Inside BTCC - Issue 15 - Silverstone (October 2012)

INSIDEBTCC.COM issue 15: oct 2012

PLUS - WHAT’S IN A NAME? BTCC TEAM NAMES EXPLAINED...

RAIN MASTERS

PLATO QUICK BUT SHEDDEN SHOW CONTINUES IN ROCKINGHAM RAIN...

SILVERSTONE PREVIEW / LATEST RESULTS & POINTS / MUCH MORE...

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It’s hard to believe that there are now only six races left in the fight for the 2012 BTCC title, with seven drivers still in with a mathematical chance of lifting the trophy on Finals Day at Brands Hatch.

We also examine BTCC team names, find out how ES Racing has gone from the back of the grid to the front and hear from Rockingham’s Cat Lund on what went into preparing for the most recent event on the calendar.

In reality, the title race is probably more of a three driver affair, with Honda duo Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal hoping to see off the challenge of Jason Plato’s MG.

Niall Murray from the Ginetta Junior Championship is the next driver to answer our ten quick questions while we have a picture special from Jamey Price, a top photographer from the USA who joined the Inside BTCC team at Rockingham while on a working holiday and produced some spectacular shots for your enjoyment.

Heading to Silverstone, it is Shedden who is the man to beat – just – ahead of Neal but with the MG expected to be strong, Plato will be keen to close the gap ahead of a season finale on a circuit which may just favour the Honda.

A fascinating weekend lies ahead..

As ever, you can get in touch with us by e-mail on contact@ insidebtcc.com and follow us on Twitter at @InsideBTCC Until next time...

In the latest Inside BTCC, we look ahead to Silverstone with a full preview while also reflecting on what happened at Rockingham a fortnight ago to bring you right up to speed on the title race.

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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 the Rock

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WHAT’S IN A NAME? BTCC team names explained

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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE American photographer Jamey Price joined us at Rockingham. Here he tells us how the BTCC shapes up and shares some of his best images.

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EXPERIENCE COUNTS We speak to ES Racing’s Andrew Dean

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GETTING ORGANISED Race organiser or racer? Rockingham’s Cat Lund on both sides of her motorsport life

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NEWS IN BRIEF Latest from inside the BTCC paddock

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10 QUICK QUESTIONS Niall Murray

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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Points tables after Knockhill

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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 - Jason Plato in the wet (jakobebrey. com); Top right - Team Dynamics (jakobebrey.com).

Back cover: Grid girl (jakobebrey.com).

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SILVERSTONE PREVIEW

LOOKING AHEAD TO ROUNDS 25, 26 & 27 Twelve months ago, the BTCC title was decided at Silverstone as Matt Neal did what he needed to do to secure the championship crown for the third time.

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This time around, Neal heads to Silverstone for the penultimate meeting of the campaign as the chaser having dropped behind team-mate Gordon Shedden in the standings at Rockingham, although the pair are split by just three points as they prepare for what could be the most difficult meeting of the season for the factory Honda team.

Although 13 races so far have been won by the NGTC-spec Honda Civic – twelve by Neal and Shedden and one by Andrew Jordan – the car has struggled for straightline speed thanks to the boost restrictions imposed as part of the regulations in place this season.

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Those regulations see the boost on the respective cars decided by taking the average lap times from the previous two events, with the handling of the Honda ensuring that it remains one of the quickest cars over a full lap even though if the speed trap figures have invariably seen the Civic near the bottom.

While that shows speed traps should be taken with a pinch of salt, Silverstone is the circuit where they

would suggest a more trying time lies ahead for Shedden and Neal, given that the National circuit is effectively three long straights joined together by a few corners.

Shedden will also be carrying maximum success ballast this weekend after hitting the front at Rockingham, with the Scot eager to try and ensure that he stays out front going to Brands Hatch for Finals Day.

Should either Honda man slip up then Jason Plato will be ready to pounce as the MG man looks to bring himself back into contention for the title.

Plato endured a wretched weekend at Knockhill to lose ground but secured three strong finishes at Rockingham last time out to keep his championship hopes alive. Had it not been for the rain that arrived prior to the start of race two, Plato may well have found himself closer to the front going into this weekend. As it is, he heads into his home event 32 points behind the leader.

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straight-line speed and has admitted that he is viewing the weekend as damage limitation given that the BMW is likely to be strong.

If things go his way however, Jordan could end the weekend celebrating championship success, given he is 58 points ahead and a maximum of 60 points are available from each of the final two meetings. Should he be able to extend his lead by three points at Silverstone, the Independents’ title will be heading Pirtek Racing’s way.

Collard is also the closest challenger to Jordan in the race for fourth overall,

with his eBay team-mate Tom Onslow-Cole not far behind. The WSR-run team endured a trying weekend at Rockingham as the S2000-based cars struggled for pace but Silverstone is expected to be a different story altogether. Onslow-Cole in particular has run well at Silverstone in the past and he could well have become one of the select band of drivers to win three times in a weekend had he not fallen victim to team orders at Team Aon back in 2010.

