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Although out of the running for the championship title, the Wrotham-based outfit is eager to sign off the season in fine style as it also reaches the end of its three-year partnership with Shredded Wheat.

With the Motorbase Performance workshop less than five minutes away in nearby Wrotham, Brands Hatch is a firm favourite of the squad. The team has celebrated more wins at its local circuit than at any other track over the years, and always attracts fantastic local support.

Reigate-racer Tom Chilton took his maiden win of the season on the Indy layout in the season opener back in April, and is looking to end a challenging year for the Motorbase-run squad on a high note on the iconic GP circuit.

Ollie Jackson is also hopeful of a happy ending to his Motorbase return after a successful season. Also racing at his home circuit, the Surrey-man took his maiden Independent win earlier this year, and is keen for a rostrum return in front of his home crowd.

“We’re looking forward to ending the season on a high at our home track;” commented Team Manager Oly Collins. “We always love coming to Brands Hatch. It’s a fantastic venue to open and close the BTCC.

“We started our campaign at Brands in April with Tom on the top step of the podium. Since then, 2019 hasn’t quite gone to plan as a season-long challenge, despite the pace we’ve shown at times.

“Once again we may see weather commanding the weekend which always makes things a little trickier for the team behind the scenes, but that’s the same for all of us. 

“It will be a shame to run in the Shredded Wheat colours for one last time, but we’ve been proud to represent such a huge brand in the BTCC.”

#3 Tom Chilton:

“I’m really excited to get back to our local track for the team and myself.

“Last year I had fantastic memories from having such an incredible team and teammates behind me to help us clinch 3rd place overall and 2nd in the Independents Championship. We went into Brands GP last year with a lot of success ballast and qualified what felt like near the back, but I was next to Turkington and Ingram. The ballast is a killer around the hilly GP circuit more than most. But with the help of my teammates, I carved through the field from the back to 9th. Then went on to take 6th and just missed out on the podium by tenths.

“We always go well at Brands and I’m hoping to end on a high for everybody. We are 3rd in the Indy standings and top 10 in the main championship, but I want better so will never give up.”

 #48 Ollie Jackson:

 “I can’t believe we’re already here at the last round. It’s been a challenging season with some big highs and lows. The aim is to end on another high and really go for it this weekend. It’s my favourite track of the season, not to mention my local and I’ve had some great weekends here in the past.

“We’re also trying something very different with the set-up. Hopefully, it will unlock some more pace from the car. We’re expecting to be competitive, but if we get it right, we can steal some last-minute glory.”

Rounds 28, 29 and 30 of the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship take places on the Brands Hatch GP Circuit on October 12/13. Live coverage of Sunday’s (October 13) events will be shown on ITV4, ITV4HV and via the ITVhub from 10.30 – 18.15; with itv.com/btcc featuring live timing and streaming of Saturday’s (October 12) qualifying session from 15.00.

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Nicolas joined the Wrotham outfit this year with the plan of completing a full-season campaign in a specially adapted Ford Focus RS. Unfortunately, recent sponsorship issues have resulted in the 27-year-old being unable to take part in the final two race meetings at Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

“It’s an unfortunate end to what has been a very positive season for Nic;” commented Team Principal David Bartrum. “We’ve been on a truly unique journey together this year, and I’m sad that we won’t have the opportunity to complete it.

“It has taken a huge amount of effort, hard work, and determination from Nic to reach the BTCC grid;” he added. “I think he’s shown that he’s a very capable driver, and surprised people along the way.

“Everyone at Motorbase Performance wishes him the very best with his journey and future motor racing career.”

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Heading the fastest circuit on the calendar full of promise, mechanical issues, on-track contact and qualifying woes sadly put paid to the Motorbase-run squad’s podium hopes during the seventh BTCC meeting of the year. A gritty fight back, however, managed to salvage three points finishes from the squad’s misfortunes.

Struggling to unlock the full potential of the Focus RS during Saturday’s free practice and qualifying sessions, Tom Chilton and Ollie Jackson found themselves in P16 and P14 spots respectively for the first of Sunday’s three races.

