After an incident packed start to the day, eyes were on Jason Plato, who now had success ballast on his Chevrolet, to see if he could hold off the now lighter Hondas of Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal.
Another disappointment for Special Tuning’s Dave Newsham saw him fail to even make it to the grid. A problem on the out lap saw him abandon his SEAT on the side of the track. Rob Austin, who’d done a great job to battle back to seventh in the first race of day, missed the pit lane exit time and would be starting from the back of pack, where Andrew Jordan and Mat Jackson also lay after their race one calamities.
A great start for Paul O’Neil saw him fighting with Jason Plato going into the Deene Hairpin, whereas third place man Frank Wrathall saw him lose a couple of the places on the opening lap. A spin for John George in the GoMobileUK Chevrolet also saw him lose places.
Shedden, who had no extra success ballast, was starting to fight his way through the field, having started from sixth on the grid. With O’Neill defending his second place from Shedden, the Honda soon passed the Chevrolet into the second place and was now hounding down Jason Plato for the top spot.
A disappointing first race for Team Aon saw Andy Neate now in ninth place, with team-mate Chilton battling down in eleventh. After his first race incidents, Tom Onslow-Cole was at the back of the field, but was starting to come through after his tyres had got up to temperature. Also at the back, Mat Jackson was struggling to overcome his woes for a second weekend in a row, and was now in 17th.
Meanwhile up front, Shedden had caught up with defending champion Jason Plato – and was looking to make a move for the lead. Having set a fastest lap, the Honda Racing driver took the lead from Plato, who was soon coming under pressure from Frank Wrathall in the orange and black Avensis. The young driver soon took second place from RML’s Plato and was closing to Honda Racing’s Shedden.
Meanwhile in the middle of the pack, a fight was brewing between Andrew Jordan, Alex MacDowall, Tom Onslow-Cole and Mat Jackson for 11th place, with Rob Austin joining in the mix too. Soon enough, Austin took 11th place in his Audi from both Jackson and Jordan. Austin was soon to be battling with Silverline Chevrolet’s Alex MacDowall for track position too. A latter incident between to two saw MacDowall spinning on the circuit due to contact with Austin. Mat Jackson also suffered as a result – as the back door of his Ford Focus was now open.
Airwaves driver Michael Caine was forced to pit mid way through the race due to power steering problems that he had talked about with ITV4’s Simon Hill on the grid before the start.
Frank Wrathall was now starting to come up close and personal with Gordon Shedden, whilst Plato and Neal – who had a falling out in Saturday’s qualifying session – were now battling for third.
Earlier contact for Tom Onslow-Cole saw his Global Focus with dragging back bumper, and was soon showed a black and orange flag by the pit wall. One lap later and Mat Jackson was too shown a black and orange flag for his back door.
A dramatic incident from Andy Neate saw him spin across the field on the banking, but managed to save it before causing any incidents.
The gap between leader Shedden and second place man Wrathall was now down to three tenths of a second, while Neal made a move on Jason Plato – who remained calm in his Chevrolet cock-pit to remain in fourth.
WSR was having a good weekend, with Nick Foster who was fighting with James Nash for sixth place in the closing stages of the race, and went on to take fifth from GoMobileUK’s Paul O’Neill.
A dramatic final lap for Shedden saw him coming under pressure from Wrathall, and went wide at Gracelands, managing to hold off the Avensis to take the chequered flag along with a fastest lap. The best result for an NGTC car saw Wrathall finish second in front of Honda Racing’s Matt Neal and Silverline Chevrolet’s Jason Plato. Mat Jackson finished the race in 20th - a fifth race in succession out of points, putting pressure on his championship standings.
Shedden now re-took the lead from team-mate Matt Neal by five points in the championship hunt, with Jason Plato now third and Mat Jackson trailing behind in fourth. Who would be leading come the end of the day?
Another disappointment for Special Tuning’s Dave Newsham saw him fail to even make it to the grid. A problem on the out lap saw him abandon his SEAT on the side of the track. Rob Austin, who’d done a great job to battle back to seventh in the first race of day, missed the pit lane exit time and would be starting from the back of pack, where Andrew Jordan and Mat Jackson also lay after their race one calamities.
A great start for Paul O’Neil saw him fighting with Jason Plato going into the Deene Hairpin, whereas third place man Frank Wrathall saw him lose a couple of the places on the opening lap. A spin for John George in the GoMobileUK Chevrolet also saw him lose places.
Shedden, who had no extra success ballast, was starting to fight his way through the field, having started from sixth on the grid. With O’Neill defending his second place from Shedden, the Honda soon passed the Chevrolet into the second place and was now hounding down Jason Plato for the top spot.
A disappointing first race for Team Aon saw Andy Neate now in ninth place, with team-mate Chilton battling down in eleventh. After his first race incidents, Tom Onslow-Cole was at the back of the field, but was starting to come through after his tyres had got up to temperature. Also at the back, Mat Jackson was struggling to overcome his woes for a second weekend in a row, and was now in 17th.
Meanwhile up front, Shedden had caught up with defending champion Jason Plato – and was looking to make a move for the lead. Having set a fastest lap, the Honda Racing driver took the lead from Plato, who was soon coming under pressure from Frank Wrathall in the orange and black Avensis. The young driver soon took second place from RML’s Plato and was closing to Honda Racing’s Shedden.
Meanwhile in the middle of the pack, a fight was brewing between Andrew Jordan, Alex MacDowall, Tom Onslow-Cole and Mat Jackson for 11th place, with Rob Austin joining in the mix too. Soon enough, Austin took 11th place in his Audi from both Jackson and Jordan. Austin was soon to be battling with Silverline Chevrolet’s Alex MacDowall for track position too. A latter incident between to two saw MacDowall spinning on the circuit due to contact with Austin. Mat Jackson also suffered as a result – as the back door of his Ford Focus was now open.
Airwaves driver Michael Caine was forced to pit mid way through the race due to power steering problems that he had talked about with ITV4’s Simon Hill on the grid before the start.
Frank Wrathall was now starting to come up close and personal with Gordon Shedden, whilst Plato and Neal – who had a falling out in Saturday’s qualifying session – were now battling for third.
Earlier contact for Tom Onslow-Cole saw his Global Focus with dragging back bumper, and was soon showed a black and orange flag by the pit wall. One lap later and Mat Jackson was too shown a black and orange flag for his back door.
A dramatic incident from Andy Neate saw him spin across the field on the banking, but managed to save it before causing any incidents.
The gap between leader Shedden and second place man Wrathall was now down to three tenths of a second, while Neal made a move on Jason Plato – who remained calm in his Chevrolet cock-pit to remain in fourth.
WSR was having a good weekend, with Nick Foster who was fighting with James Nash for sixth place in the closing stages of the race, and went on to take fifth from GoMobileUK’s Paul O’Neill.
A dramatic final lap for Shedden saw him coming under pressure from Wrathall, and went wide at Gracelands, managing to hold off the Avensis to take the chequered flag along with a fastest lap. The best result for an NGTC car saw Wrathall finish second in front of Honda Racing’s Matt Neal and Silverline Chevrolet’s Jason Plato. Mat Jackson finished the race in 20th - a fifth race in succession out of points, putting pressure on his championship standings.
Shedden now re-took the lead from team-mate Matt Neal by five points in the championship hunt, with Jason Plato now third and Mat Jackson trailing behind in fourth. Who would be leading come the end of the day?
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