Elsewhere in the top ten, Redstone Racing is still hunting a first podium finish with its new Ford

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RECENT HISTORY 2011 Pole

Matt Neal, Honda Civic

Race One

Matt Neal, Honda Civic

Race Two

Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic

Race Three

Tom Chilton, Global Ford Focus

2010 Pole

Tom Onslow-Cole, Ford Focus ST

Race One

Tom Chilton, Ford Focus ST

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Tom Chilton, Ford Focus ST

Race Three

Tom Onslow-Cole, Ford Focus ST

Focus, with Mat Jackson chasing a top three finish to help him break back into the top six in the standings, while Dave Newsham has arguably his best chance of a third win of the year for ES Racing.

Newsham set the pace during the annual media day at the start of the year and the Inverness racer will be eager to try and repeat that kind of form this time around.

Frank Wrathall and Nick Foster round out the top ten heading to Silverstone, although the latter has just a four-point buffer over Jeff and Aron Smith.

They couldn’t have had more contrasting fortunes last time with, with Aron leading race three in one of his strongest performances to date, but Jeff crashing out at high-speed when he lost control of his Honda on the banked oval. After plenty of hard work from the Pirtek Racing crew, Jeff will compete this weekend in a newly-shelled car.

Motorsport Vauxhall Insignia back for the first time since Snetterton; this time with Chris Stockton at the wheel for his BTCC appearance since 2008.

Liam Griffin and Lea Wood also return to action.

Howard Fuller meanwhile is back for a second outing in the Team HARD Honda Civic after his one-off appearance at Rockingham was extended to a two-race deal, with the team having previously announced that Aaron Williamson will then drive at Brands Hatch.

Silverstone also sees an addition to the support package, with the BARC Formula Renault Championship having its season finale alongside the BTCC action.

As has become the norm this season, there are driver changes for the weekend, with the Thorney

Pole

Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

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Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

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Jason Plato, Chevrolet Lacetti

Race Three

Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti

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Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDI

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Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDO

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Race Two

Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra

LENGTH

1.64 miles

Race Three

Mat Jackson, BMW 320si

2012 RACE LAPS

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RACE DISTANCE

36.08 miles

LAP RECORD (QUALIFYING)

59.131ss (Matt Neal, 2011)

LAP RECORD (RACE)

59.810s (Mat Jackson, 2011)

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4 – Tom Chilton

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Gareth Howell, Honda Integra

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Gareth Howell, Honda Integra

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Matt Neal, Honda Integra

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Gareth Howell, Honda Integra

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SHEDDEN STARS AT WET ROCK

SUNNY SATURDAY TURNS INTO STORMY SUNDAY...

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GREAT SCOT MAKES IT EIGHT SHEDDEN DOUBLE TAKES HONDA STAR TO TOP OF TABLE WITH SIX RACES TO GO The title race is looking increasingly like a battle between Honda teammates Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden after the latter took a pair of wins at Rockingham.

Even though MG’s Jason Plato dominated qualifying and the first race, it was Shedden who emerged with the advantage with six races of the season remaining.

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pole to race lead and enjoyed a straightforward run out at the front.

Behind the MG, Mat Jackson made a strong start in the NGTC-spec Redstone Racing Ford Focus, moving around the outside to take up second position.

However, Jackson lost out to both Andrew Jordan and Gordon Shedden on the run from Deene to Yentwood, dropping to fourth.

It was a case of positions held at the front from that point onwards. Plato set the fastest lap of the race at the front and was on his own for the duration – some four and a half seconds

ahead of the pack.

Jordan, Shedden and Jackson drove steady races, but maintained their positions all the way to the chequered flag.

Matt Neal came into the race with a 10-point lead over teammate Shedden in the championship but that lead looked to be in danger from early on. Neal was fifth on the opening lap, but lost out to Andy Neate and then Rob Collard early in the race.

At the chequered flag, Plato took victory, ahead of Jordan, Shedden, Jackson, Collard and Neal.

Neate, Tom OnslowCole, Rob Austin and Nick Foster completed the top ten.

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Plato started from pole position after his earlier victory, but he lost the lead away from the grid. Andrew Jordan, Rob Collard and Gordon Shedden all passed the MG before they exited the Deene hairpin.

At the restart, Andrew Jordan got away well at the front, only to run wide at Deene and drop down the order. Shedden inherited the leads, with Collard up into second and Plato third.

Jordan led for Pirtek Racing, while Shedden took second from Collard at Tarzan. Plato settled into fourth position.

Matt Neal also suffered a poor restart, dropping to fifth behind Mat Jackson. However, the Hondas were clearly quick in the wet and he soon worked his

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way back through to second.

While the conditions remained tricky, the Hondas were strong at the front. Despite the risk of Plato closing in third, they managed to swap positions late in the race to gain Matt Neal an extra point for leading across the line.

1 Jason Plato (NGTC) 22:38.296; 2 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +3.323; 3 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +6.710; 4 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +6.890; 5 Rob Collard (S2000) +19.974; 6 Matt Neal (NGTC) +20.254; 7 Andy Neate (NGTC) 26.102; 8 Tom Onslow-Cole (S2000) +26.445; 9 Rob Austin (NGTC) +26.993; 10 Nick Foster (S2000) +26.993.

