TAKING THE POINTS AT THRUXTON

TURKINGTON HAS TOUGH TIME AT THRUXTON BUT CLOCKS THREE TOP 10 FINISHES

• Colin Turkington picked up three top 10 finishes over the weekend at Thruxton (8th / 9th June) despite having a tough time.
• The 4-Time champ suffered a snapped bonnet latch in first practice on Saturday, leaving him in the pits for rapid repairs for the majority of the short half-hour session.
• This lack of laps put the BMW driver on the back foot for qualifying with the hard compound tyre.
• Turkington secured a fifth row start for race 1 on Sunday and showed great pace in the thick of the pack picking up vital points despite a tricky starting position.
• A great reversed grid draw for the final race looked promising for Turkington but a ‘fall off the cliff’ in rear tyre performance near the end of the race saw him hold on to 7th place in the end.
• All-in-all a tough weekend but one where the grit and tenacity of a BTCC master kept the points coming in. Expect a big bounce-back…

HEAR FROM COLIN

RESULTS

Qualifying: P10

Race 1: P9

Race 2: P7

Race 3: P7

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NEXT UP!

It’s Oulton Park’s turn for the next event on the BTCC calendar in less than two weeks time – 22nd and 23rd June.

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