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TURKINGTON SMASHES CROFT LAP RECORD WITH STUNNING POLE

Colin Turkington claimed his 26^th BTCC career pole position today in the glorious Yorkshire sunshine at Coft Circuit.

Making a sensational comeback following his nasty setback, the Team BMW driver was thrilled to reward his team for their incredible efforts since the Oulton Park crash.

The 30 minute session was disrupted with multiple red flags as drivers struggled with a change in wind and grip levels from the morning practice runs.

Turkington chipped away at his personal performance all day, admitting he had to work hard to get his mojo back.
His storming 1m21:468s laptime blitzed the lap record.

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Colin Turkington stormed to pole position in today’s qualifying session

HEAR FROM COLIN

“That was an emotional one, and felt so much more special than our pole at Brands Hatch earlier in the season. We have all worked so hard and invested so much into getting back out today, this is a wonderful reward for the team.

The rest of the grid had the winter to convert a 2021 BTCC car into a 2022 hybrid spec machine, my team had 9 days!

Looking back that was a tough session, I think the track moved between our 2^nd practice session and qualifying. The grip levels certainly changed, and we had to make quite a few changes after that first run. I didn’t think I could find half a second, but we made the right moves and I left nothing in the tank! We needed something special today and trust me, we worked hard for that!

To be honest, I was slightly anxious after shakedown last night. You never know if the heavy impact is going to slow you down or if you’ll get your mojo back.

Turns out my fastest lap was without the hybrid, so we’re in good shape for tomorrow. I’m pleased with the personal progress I’ve made throughout the day and I’m grateful for all the help I’ve had to get here.”

The team and family were delighted with the sensational result

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West Surrey Racing had 9 days to get a race car ready for Croft

Colin’s pole position was a phenomenal effort from the recovering driver

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