Independent winner: Andrew Jordan.

Fastest lap: Jason Plato (1:23.255).

RACE TWO 1 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) 30:28.745; 2 Matt Neal (NGTC) +0.966; 3 Jason Plato (NGTC) +6.115; 4 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +9.215; 5 Frank Wrathall (NGTC) +12.343; 6 Aron Smith (S2000) +26.859; 7 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +27.697;

Erstwhile leader Andrew Jordan eventually finished seventh, ahead of Ollie Jackson, Adam Morgan and Nick Foster.

RACE THREE

At the chequered flag, it was Shedden at the front – for the seventh time this season.

The rain had been non-stop since race two, making the track extremely slippery for the final race of the day. To further mix things up, the reverse grid had put Speedworks driver Adam Morgan on pole, with Ollie Jackson alongside him on the front row.

Morgan held onto the lead through the first

Neal finished in second and Plato third. Behind the podium trio, Mat Jackson won the battle to be best of the rest, crossing the line in fourth.

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There was plenty of action down the order, with Frank Wrathall claiming fifth and Aron Smith, sixth.

8 Ollie Jackson (S2000) +39.196; 9 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +40.198; 10 Nick Foster (S2000) +45.280.

Independent winner: Mat Jackson.

Fastest lap: Gordon Shedden (1:34.935).

RACE THREE 1 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) 33:28.324; 2 Matt Neal (NGTC) +3.423; 3 Jason Plato (NGTC) +3.671; 4 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +13.439; 5 Aron Smith (S2000) +15.728; 6 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +19.810; 7 Tom Onslow-Cole (S2000) +22.229; 8 Ollie Jackson (S2000) +22.685; 9 Nick Foster (S2000) +29.635; 10 Rob Austin (NGTC) +30.747.

Independent winner: Andrew Jordan.

Fastest lap: Gordon Shedden (1:37.011).

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The rain started falling ahead of race two and by the time the cars lined up on the grid, a full wet setup was the only viable option.

second MG6, Andy Neate’s race was a short one. He ran wide at Deene on the first lap, before landing in the gravel at Tarzan. Recovery of the MG required a three-lap safety car period.

RACE TWO

LAP RECORD SEES PLATO TAKE POLE AT ROCKINGHAM Jason Plato claimed pole position for round 22 at Rockingham, with a new qualifying lap record around the International Super Sportscar Circuit.

After dominating the morning’s free practice sessions, it was more a question of by how much Plato would claim pole rather than whether or not he would be able to.

The double BTCC champion went top of the times early in the session and never looked in danger of being beaten.

Plato was so comfortable at the top that he was able to see out the final minutes of the session in his garage, in the company of his two young daughters.

An MG one-two was on the cards at one point, but Andy Neate was pushed down the times. Honda Yuasa Racing Team’s Gordon Shedden claimed second alongside Plato on the front row.

Andrew Jordan took third for Pirtek Racing, while Mat Jackson enjoyed his best run so far in the new NGTC-spec Redstone Racing Ford Focus to claim fourth.

Neate ended the session in fifth, ahead of Neal.

Row four was a rearwheel-drive affair, with Frank Wrathall in the Dynojet Toyota Avensis ahead of eBay Motors’ Rob Collard. Jeff Smith (Pirtek Racing) and Adam Morgan (Speedworks Motorsport) completed the top ten.

Good weekend: Gordon Shedden Two more wins and the championship lead.

Things are looking good for the Scot.

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Mat Jackson Three strong results for the NGTC Ford bode well for the remaining races.

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few corners, only to run off the track at Chapman Curve and hand first place to Mat Jackson. However, Jackson’s run at the front was shortlived as he also slid off at Pif-Paf. Aron Smith was the new leader after his Redstone Racing teammate’s demise, with Matt Neal in second and Rob Collard third.

Smith opened up a small lead at the front, only for it to be eradicated by the safety car. Pirtek Racing’s Jeff Smith made heavy contact with the wall at Turn one, which brought the safety car on to

the track.

Aron Smith held on to the lead at the restart, but soon had Matt Neal chasing him. Neal eventually took the lead on lap 11, making the move at Tarzan. Shedden followed through almost immediately into second.

It was then a battle between the two Hondas for the win, with Shedden emerging on top.

The Scot passed his teammate coming out of the final corner and the pair ran side-by-side into the Deene hairpin, before Shedden eventually claimed the front spot.

Jason Plato moved up to third ahead of Aron Smith and challenged Neal for second in the closing stages.

At the chequered flag, it was a second win of the day for Shedden, with Neal second and Plato third. Andrew Jordan took fourth, ahead of Aron Smith in fifth.

Mat Jackson finished sixth, Onslow-Cole seventh and Ollie Jackson eighth. Nick Foster and Rob Austin completed the top ten.

