BTC Racing Wins at Thruxton in BTCC 2019

The BTC Racing team was able to celebrate a third win of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season after another strong weekend on track at Thruxton.
 
BRACKLEY, U.K. - Aug. 20, 2019 - PRLog -- The BTC Racing team returned to the high-speed Hampshire circuit - where it had secured victory back in May - optimistic about running at the sharp end of the grid, with drivers Josh Cook and Chris Smiley confident about their chances of a strong haul of points.

A solid performance in qualifying saw both of the Hondas qualify inside the top ten, with Josh fifth and Chris ninth.

Josh was able to maintain his position through the opening lap and then moved up into fourth at the end of lap two when Jason Plato was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. From there, the Bath-based racer held his place through to the finish for a solid points score.

In the heat of the midfield battle, Chris was able to climb up into eighth place by the end of the third lap but would lose out to the charging pair of Neal and Sutton in the final two laps to end the race in P10.

Race two would prove to be one to remember for Josh at his local circuit as he repeated his victory from the third round of the campaign back in May.

For Chris however there was disappointment after mid-race contact from the Vauxhall of  Plato at the complex resulted in a spin that dropped him down outside the points, with Smiley crossing the line in 21 st.

Despite carrying maximum ballast on his car into race three, Josh ended the weekend with a strong sixth place finish.

With the incident in race two having left Chris on the back foot, he headed into the final race of the weekend hoping to fight forwards into the points but the closely-matched nature of the pack meant he had to settle for 17 th place at the finish.

At the end of the weekend, Josh now sits fourth in the overall standings and leads the Independents' title race, with Chris sitting 17 th overall and eighth amongst the Independents.

BTC Racing ( https://btcracing.co.uk ) holds fourth in the Teams' Championship and has reclaimed top spot in the Independent Teams' Championship.

Bert Taylor, BTC Racing team principal, said:
"It's been a weekend of mixed fortunes for our drivers again but as a team, it's great to come away from Thruxton with another victory. Josh has driven really well in all three races and his move for the lead in race two was great. He took full advantage of the opportunity that was there and fully deserved the win."

Contact
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