Chilton’s hopes of recovery in race one were quickly dashed when the #3 Focus RS was forced to return to the pits on the green flag lap with a turbo issue. The Reigate-racer was quickly despatched, however, the best result he could muster was P22 having raced from the back of the pack. Contact picked up on the opening lap curtailed Jackson’s efforts, and the #48 Focus took the flag in P15.

Aiming for the top 12 with the hopes of a reversed grid draw result in race 3, Chilton recovered well to scrap his way up the field and into 12^th.  Jackson regrettably dropped back to 18^th as a result of some door-to-door on-track battles.

Just missing out on the reverse grid benefit, Chilton made a strong opening charge from P12 in the final contest. With the imminent threat of rain looming, the 34-year-old had caught up to the pack battling for 6^th place with just 3 laps remaining. Biding his time as Plato, Sutton, Ingram and Cook all jostled for position as the heaven opened he made a brave lunge round the outside as they charged into the complex. Having almost completed the stunning move, the #3 Focus RS took a heavy hit from behind, resulting in a huge slide which forced Chilton to make a dramatic save. In spite of his heroic efforts, the incident dropped him down the order, and he eventually crossed the line in P22.

Although less dramatic, Jackson’s consistent points-scoring efforts continued in race 3, with the Alcon and Beavis Morgan-backed racer picking up his eighth points finish from the last nine rounds, taking 15^th at the final flag.

Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher remains 3^rd in the Independent Teams’ standings and 8^th overall ahead of the next race meeting at Knockhill in four weeks’ time. Tom Chilton currently sits 12^th overall and 4^th in the Indy standings, with Ollie Jackson in 18^th and 9^th positions.  

Team Manager Oly Collins:

“That was a tough weekend. We came to Thruxton with optimism and promise after recent weeks of testing and development with the Focus but we didn’t get it right when it mattered. Our pace in FP2 suggested we had the car in a place where we could qualify well which is so important round here. But when you qualify that far down in the BTCC it’s always going to be a big ask.

“On race day any glimmer of hope sadly failed to come to anything. We need to learn from our failings this weekend in every area and make sure it doesn’t happen again. We have a great team and this weekend didn’t reflect that.”

#3 Tom Chilton:

“Thruxton is still one of my favourite circuits, just not in a Ford Focus. We’ve moved forwards from when we last came here. I was P4 in free practice two and we made up another 3 tenths in qualifying but it just wasn’t enough. Everyone else made up more. Sadly qualifying where we did, just put us on the back foot.

“To be honest I was having a great last two races. We had a quick car in race 3, were making up places and then it all bunched up at the chicane. I did a great move on Sutton as it started raining and then I just got a huge hit from behind that lifted my back wheel off the ground. That put me into a humongous backwards slide in 5^th gear and ruined my race. I think we could have made top six or seven from there.

“Knockhill is next though. I won there last year in the wet. We know that the Focus goes well there as well. I’m hoping for a little more luck.”

#48 Ollie Jackson:

“It’s been a challenging weekend again and we’ve not really been on top of it all weekend. We improved the car over the course of the day, but unfortunately so did the back half of the field. That’s what has hung us out to dry unfortunately. I think we’ve shown flashes of pace but we’ve not quite get a handle on it. Thruxton turned out to be a bogey track for us last time out and it’s been another one for us. At least we’ve come away with some more points.  

“We’ve got three rounds coming up next that suit the focus and we’ve got to make hay while the sun shines. As long we can keep our noses clean, I think we can have three really strong meetings.”