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Gordon Shedden now leads the championship standings on 336 points, ahead of Neal on 333 and Plato on

Race winner Gordon Shedden said, “I’m relieved. I had THE biggest moment at Turn 1. Somehow it

Bad weekend: Jeff Smith Heavy impact in race three left Pirtek Racing with plenty of work to do ahead of Silverstone.

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stayed out of the wall though. The car was fantastic again, so it’s another great result for the team.”

Chris James Argued with BTCC technical guru Peter Riches in full view of the main grandstand.

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?...

Ever wondered why your favourite BTCC team has its name? Then wonder no more…

Occasionally we get asked certain questions that get us thinking, and ahead of Rockingham, one of the questions came our way from someone in the paddock.

“Do you know why Triple Eight are called Triple Eight?”

It’s a simple enough question but one we couldn’t answer, so over the course of the Rockingham weekend, we decided it was time to find out what’s in a name…

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AmDTuning.com “AmD came about as it was a shortened version of Automotive Developments – which was the name of the company when I took over.

“Our base is AmD Essex but as we have now expanded to include dealers elsewhere, we incorporate them under the AmDTuning banner, which is where the team name comes from” – Shaun Hollamby, team principal

Dynojet Racing “When I first came into racing it was under the Will Hoy Scholorship banner, which I earned through karting. As the team was me and my dad, it made sense to call ourselves Dynojet Racing when we then went into Ginettas as the family company is Dynojet UK. “We’re the UK arm of an American company that makes dynamometers – or dynos - for cars and bikes, and which also does jet kits for motorcycles, amongst other things. Those two came together to create the name Dynojet” – Frank Wrathall, driver

“I’m afraid there isn’t anything interesting behind the name. Originally myself and my partner at the time set up the team as Barford Motorsport as that was where he was from but a local garage objected to us using the name. We didn’t have much time to come up with a new name so one night we sat down and came up with all these ideas and in the end we just thought ‘We’ve had enough of this – lets call it Eurotech’. At that time in the late ‘80s, using the ‘Euro’ term was a bit of an in thing – it was modern!”

– Mike Jordan, team principal

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JWT Performance “JWT Performance was the name we changed to at the start of the year. The family company is John Wood Tyres so JWT Performance is an off-shoot of that and the motorsport side of things” – Lea Wood, driver

Motorbase Performance “Motorbase Performance was born out of my fleet business, which was Motorbase Vehicle Solutions. The name came about from chatting with my mate Terry. Whenever he rang me I always said I was at base, so when it came to a name he suggested Motorbase.

Motorbase Performance therefore became a performance arm of the fleet business – simple as that” – David Bartrum, team principal

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“When I first set up the team to compete in Ginettas, I needed a name that would attract people and my name was known from competing in F3. Plus there is also the fact that I’m not very creative.

“At one point I did want to change the name to Swan Racing as just like a swan, we are graceful on the outside and then paddling like shit underneath! It was close, but never happened…”

- Rob Austin, team principal

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Speedworks “We had a brainstorming session with Edd Straw (Autosport F1 Editor) in the car on the way back from Oulton Park one year and it spilled into a discussion around the kitchen table. To win, you have to make speed work, so Speedworks.” – Amy Dick, team principal’s wife “Amy is to blame for Speedworks being chosen. I just worried about how to pay for it…”

- Christian Dick, team principal

Team Dynamics “Ray Bellm and I bought the business from the receivers dealing with Vic Lee Motorsport back in the early 1990s. It was called something like Speed 29, but we changed the name to Engine Dynamics as the plan was for us to do engines for BMW. We had some guys from BMW Motorsport who came to work for us and Steve Soper was involved but then it all fell through as BMW decided to do things in-house.

“Ray had already negotiated some sponsorship with the Daily Express so we dropped the Engine Dynamics name, became Team Dynamics instead and went racing” - Steve Neal, team principal

Team ES Racing.com “It isn’t racy in any way. Our company is called Electro-Services Ltd and because a lot of the boys involved in the team work for the company, we decided on Team ES Racing. Electro-Services was named because the company was initially involved in electrical engineering and repairs and although it has developed a lot since then, the name has stayed the same”

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– Chris James, team principal

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Team HARD “Originally the name was chosen because of a company that was going to invest in the programme but that deal fell through. However, we elected to keep the name and we now operate as a company as Team HARD Ltd. We are a hard-working, family team and it also works well as we do hospitality and race days – which spells HARD. So it was sponsor led to start with and we have made it work for us.”

– Tony Gilham, team principal

Triple Eight Race Engineering “I formed the team with Derek Warwick and Roland Dane to try and get the Honda deal back in Supertouring as we’d been tipped off that there was a deal to be done. At the time, Derek was a major Honda dealer and Roland was doing a lot of business with people in Asia – although not with Honda. We needed a name and he said that the number eight was lucky in Asia.

