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Rounds 16, 17 and 18 by Pablo - Brits on Tour

OK, I have a question for Alan Gow. “Do Further down the grid, the action was battlers throughout the race. Shortly
you realise that some of us have heart heating up. Unfortunately, for Cammish’s after the start Plato grabbed second
conditions and we simply cannot take team mate, Matt Neal the race day was which resulted in Sutton turning the heat
this much excitement and edge-of-the- about to turn horrible. A substantial up and attacking back. The pair made
seat racing?” Talk about senses overload! smack in the early stages saw Neal retire contact and swapped positions several
and place him at the back for race 2. times until a three car battle between
The Kwikfit BTCC 2019 is back with a Sutton, Plato and Butcher headed into
bang. And Snetterton’s bang was like the Another early departure was Tom Brundle’s three wide. As expected,
universal big one. Watching the practice Chilton who was unceremoniously sent three into one didn’t go. Sutton got spun
sessions and qualies on Saturday, it did into the barriers after his front right tyre around, Plato was sent off the track and
seem that it was back to business as usual, let go. Completing the podium was Sam Butcher came out smiling. However,
Nothing too heart-stopping until Dan Tordoff with Turkington and Jordan after the race their was hell to pay
Cammish smashed a lap out of the park following close behind. between the old Suburu team mates.
to take pole and break the lap record.
Then just when we thought that was So on to race 2. A repeat front row to Butcher finally took the chequered flag
going to stand, Tom Ingram pulled out start but as the lights went out Andrew with Josh Cook and Chris Smiley making
the lap of laps to pip young Dan by two Jordan and Colin Turkington got the up the final podium,
thousandths of a second. You couldn’t better of Cammish and applied the
even blink in that gap! One point I did pressure to Ingram who was struggling This final race is going to be one which
pick up on during Saturdays coverage is with his ballast-laden Toyota. He will remain in everyone’s memory for the
that all three tyre choices had to be run managed to keep the lead until mid race pure edge of seat racing and raw emotive
on race day but the teams didn’t need to when Turkington passed to head up driving. I thoroughly enjoyed it however,
declare the set up until cars headed to the the pack. A few laps later, Jordan and I think questions will be asked over the
track. Hmm, interesting. Tordoff fought for second, both went Sutton / Plato incident. Jason does like to
wide on a bend and the well placed get himself into these situations, doesn’t
So, Sunday morning arrived with a Cammish slipped through to regain he.
smiling Ingram, in the Toyota topping second which he held to the end despite
the grid. It was good to see him back some fierce pressure from Andrew Jordan Anyway, Colin Turkington increased his
on pace. I know he has already clocked who completed the podium. grip on the top championship spot going
a win this season but it has to be said into the seventh meeting in a fortnight as
that was courtesy of the Reverse Grid The third race of the day was the fight of we head back to Thruxton. One to suit
draw. First and second went from lights the season. The reverse grid draw saw the Honda’s I think.
to flag unchanged although Ingram did Chris Smiley on pole with Ash Sutton
come under some serious pressure from and Jason Plato in his exhaust pipe. All See you all there and make sure you get
Cammish in the early stages. I can say was these two proved to be the there nice an early to avoid the traffic.

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