Results:

#3 Tom Chilton:

Qualifying: P16

Round 19: P22

Round 20: P12

Round 21: P22

 # 48 Ollie Jackson:

Qualifying: P14

Round 19: P15

Round 20: P18

Round 21: P15

Championship standings:

Driver Championship

1             Colin TURKINGTON          Team BMW         249 points

2             Andrew Jordan   BMW Pirtek Racing 219 points

3             Dan CAMMISH   Halfords Yuasa Racing     215 points

4             Josh COOK          BTC Racing          211 points

5             Rory BUTCHER   Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance              188 points

12           Tom CHILTON    Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher     127 points

18           Ollie Jackson      Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher 54 points

Team Championship

1             Halfords Yuasa Racing     378 points

2             Team BMW         367 points

3             Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance              325 points

8             Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher     179 points

Independent Driver Standings

1             Josh Cook – BTC Racing – 297 points

2           Rory Butcher – Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance – 286 points

3             Sam Tordoff – Cobra Sport AmD Auto/Aid RCIB Insurance – 256 points

4           Tom Chilton – Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher – 216 points

9             Ollie Jackson – Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher – 165 points

Independent Team Standings

1             BTC Racing          344 points

2             Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance              342 points

3             Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher     293 points

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Looking to get its championship challenge back on track as the BTCC tackles one of its most demanding circuits; the Wrotham-based outfit arrives at the fearsome Hampshire track buoyed by the recent performance of its Ford Focus RS machines. Competitive running on the hard-compound tyre, in particular, has helped to refocus the team’s resolve to bring the fight to the championship leaders.

Last time out at Snetterton proved to be a rollercoaster of a weekend for the Motorbase-run squad. Ollie Jackson celebrated his maiden independent win at the Norfolk track just over a week ago, on what was his most successful BTCC weekend ever, collecting points in all three races and picking-up three top-ten finishes.

Sadly, after qualifying on the second–row, Tom Chilton’s hopes of claiming an all-but-guaranteed podium were thwarted by a freak puncture in the opening race leaving the Reigate-racer to rue what might have been as he battled his way from the back of the grid to collect points in the weekend closer.

Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher endured a challenging visit here earlier in the season, and both Chilton and Jackson are keen to right this wrong this time around, and hopefully recreate some of the team’s previous successes on the former wartime airfield.

Thruxton has been good to us in the past;” explained Team Manager Oly Collins. “We celebrated our first 1-2 as a team here as well as various podium trips and wins. It’s a fantastic circuit, one which the drivers love when the car is working well.

“Last time out was mixed emotions;” commented Team Manager Oly Collins. “Ollie had his best weekend ever in the BTCC with an Indy win. Sadly Tom, who was cruising to a podium in race 1, was cruelly denied by a freak puncture which ruined his whole weekend. As they say, that’s motorsport and it’s firmly behind us.

“Thruxton will be an interesting one, with all teams going back to the hard tyre all weekend. We’ve learned a lot since our last trip to Thruxton in May so we’re confident of getting some good results. The weather may play a part but we have no control over that. We feel as prepared as ever and will be looking to build Ollie’s good results and changing Tom’s fortune as his speed is definitely there. He’s just been lacking the luck in recent race weekends.”

#3 Tom Chilton:

“Because we were so competitive at Snetterton I didn’t come away as disappointed as you’d think. It was just down to pure bad-luck picking up the puncture when we did.

“Going into Thruxton where we really struggled on the hard tyre at the beginning of the year, I now think that we’re going to be top-six fastest on the grid for sure. I’m really confident about that.

“I’m excited about going back there. It’s one of my favourite circuits, but we didn’t have the optimum set-up last time out. We’ve cracked that now, so I’m feeling positive. We’re definitely going to be in the mix this weekend.”

#48 Ollie Jackson:

“Thruxton wasn’t that great for us last time but we’ve got a much better handle on the hard tyre now so I’m looking forward to picking up some strong results.  I think if we can keep our noses in the top ten and keep banking the points, then a reverse grid podium or win won’t be that far away.

“We’ve made big strides in understanding the hard tyre. The car is unrecognisable from when we last went there and we’re not going to struggle this time. The car will be strong, it just comes down to how much faster everyone else is as well.”

“It will be interesting to see how it plays out this weekend. The recent test really seemed to mix things up at Snetterton. I think that the grid will look very different from last time we were there.”

Rounds 19, 20 and 21 of the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship takes place at Thruxton Race Circuit on August 17/18. Live coverage of Sunday’s (August 18) events will be shown on ITV4, ITV4HD and via the ITVhub from 11:30 – 18:15; with itv.com/btcc featuring live timing and streaming of Saturday’s (August 17) qualifying session from 15.20.