We couldn’t call the team Eight Racing so went for three eights and triple the luck. So Roland came up with the Triple Eight name and I designed the logo in a holiday cottage in the Lake District. We didn’t get the Honda deal in the end. Instead we ended up working with Vauxhall, and everyone knows how successful that turned out to be…”

– Ian Harrison, team principal

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“Basically, the person who I set the team up with initially had a business called West Surrey Engineering and it was named after that. A lot of people said I should call it Dick Bennetts Racing as it was the done thing in F3 at the time for people to name the team after themselves but I wasn’t fussed about that. He had West Surrey Engineering so we went with that. As for why he was West Surrey Engineering when that wasn’t where he was based, he came up with the name while playing squash at West Surrey squash club…”

– Dick Bennetts, team principal

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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

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Jamey’s visit to the BTCC came during a ‘holiday’ in the UK, which also incorporated the opening hours of the Britcar 24 down the road at Silverstone and which would also include the season finale for British F3/GT at Donington Park the following week.

Back in the USA, Jamey’s work includes photographing both NASCAR and IndyCar so a visit to an oval circuit was nothing new. It was however his first experience of touring car racing as we know it in the UK – and this is what he thought…

“As an American, I guess the first thing to say is that Touring Cars are something we don’t get much of in the states. It’s a foreign concept to us, and that is a real shame.

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engine revving.

“When the opportunity presented itself for me to cover the Rockingham round of the British Touring Car championship with my Nikon cameras while on my visit to the UK, I happily agreed. I’ve photographed just about everything with wheels, including F1, sportscars, stock cars, Indycar and motorbikes, but I’d never had the chance to go and shoot some touring cars.

“My first impression was what an interesting series the BTCC is. It has tons of personality and lots of cool cars. Having

done enough research to know my way around the series a little - and after a thorough guided tour to see the teams, drivers and personalities in the paddock from the Inside BTCC guys - I headed out trackside for the first of the three races.

“Rockingham is not exactly a photographer’s dream location, but it provides unique challenges for making pretty pictures, and that is something that I personally enjoy. An ‘ugly’ track that lacks the natural features you might find somewhere else really makes you work

hard for your pictures, and that is something that I appreciate. From my work back home, I’m well acquainted with photographing ovals as well as what you might call proper circuits and by oval standards, Rockingham would be one of the easier to shoot.

The catch fences in place are wide, allowing you to shoot through them without any real issues, and the cars come straight at you into turn one, which makes for a nice photo opportunity.

“Race one got underway and immediately the fire works started. I don’t think it was more than three laps into the race when Aron Smith’s Ford became the first car to spin off nearby. I ‘d been given fair warning from friends who had shot the series to keep my head on my shoulders as cars would come barrel rolling towards me from out of nowhere. While nothing that dramatic happened, it was certainly fun to shoot.

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it is refreshing to see a bit of old fashioned rivalry. NASCAR certainly has its share, but it’s not the same shooting on an oval. Overtaking is very different at 200mph around Daytona when you compare it to 40mph into a hairpin.

“As race one ended and everyone got ready for race two, the rain arrived and I’ll happily admit that I’m a huge fan of photographing in the rain. You find that some photographers pack up and go home when the weather turns bad, or just get lazy. I even heard one guy say that the ‘light had gone’ and he was heading home. In my view, bad weather separates good photographers from bad ones just like it separates bad drivers from good ones. So when the light rain turned into torrential downpours, things got very interesting on track.

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and water at every turn and watching some talented drivers wrestle the cars around the track.

It made for exciting racing and exciting photography; the two go hand in hand.

After a very wet race two, I headed back to edit and send images in the media centre. I was beyond trying to warm up and

“Race three was late in the day, and with light drizzle and heavy cloud cover, the light was fading fast.

Shooting from the outside of the banking for the first time, the cars didn’t make as much noise as our stock cars do, but they do run in the rain, and for that, I am thankful.

The reverse grid is also

happen. But with short sprint races, boredom is not something I ever felt.

You run from corner to corner, nail your photos and move to the next, trying to get as much diversity in your shots as possible. The grid being flipped only made the racing more interesting as the fast guys tried to battle through the field.

“I’ve got to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the British Touring car experience. I can only imagine what it’s like to shoot at some of the other tracks around the country, but the action, the rivalries, the friendly nature and the open, relaxed attitude of the pit lane was a breath of fresh air. It’s something I wish more series’ would try and emulate.”

dry off and at a certain point, you give up on yourself and protect the very expensive camera equipment above all else.

an extremely interesting angle as well. Sometimes, shooting a 400 lap NASCAR race, you can honestly get quite bored waiting for something to

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EXPERIENCE COUNTS

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Team ES Racing makes the most of previous knowledge to go from the back to the front in the BTCC...

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BY MATT SALISBURY Twelve months ago, Team ES Racing was coming towards the end of its debut season in the BTCC having failed to trouble the scorers with its Chevrolet Lacetti.

Fast forward to 2012 however and things couldn’t be more different.

Heading to Silverstone for the penultimate meeting of the year, the team has two wins to its name and sits sixth in the HiQ Teams’ Championship, ahead of teams like Dynojet and Rob Austin Racing.

Both those wins have come from Dave Newsham after he joined the team at the start of the year, but the addition of team manager Andrew Dean has also been a key part of the success on track.

