth place and was four seconds behind Plato in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver and Current BTCC Champion Ashley Sutton took the race win in his Subaru Levorg GT. Second was Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Avensis. However both Sutton and Ingram was latter disqualified due failed the post-race ride height checks.

Meaning BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport. Second was Power Maxed Racing driver Josh Cook in his Vauxhall Astra, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Jordan in the end. While third place was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8) and also took Jack Sears Trophy win, he was two seconds behind Jordan in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Ciceley Motorsport with Mac Tools driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he finished in fifth place and was three seconds behind Jordan in the end.


Finally in the third race, Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton took the race win in his Ford Focus RS and also took Independents class win. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was a second behind Chilton in the end. While third place was BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was six seconds behind Chilton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing driver Rory Butcher in his MG6 GT, he finished in seventh place and was twelve seconds behind Chilton in the end.


Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

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