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It was a weekend of mixed emotions for the Motorbase-run squad, with Ollie Jackson collecting his maiden Independent race win, and best-ever BTCC points haul as the second half of the season got underway. Sadly, it was a case of what might have been for his team-mate Tom Chilton, whose early potential was derailed by a puncture in race 1.

Coming off the back of a successful two-day tyre test at on the Norfolk circuit, both Chilton and Jackson put their learnings to good use on Saturday, securing P4 and P12 spots respectively in the afternoon qualifying session.

Sunday’s opening race held much promise early on. Charging off the line, Chilton pulled off an outstanding switchback move on Tordoff as the race leaders headed through the first corner, storming past the Honda to steal into third. Sitting in strong podium contention, a devastating puncture fired Chilton off track at high speed as he raced through Coram, pitching him into the barriers and ending his race after just 5 tours of the circuit.

Running on the prime-tyre for the weekend opener, Ollie Jackson was on career-best form at the Norfolk track. Scything the #48 Focus RS through the field, he made his way up through the order, holding off robust challenges from Matt Neal and a fast-charging Simpson to eventually cross the line in 8th.

A lightning start in race 2 saw Jackson take 6th by the first corner. Duelling with Tordoff as they raced down the straight, a bold lunge was rewarded with a step-up P5. A challenge for the race lead on lap 7 delivered the perfect opportunity for the Motorbase-man to strike. As Ingram, Turkington, Cammish, and Jordan all jostled for position, Jackson kept a cool head before making his move to steal into 4th. Securing his best finish of the season so far, Jackson’s superb drive also netted him the Independent race win and his first podium of the year.

Chilton’s weekend looked to be on the up, with the 34-year-old making attacking straight off the start line. Working his way up into the mid-pack in the early laps, the #3 Focus looked set for a points finish and possible reversed grid draw spot before getting caught up in an on-track incident between Jelley and Cook which regrettably dropped him down the order. A commendable fight-back saw him eventually cross the line in P17, having made up an impressive 12 places.

The final race of the weekend delivered plenty of drama with tyre strategies all coming into play for the final 12 lap challenge. With the Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher duo both running the less-favourable hard-compound as track temperatures cooled, both racers faced a hard battle on track against the faster-charging machines running on softs.

Jackson led the way once more with an excellent defensive drive. Carrying 30kg of success ballast on-board the #48 Focus, his tenacity was repaid with a P7 finish, ending the day with a third top-ten finish and his best-ever BTCC weekend.

Racing in heavy traffic, Chilton did well to stay out of trouble as he raced wheel to wheel with Neal and Goff. Pushing hard in the closing laps, he showed his true class once more to break into the points-scoring zone, bringing the #3 Ford home unscathed in P12.

Although a mixed bag of results for the two drivers over the weekend, the Motorbase-run team has made huge strides forward with the Ford Focus RS machines and heads to Thruxton full of confidence ahead of the Kwik British Touring Car Championship’s return in two weeks.

Team Manager Oly Collins:

“I’m absolutely thrilled for Ollie and his side of the garage. He put in an outstanding performance all day today and got the results he has been promising all season. Unfortunately, Tom’s day was pretty much over from lap 5. He was so unlucky to get the puncture so early in the race. He was in such control and on for a guaranteed podium which would have set the tone for a great weekend and a decent haul of points. Unfortunately a result like that in race 1 spoils the whole weekend. There was absolutely nothing he could do.

“On the plus side we had pace all day today and Ollie got his first Independent win. Great teamwork from all involved and we go to Thruxton in a buoyant mood. And what an awesome race 3 it was too. A true, classic BTCC race! “

#3 Tom Chilton

“The weekend started off great by qualifying 4th and then race 1 looked set to be a great race after moving up to 3rd at turn one. I almost got Cammish for 2nd, too. I had preserving the tyres in my mind at that point, to try to potentially get a second and then we got a slow puncture. We just picked something up on track somewhere which caused the slow puncture. The tyre eventually pulled itself off the rim, and that was it. I went into the wall.