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of the Vauxhall Vectra from his time running the car for Dave Pinkney back in 2010, Dean has helped to turn the team into a race-winning outfit and Inside BTCC spoke to him to discover how the transformation had come about…

Inside BTCC: When Dave Pinkney’s plan to join Rob Austin came to nothing last year, you were left on the sidelines but have returned this season with a new team.

How have you found it?

Andrew Dean: As I said at the outset, joining Chris and ES Racing was an interesting challenge as they were a small and inexperienced team, but they had bought equipment that I was up to speed with. We came to an agreement that I would get involved and help out, and so far it seems

to have gone quite well.

Obviously Dave is a good driver, which helps, and bringing Stuart and Paul from Pinkney Motorsport into the team has also helped to give more experience. The team was massively enthusiastic and just needed some direction, and it’s been working well.

Inside BTCC: You’ve been in the paddock for a while and have worked on different cars but how important do you think your past experience with the Vectra was? Was that a key reason why Chris wanted you involved?

Andrew Dean: Yeah I think it probably was. I had the experience from 2010 when we bought the car and I’d also had the chance to work alongside Kevin Berry that season, who

had worked on the car at Triple Eight. As such, I was more familiar with what needed to be done to maintain the car and run it reliably, which is a big part of a team’s task, especially when you then have a customer driver in Mr Newsham who you have to provide a service for. I think that was high in Chris’ mind when he made me the offer.

Inside BTCC: We knew what the cars were capable of at the start of the season as we’d Triple Eight and Pirtek win last year. But have results exceeded expectations for you to win with it this season, when you consider things like the size of the team, the running budgets and who you are up against?

Andrew Dean: I have to say that from the media day at Inside BTCC 29

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Silverstone when Dave put it top of the pile, I thought something good could happen. To then put the car on pole at Brands Hatch was another huge thing for the team. As I’ve said to Chris and the lads, we haven’t done anything special, we have just done what needed to be done with the cars. They were a proven package and needed to be run reliably and set up well. Dave also has a natural affinity with the car, which has obviously helped.

Inside BTCC: People might have looked at the Vectra, BMW and the Focus and said they had their best chance to win early on when the NGTC cars were getting up to speed – not when we went to Snetterton and Knockhill after the summer break.

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Did you still think you’d be at the sharp end now or did you think you’d have been shuffled back?

Andrew Dean: If I’m being honest, I did hold the same opinion at the start of the season. However, I think Rockingham showed the step forward the NGTC cars have taken and we struggled with the smaller tyres in both the dry and the wet. Our performance at Knockhill also hurt us on the boost front, which didn’t help as well. What you need to remember though is that in race one, Dave drove the car as fast if not faster than James Nash did to win race three last year – and we were 13th. That shows where we are in relation to the NGTC boys.

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Reliability is something you keep mentioning and that is what you didn’t have in 2010 with Pinkney Motorsport. So how much has the package come on since then?

Andrew Dean: It’s come on a long way, Raphael Caille and the team at Swindon Engines have learnt from what happened in 2010 and from last year and moving to an NGTC turbo engine with a water-cooled wastegate has removed a lot of the problems we faced in 2010, which were mainly down to cooling.

It was a shame for Dave Pinkney that we jumped onboard a new package and that his expectations might have been a bit high that it would work out of the box. Over time it has proven itself to be a good package, although it is coming to the end of

its life now. But like all things, they progress over time.

Inside BTCC: How competitive can you be in the final two rounds?

Andrew Dean: I think our best chance of success will be at Silverstone. Depending on our average lap time from Rockingham we might get a tweak on the boost for the weekend and then historically, the Vectra has also been good at Brands Hatch. However, I don’t think we’ll be able to live with the NGTC cornering speed when we get there, so I think Silverstone is going to be our last hurrah as it were.

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GETTING ORGANISED When she isn’t busy organising events at Rockingham, head of operations Cat Lund switches to her other role in motorsport instead…

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The BTCC is the largest meeting to be held at Rockingham each season, with a bumper crowd coming through the gates to watch the action unfold.

Overseeing things during the race weekend was head of operations Cat Lund, with Cat and her team working hard to ensure that fans went home happy despite the poor weather conditions.

The race weekend itself came at the end of months of preparation, which Cat reveals started before the first race of 2012 had even got underway…

“Working with [BTCC coordinator] Dan Mayo and his team is really good and they are easy to deal with as they are really professional,” she said. “However, when it comes to the BTCC meeting, we go from a team of 17 that normally works at the circuit to a team of 52 – and that doesn’t include the legion of stewards who are there to help look after the public.

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for the BTCC’s arrival. We have fence lines to put in, parking to plan, we have to carry out the structural checks on the grandstands that are required – the list goes on. Everything starts in February and the build-up is quite slow until the final few weeks, when it suddenly goes manic!”

The months of planning that go into the event have one goal; to ensure that the race weekend passes successfully both on and off track.

“I think making sure the public have an enjoyable time is the big thing we work towards,” Cat explains.

“Every year we do things a bit better, although unfortunately there are always one or two complaints. You can’t please everyone but we do try our best and I hope that everyone went away this year having had a good time, despite the weather.”

