The start of the race saw race one winner Rob Collard make another superb start in his eBay Motors BMW, with Jason Plato also making a great start from fourth on the grid. Matt Neal remained in second place whilst Collard pulled out an astonishing lead.
Dave Newsham, who started near the back of the field after his race one misfortune, was making good progress through the field, whilst Mat Jackson and Andrew Jordan were again battling for track position, this time for fifth.
A lunge from Plato saw him take third position from Tom Onslow-Cole, who momentarily lost a second place after a tap from the second NGTC Honda of Gordon Shedden.
The ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra was advancing through the field well, and was now behind his team mate Chris James. Contact between the two saw James’ Vectra struggle throughout the remainder of the race, whilst Newsham changed a set of tyres in the pits and continued through the race.
Neal began pressuring Rob Collard for the lead of the race, and made his move approaching Druids. Having to settle for second, some oversteer from Rob Collard allowed Plato through, demoting the BMW to third.
The safety was brought out for the second race in concession, after Nick Foster spectacularly rolled his BMW at Graham Hill Bend and crashed into the tyres having put a wheel on the grass. Fortunately, the eBay Motor’s driver was unharmed in the incident, but there was significant damage to the car. Questions were asked as to whether it would be repaired for the third and final race of the day.
The race was restarted on lap 14, with the number of laps until the chequered flag extended to twenty-seven. Matt Neal still lead the race, but with his fiercest competitor Jason Plato beginning to loom in the Civic’s mirrors.
Starting lap 16, Andrew Jordan made his move on Rob Collard down the start/finish straight for third. Collard left the door open slightly going into Paddock, allowing Mat Jackson and Rob Austin, who had some bodywork damage to his Audi A4, to both come through.
Jason Plato in the KX Momentum Racing MG was starting to hunt down Matt Neal for the lead of the race, and finally got the break on lap 18 to go through into the lead. A tap from the Civic into Druids didn’t affect the position, but a slight jostle led to Plato going wide allowing Neal to re-take his leading status, leaving the MG back in second and with some rear bumper damage.
The AmD Miltek Golf of Ollie Jackson was in a strong eighth position, just behind the second Pirtek Racing Honda Civic of Jeff Smith. Having been handed a drive through penalty for jumping the start, Tom Onslow-Cole was quite a way down in the pecking order, and was fighting for position with Redstone Racing’s Liam Griffin.
With just four laps of what had been a somewhat chaotic race, Andrew Jordan took second place from the MG of Plato, which was now struggling to cope on its tyres, while Collard was now running in sixth. Lea Wood, who was running in a exceedingly strong seventh position in his BINZ Racing Vectra, was also handed a drive through penalty for a constant exceeding of track limits. Despite this, he managed to clinch the final point on offer and finished fifteenth overall.
With the chance of starting in a good position with the help of the reverse grid, Dan Welch, Tom Onslow-Cole and Dave Newsham were all fighting for tenth place, in the hope of being on pole for the final race of the day.
Nothing could stop Matt Neal, and he finally took the first win for the NGTC Civic, followed closely behind by Andrew Jordan and Jason Plato – giving MG and Triple Eight their first ever podium. Honda team mate Gordon Shedden failed to finish having gone into the pits earlier in the race, the team still baffled by the Scot’s electrical gremlins.
Dave Newsham, who started the race from the back end of the field, finished in an astonishing ninth overall, and was now in contention for a pole position in the reverse grid draws. Tom Onslow-Cole recovered after his drive through penalty to finish tenth ahead of Dan Welch’s Proton.
Gearbox issues for Frank Wrathall forced him to sit out race two, whilst the damage sustained to Adam Morgan's Toyota Avensis was too much for the Speedworks Motorsport team to fix before the start.
Dave Newsham, who started near the back of the field after his race one misfortune, was making good progress through the field, whilst Mat Jackson and Andrew Jordan were again battling for track position, this time for fifth.
A lunge from Plato saw him take third position from Tom Onslow-Cole, who momentarily lost a second place after a tap from the second NGTC Honda of Gordon Shedden.
The ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra was advancing through the field well, and was now behind his team mate Chris James. Contact between the two saw James’ Vectra struggle throughout the remainder of the race, whilst Newsham changed a set of tyres in the pits and continued through the race.
Neal began pressuring Rob Collard for the lead of the race, and made his move approaching Druids. Having to settle for second, some oversteer from Rob Collard allowed Plato through, demoting the BMW to third.
The safety was brought out for the second race in concession, after Nick Foster spectacularly rolled his BMW at Graham Hill Bend and crashed into the tyres having put a wheel on the grass. Fortunately, the eBay Motor’s driver was unharmed in the incident, but there was significant damage to the car. Questions were asked as to whether it would be repaired for the third and final race of the day.
The race was restarted on lap 14, with the number of laps until the chequered flag extended to twenty-seven. Matt Neal still lead the race, but with his fiercest competitor Jason Plato beginning to loom in the Civic’s mirrors.
Starting lap 16, Andrew Jordan made his move on Rob Collard down the start/finish straight for third. Collard left the door open slightly going into Paddock, allowing Mat Jackson and Rob Austin, who had some bodywork damage to his Audi A4, to both come through.
Jason Plato in the KX Momentum Racing MG was starting to hunt down Matt Neal for the lead of the race, and finally got the break on lap 18 to go through into the lead. A tap from the Civic into Druids didn’t affect the position, but a slight jostle led to Plato going wide allowing Neal to re-take his leading status, leaving the MG back in second and with some rear bumper damage.
The AmD Miltek Golf of Ollie Jackson was in a strong eighth position, just behind the second Pirtek Racing Honda Civic of Jeff Smith. Having been handed a drive through penalty for jumping the start, Tom Onslow-Cole was quite a way down in the pecking order, and was fighting for position with Redstone Racing’s Liam Griffin.
With just four laps of what had been a somewhat chaotic race, Andrew Jordan took second place from the MG of Plato, which was now struggling to cope on its tyres, while Collard was now running in sixth. Lea Wood, who was running in a exceedingly strong seventh position in his BINZ Racing Vectra, was also handed a drive through penalty for a constant exceeding of track limits. Despite this, he managed to clinch the final point on offer and finished fifteenth overall.
With the chance of starting in a good position with the help of the reverse grid, Dan Welch, Tom Onslow-Cole and Dave Newsham were all fighting for tenth place, in the hope of being on pole for the final race of the day.
Nothing could stop Matt Neal, and he finally took the first win for the NGTC Civic, followed closely behind by Andrew Jordan and Jason Plato – giving MG and Triple Eight their first ever podium. Honda team mate Gordon Shedden failed to finish having gone into the pits earlier in the race, the team still baffled by the Scot’s electrical gremlins.
Dave Newsham, who started the race from the back end of the field, finished in an astonishing ninth overall, and was now in contention for a pole position in the reverse grid draws. Tom Onslow-Cole recovered after his drive through penalty to finish tenth ahead of Dan Welch’s Proton.
Gearbox issues for Frank Wrathall forced him to sit out race two, whilst the damage sustained to Adam Morgan's Toyota Avensis was too much for the Speedworks Motorsport team to fix before the start.
Final Results:
1) Matt Neal
2) Andrew Jordan
3) Jason Plato
4) Mat Jackson
5) Rob Austin
6) Rob Collard
7) Jeff Smith
8) Ollie Jackson
9) Dave Newsham
10) Tom Onslow-Cole
11) Dan Welch
12) Liam Griffin
13) Tony Gilham
14) Andy Neate
15) Lea Wood
1) Matt Neal
2) Andrew Jordan
3) Jason Plato
4) Mat Jackson
5) Rob Austin
6) Rob Collard
7) Jeff Smith
8) Ollie Jackson
9) Dave Newsham
10) Tom Onslow-Cole
11) Dan Welch
12) Liam Griffin
13) Tony Gilham
14) Andy Neate
15) Lea Wood
Fastest lap: Jason Plato – 48.943 – Lap 4
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