“So from looking at a nice easy podium and being one of the fastest here, to where we ended up was not what we wanted at all. A podium finish would have resulted in a totally different weekend for us. I would probably have been in the top 5 in the championship, but now we’ve dropped down to 10th and we have a big job ahead of us to close that gap now.

“Taking the positives away, our worst tyre was the hard and we were only 2 tenths off the fastest time on the hard tyre in race 3. I genuinely feel like we have one of the fastest cars on the grid, but definitely had the worst luck today. I’m gutted, but we’ve got 3 more rounds on the hard tyre, and our car is epic now so I’m excited about Thruxton.”

#48 Ollie Jackson

“Really successful weekend, the car has been fantastic, the team have done an awesome job and I’m delighted. It feels like a watershed weekend! There are still a few little bits of the puzzle that I still need to fill in, but I feel like now it’s rocking and rolling.

“I’ve finally managed to pull it all together to get us all the results that I’ve been threatening to get all year. All we need to do now is make that next step and to build from here and make that next step onto the podium. It’s definitely a huge confidence booster for me now heading to Thruxton in a couple of weeks.”

Results:

#3 Tom Chilton:

Qualifying: P4

Round 16: DNF

Round 17: P17

Round 18: P12* (amended post-race)

 # 48 Ollie Jackson:

Qualifying: P12

Round 16: P8

Round 17: P4

Round 18: P7* (amended post-race)

Championship standings:

Driver Championship

1             Colin TURKINGTON          Team BMW         236 points

2             Andrew Jordan   BMW Pirtek Racing 200 points

3             Rory BUTCHER   Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance              177 points

4             Josh COOK          BTC Racing          166 points

5             Dan CAMMISH   Halfords Yuasa Racing     166 points

6             Ashley SUTTON  Adrian Flux Subaru Racing             160 points

7             Tom INGRAM     Team Toyota GB with Ginsters     144 points

8             Matt NEAL          Halfords Yuasa Racing     130 points

9             Jason Plato         Sterling Insurance Racing              128 points

10           Tom CHILTON    Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher     123 points

18           Ollie Jackson      Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher 52 points

Team Championship

1             Team BMW         321 points

2             Halfords Yuasa Racing     292 points

3             Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance              283 points

4             BTC Racing          235 points

5             Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing         201 points

6             BMW Pirtek Racing          191 points

7             Adrian Flux Subaru Racing             176 points

8             Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher     173 points

Independent Driver Standings

1           Rory Butcher – Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance – 262 points

2             Josh Cook – BTC Racing – 245 points

3             Sam Tordoff – Cobra Sport AmD Auto/Aid RCIB Insurance – 206 points

3           Tom Chilton – Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher – 196 points

9             Ollie Jackson – Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher – 139 points

Independent Team Standings

1             Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance              292 points

2             BTC Racing          292 points

3             Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher     259 points

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The Motorbase-run outfit heads to Norfolk in confident form after topping the times during the annual Dunlop tyre test on the 300 circuit two weeks ago.

Tom Chilton took top honours from the two-day programme, clocking up the most Km’s and setting the fastest lap-time, with team-mate Ollie Jackson closely paced, posting the third-fastest time overall.

Having unlocked key potential in the Ford Focus RS during the extensive mid-season test, Chilton and Jackson are more determined than ever to close the gap to the championship leaders as the title battle picks up pace once more.

14-time BTCC race-winner Chilton is looking to add more silverware to the race win and three podiums already under his belt this season, with Jackson keen to build on his promising race pace from the first half of the campaign as he pushes for consistent top-ten finishes.

“Coming back from the break we’re keen to keep the momentum of our mid-season test going, and to show our strength for the whole of the second half of the season;” commented Team Manager Oly Collins.

“We had a great test at Snetterton recently with both Tom and Ollie setting the fastest times on each of the two days, which was great. That said we don’t know quite where our competitors were, we only know what we were doing. But we know it was a positive test for us in many ways.

“I feel sure the normal protagonists will be quick with BMW and Honda in particular but hopefully we can repeat that pace this weekend. It looks like the weather may play a part in the results as well as the mix-up of the new tyre regulations for Snetterton, with all three compounds coming into play on Sunday.”