When she isn’t busy working in her day job, Cat is busy with her own racing career, having established herself as a successful rally co-driver alongside her now-fiancé Andy Rowe.

Competing in mainland Europe, the pair have enjoyed plenty of success in recent years, which helped Cat win the British Women Racing Drivers Club Gold Star last

year.

Her role involves more than just reading the pacenotes, with the organisational skills used on a day-to-day basis at Rockingham also coming in handy on the rally stages.

“I’ve been involved in motorsport for a long time and was fortunate enough to be going out with a rally driver and he talked me into getting into the silly seat,” she says. “I have had a go myself but he is faster than me and I like to win more than I like to drive so that is how it began.

“A co-drivers role is quite hard work and all the organisational stuff I do for Rockingham, I have to do for our little rally team. If we have a service crew, I have to get all their paperwork sorted out for the service vehicle to make sure it is all legal, I have to sort hotel rooms, passports, schedules and then sort out the route, the timing for the rally, work out where and when we need to refuel and make the pacenotes for the event itself.

“We mainly compete in Belgium in a Mitsubishi Evo III, which is quite an old car and is in tarmac trim. We like going over there as we are up against a great bunch of people and you also get to compete on closed roads,

which is fantastic. In the UK, there are only two events run on closed roads at the moment; one being the Jim Clark Rally and the other being the Tour of Mull.

“If you want to go fast on the road, legally, you have to go abroad to somewhere like Belgium or France and we really enjoy it. The beer is good as well, which is an added bonus…”

The co-driver role also plays to Cat’s strength of working as part of team, with her input key to Andy’s performance behind the wheel.

“Being involved in rallying, you really are part of a team. Everyone knows who Sebastien Loeb is, but not everyone can tell you who his co-driver is. However, any driver will tell you that it’s a proper team sport as they wouldn’t be able to do it without us alongside them.

“They get all the glory, while it always seems to be the co-driver’s side of the car that hits something when we crash!”

Cat’s rallying exploits can be followed by visiting: www.fastestcat.co.uk

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Stockton makes BTCC return Chris Stockton will return to the BTCC for the first time since 2008 after joining Thorney Motorsport for the final two rounds of the year.

Stockton drove a Lexus IS200 and then a SEAT Toledo for BTC Racing during his first spell in touring cars before switching to GT racing – where he has raced a BMW M3 GT4 over in Holland in recent years.

BTC Racing has been evaluating the possibility of making a return to the BTCC for 2013, with Stockton using the final two meetings of this season to look at his options for next year.

He becomes the third man to drive Thorney’s Vauxhall Insignia this season after team boss John Thorne and rival team boss Tony Gilham, who scored points when he drove the car at Inside BTCC 34

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“I have always loved the BTCC and racing the Insignia this weekend represents a chance for me to get a good idea about exactly what the new Next Generation Touring Cars are all about,” Stockton said.

“It looks like an exciting time to join with the new regulations proving to be a great success.

“I am open-minded about which way to go with my plans to race in the category full time next year. I am open to discussion with teams for 2013, or we can run a car under the BTC Racing banner.”

Williamson added to HARD rookie list Aaron Williamson will be the third rookie to drive for Team HARD this season when he debuts at Brands Hatch.

Williamson will move into the BTCC having raced

in the Clio Cup this year, taking a best finish of third in the very first race of the year at Brands Hatch.

The 20-year-old will follow Robb Holland and Howard Fuller in driving the team’s S2000-based Honda Civic during the second half of the campaign.

“I’m not going to Brands to get in the way of the drivers fighting for the championship, but I’m certainly aiming for a top ten result or two,” Williamson said. “Above all it’ll give me a chance to expose my sponsors to what the BTCC is all about as it’s something I aspire to. I’ve got myself a very good car and a team I’m also very comfortable with for my debut.”

Pirtek, Honda get Smith on track Jeff Smith will race at Silverstone after the Pirtek Racing and factory Honda teams were able to get a car prepared for the

penultimate meeting of the year.

Smith’s car was heavily damaged in his accident in race three at Rockingham, leaving his team in a race against time to prepare for the next meeting.

With his own Pirtek team having worked alongside Team Dynamics – the team behind the Honda programme – to build up a new car, Smith will now compete at Silverstone, which is the home event for the racer from nearby Wellingborough.

“Dynamics very generously offered its spare shell, which was almost complete, straight after Rockingham and since then they’ve been working flat-out with Eurotech to get it built up,” he said. “I’m going to have to buy a few people a few crates of beer this weekend.”

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With his own car written off at Croft, Griffin will race the S2000-based Focus that Mat Jackson drove prior to his switch to the new NGTC Ford at Snetterton.

“Having watched from the side-lines for the last three rounds, I have been reminded what a great championship this is and am really looking forward to being involved once again,” he said. “Due to various commitments I have struggled to get out in the car since Croft but did a test at Donington last week which hopefully blew away a few of the cobwebs.

“It rained all day but the way the weather has been lately that’s probably good practice for a race weekend!”

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Motorbase lifts GT title Having elected to run a British GT campaign alongside its BTCC entry, Motorbase wrapped up championship honours when the GT campaign came to an end in dramatic fashion at Donington Park.

Michael Caine and Danielle Perfetti were one of seven different line-ups that went into the two-hour race with a chance of the title, starting the finale 9.5 points behind leaders Matt Griffin and Duncan Cameron.

Over the course of the race, rivals RJN Motorsport, MTech and Ecurie Ecosse all took turns at leading the championship on track but when the chequered flag dropped, fourth place – scoring points for second due to the top two being ineligible to score – saw Caine and Perfetti take the title by 3.5 points from fellow Porsche driver David Ashburn.

“It means an awful lot, it was a big decision for me as a business to give up Carrera Cup and say, ‘We’re going to do British GT’,” Motorbase boss David Bartrum said. “We arrived here and were immediately made to feel very, very welcome.

They’ve got a great group of people working on the series and a great set of competitors.

“I’m over the moon for my guys who’ve worked very hard all year, as have our drivers. I might have a few touring cars for sale actually – this is a great place to be!”

No return for Formula Renault The Formula Renault UK 2.0 Championship won’t return to the TOCA package next season.

The series was canned for 2012 due to low grid numbers and wasn’t replaced on the schedule, with the single-seater series expected to return in 2013.

However, Renault has now elected to pull the plug on the series after confirming it wouldn’t be taking up its place on the bill next year.

“It’s a sad decision, but an understandable one,” Renault UK managing director Thierry Sybord said. “We are immensely proud of our achievements with Formula Renault UK competing at the highest level for over 20 years and an intrinsic part of the TOCA package since its inception.”

Paddock speculation suggests that Formula Ford will be the replacement for Formula Renault next year, which would put a singleseater series back on the schedule.

The Formula Renault BARC Championship for older cars will be with the BTCC at Silverstone this weekend.

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BTCC DRIVERS Matt Neal Mat Jackson Aron Smith Rob Collard Frank Wrathall Dan Welch Rob Austin Dave Newsham Adam Morgan Tony Gilham Tom Onslow-Cole Lea Wood Andy Neate Tony Hughes Gordon Shedden Andrew Jordan Chris James Jason Plato

@MattNealRacing @mat_jackson @AronSmith_ @CollardRob @FrankWrathall @BTCCDanWelch @RobertoAustini @NewshamRacing @AdamMorgan33 @TonyGilham @TomOnslowCole @TeamWoodRacing @AndyNeate @TonyHughesBTCC @GordonShedden @AndrewJordan77 @ChrisJamesBTCC @JasonPlato

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BTCC TEAMS Honda Yuasa Racing MG KX Momentum Racing Redstone Racing eBay Motors Welch Motorsport ES Racing Rob Austin Racing Speedworks BINZ Racing AmDTuning.com Pirtek Racing Thorney Motorsport Toyota

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31 March-1 April, Brands Hatch Indy 14-15 April, Donington Park National 28-29 April, Thruxton 9-10 June, Oulton Park Island 23-24 June, Croft 11-12 August, Snetterton 300 25-26 August, Knockhill 22-23 September, Rockingham 6-7 October, Silverstone 20-21 October, Brands Hatch GP

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In our latest ten quick questions with drivers from the BTCC support package, we catch up with Niall Murray, the younger brother of former touring car racer Eoin Murray, who heads to Silverstone this weekend sitting third in the Ginetta Junior Championship standings.

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NIALL

MURRAY What is your favourite circuit?

Brands Hatch GP. Who is your racing hero?

My brother, Eoin.

If you could race any car, what would it be?

A touring car, preferably a front wheel drive.

If you could pick any driver as your team-mate on a race weekend, who would you pick?

Jenson Button, he’s my favourite F1 driver and I’d love to see how he gives feedback from the cars setup, tyres etc.

What is your day job?

I work in my family shop and garage, Murray Motorsport.

What do you drive on the road?

For the meantime, my mother’s, Top Gear reasonably priced car, Suzuki Liana, but in the next few weeks my own 1989 Toyota Starlet will be available to drive!

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given in your racing career?

Be confident and don’t give up.

Do you have any pre-race rituals?

I just concentrate on the race and think of everything that could happen and be prepared for it.

What is your ultimate career goal?

To reach a Professional/Semi-Professional level in car racing.

Who do you think will be BTCC champion at the end of the season?

I think after his performances throughout the year it’s Gordon Sheddens turn. Neal and Plato are obviously the big names but Shedden has really outdriven them this season.

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THE SEASON

RACE-BY-RACE RESULTS FOR THE 2012 DUNLOP

Matt Neal Mat Jackson Aron Smith Liam Griffin Rob Collard Frank Wrathall Dan Welch Rob Austin Will Bratt Dave Newsham Nick Foster Howard Fuller Paul O’Neill Adam Morgan Tony Gilham Robb Holland Tom Onslow-Cole Lea Wood Andy Neate Ollie Jackson Tony Hughes Gordon Shedden Jeff Smith John Thorne Andrew Jordan Chris James Jason Plato

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