#3 Tom Chilton:

“We managed to qualify third and finish 5th here last year in the 60th-anniversary race which was quite something. After setting the fastest time in the test a couple of weeks ago we’re arriving with very positive heads to get our 2nd half of the year underway in the right manner.

“Oulton Park did not go our way at all, but it did mean that we looked at the car closely during the test, and the Focus is in a much better place now. We covered a lot of ground during the two days, and we now have the right set-up for each tyre.

“The BMWs will be the cars to beat for sure this weekend, even with full weight, but we’ll be a good position to give them a run for their money! Hopefully, my years of experience will put us in good stead. Experience equals points; that’s what I’m hoping for. I really want to get a win this weekend; it’s been a while since I’ve taken a win at Snetterton.”

#48 Ollie Jackson:

“On paper, it should be a good weekend for us. We’ve made great strides forward with the car.  I’m feeling at one with it, so hopefully, we can convert that into good results and get the monkey off our back.

“If we can run confidently and comfortably in the top ten and then push for the top 5 and maybe steal a reverse grid result I’d be really happy with that. I think we deserve a break.

“It’s going to be interesting to see how things play out with the three different compounds. I wouldn’t be surprised if most of the grid runs the same tyre in the same races, so it might not mix things up as much as usual. We’ve got a handle on the set-ups for each now so we should be in a good position for all three races come Sunday.”

Rounds 16, 17 and 18 of the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship take place at Snetterton circuit, Norfolk on August 3-4. Live coverage of Sunday’s (August 4) events will be shown on ITV4, ITV4HD and via the ITVhub from 10.45 – 18:30; with itv.com/btcc featuring live timing and streaming of Saturday’s (August 3) qualifying session from 15.00.

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A total of 32-racers, many from this year’s Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship grid, took to the track for the two-day test programme ahead of the series’ next meeting on the Snetterton 300 layout in just over two weeks’ time.

Setting the benchmark 1:56.144s lap during the morning session of the opening day, Tom Chilton also clocked up the most number of laps, completing an impressive 163 tours of the circuit in the #3 Ford Focus RS.

Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher made it a double on day two, with Ollie Jackson setting the fastest lap of the day during the Motorbase-run squad’s morning run. With a lap time just shy of his team-mate’s best efforts at 1:56.290s, Jackson ended the test in third overall.

 “A great couple of days testing in all areas;” Team Manager Oly Collins commented. “It’s always encouraging to be fastest, especially with the way the test was run. Being quickest is great. It’s nice to see both our cars at the top of the timing sheets, but it’s the work covered during the two days that shown in the detail behind the scenes – rather than on a fastest of the day sheet – which is more rewarding.

“We now just need to put all that we learned into action at Snetterton and make sure we can challenge for the championship in the second half of the season.”

Tom Chilton #3:

“Honestly it was one of the best tests that we’ve ever had. We tried a lot of things that worked on the car and we’ve come away with a great handle on the car now, and its performance on the soft, medium, and hard compounds.

“We ran through lots of qualifying and race runs over the two days. Everything you need to do to make the car faster, we did. We ticked all of the boxes we needed to. We covered a lot of ground and we’re really positive heading into the second half of the season.

“The fact that both Ollie and I were fast out of the box shows that we’re dialled into the car. We’re one of the best teams on the grid, and we should be a lot higher up than 8^th in the championship. With the ground we’ve covered, I’m very excited about going racing again in a couple of weeks.”

Ollie Jackson #48:

“We got through a lot of things that we wanted to try out over the two days. We established a lot of things that were going on with the car and rolled out a few new things that we wanted to try out.

“It looked like quite a few people were pushing to beat our times, and we managed to stay stop of the board. You never know exactly what everyone is doing but looking into the detail, it looks like we’re there or thereabouts now in terms of running at the front.

“The results so far this year haven’t given justice to the pace we’ve shown. This helps to draw a line under that, and the job for the rest of the year is to get the results and to capitalise on the pace we have.”

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