Gordon Shedden has taken victory at the second race of Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park ahead of team mate Matt Neal. Race one winner Mat Jackson held off ES Racing’s Dave Newsham to claim the last podium place.
Engine gremlins certainly took charge to a number of teams over the weekend, with RAR and AmD Tuning both having to abruptly end their races through various problems. Lea Wood, having sustained some damage in the first race of the day, would be starting from the pit lane.
Mat Jackson started the race with maximum success ballast, whereas Andrew Jordan in the Pirtek Racing NGTC Honda would be 27kg lighter – and looking for a podium finishing position.
A great start to the race for Mat Jackson saw him pull out a big lead ahead of the two Hondas – in which Matt Neal made another poor start off the line. Jason Plato put pressure on second place man Gordon Shedden going through the Craner Curves, yet despite a moment for the Scot at McLeans, managed to hold off from the Triple Eight MG.
The Donington Blues hit home for a second year in concession for Jason Plato, when after a tangle with Rob Collard coming out of the Esses, a spin coupled with contact with the barrier looked set to end his race.
With Jackson leading to Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal, the safety car was called out on track to pick up the leaders. Plato has managed to get his KX Momentum MG running again, and was making his way to the pits.
A restart after just a lap under safety car conditions, saw Dave Newsham come over the line in sixth, with Aron Smith in seventh and Frank Wrathall, who was running well in the Toyota, in eighth.
A good battle was beginning with Dan Welch and Jeff Smith in the midfield, whilst upfront, Mat Jackson was clearly struggling with the success ballast on his Redstone Racing Ford Focus, as it didn’t take long for the Honda of Gordon Shedden to take the lead of the race.
Jason Plato did rejoin the race, despite being two laps down after his earlier incident, whilst near the front of the grid, a jostle for position between eBay Motors’ Tom Onslow-Cole and Andrew Jordan started. Although some contact to Jordan’s Honda Civic from a chasing Dave Newsham, resulted in the Lichfield local losing out, whilst Newsham took the two positions – and was now running in fourth place.
Matt Neal was hounding down Mat Jackson, and soon did a similar move on the Ford Focus to make it a Honda 1-2 going into the final stages of the race, while Jordan finally took fifth place from the BMW of Tom Onslow-Cole.
A good fight between Andy Neate and Adam Morgan for fourteenth was breaking out in the midfield, whilst just around the corner, the action heated up.
With Chris James running slightly wide after getting involved in the Neate/Morgan battle, Liam Griffin saw a gap and went for a position, however contact between the two drivers left them with nowhere to go but in the gravel – and out of the race.
Running now in third position, Mat Jackson seemed to be trying his hardest to hang on the back of Neal’s Honda Civic, whilst Dave Newsham was pushing hard behind in fourth. Aron Smith, who was having a very good weekend at Donington, took eighth position from Nick Foster, putting him in a solid point scoring position.
Jeff Smith, Tom Onslow-Cole and Tony Gilham were all mingling with each other on track for point scoring positions in the top ten – with Tony Gilham soon taking seventh from Tom Onslow-Cole.
Gordon Shedden flew over the line in his NGTC Honda Civic, followed behind my team mate Matt Neal for the first Honda Yuasa Racing Team 1-2 of the season. Mat Jackson hung on to finish in fourth position behind Dave Newsham in fourth and Andrew Jordan in fifth.
Adam Morgan brought the Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis home in thirteenth – the best ever finishing position for the team. Whilst team mate Tony Hughes just missed out in the points, finishing in sixteenth.
Andy Neate drove well to finish in twelfth, however his team mate Jason Plato ended up a numerous amount of laps down – and will start at the back of the field in the final race.
Dan Welch also failed to finish the race, along with Chris James and Liam Griffin after their earlier on track confrontation.
Engine gremlins certainly took charge to a number of teams over the weekend, with RAR and AmD Tuning both having to abruptly end their races through various problems. Lea Wood, having sustained some damage in the first race of the day, would be starting from the pit lane.
Mat Jackson started the race with maximum success ballast, whereas Andrew Jordan in the Pirtek Racing NGTC Honda would be 27kg lighter – and looking for a podium finishing position.
A great start to the race for Mat Jackson saw him pull out a big lead ahead of the two Hondas – in which Matt Neal made another poor start off the line. Jason Plato put pressure on second place man Gordon Shedden going through the Craner Curves, yet despite a moment for the Scot at McLeans, managed to hold off from the Triple Eight MG.
The Donington Blues hit home for a second year in concession for Jason Plato, when after a tangle with Rob Collard coming out of the Esses, a spin coupled with contact with the barrier looked set to end his race.
With Jackson leading to Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal, the safety car was called out on track to pick up the leaders. Plato has managed to get his KX Momentum MG running again, and was making his way to the pits.
A restart after just a lap under safety car conditions, saw Dave Newsham come over the line in sixth, with Aron Smith in seventh and Frank Wrathall, who was running well in the Toyota, in eighth.
A good battle was beginning with Dan Welch and Jeff Smith in the midfield, whilst upfront, Mat Jackson was clearly struggling with the success ballast on his Redstone Racing Ford Focus, as it didn’t take long for the Honda of Gordon Shedden to take the lead of the race.
Jason Plato did rejoin the race, despite being two laps down after his earlier incident, whilst near the front of the grid, a jostle for position between eBay Motors’ Tom Onslow-Cole and Andrew Jordan started. Although some contact to Jordan’s Honda Civic from a chasing Dave Newsham, resulted in the Lichfield local losing out, whilst Newsham took the two positions – and was now running in fourth place.
Matt Neal was hounding down Mat Jackson, and soon did a similar move on the Ford Focus to make it a Honda 1-2 going into the final stages of the race, while Jordan finally took fifth place from the BMW of Tom Onslow-Cole.
A good fight between Andy Neate and Adam Morgan for fourteenth was breaking out in the midfield, whilst just around the corner, the action heated up.
With Chris James running slightly wide after getting involved in the Neate/Morgan battle, Liam Griffin saw a gap and went for a position, however contact between the two drivers left them with nowhere to go but in the gravel – and out of the race.
Running now in third position, Mat Jackson seemed to be trying his hardest to hang on the back of Neal’s Honda Civic, whilst Dave Newsham was pushing hard behind in fourth. Aron Smith, who was having a very good weekend at Donington, took eighth position from Nick Foster, putting him in a solid point scoring position.
Jeff Smith, Tom Onslow-Cole and Tony Gilham were all mingling with each other on track for point scoring positions in the top ten – with Tony Gilham soon taking seventh from Tom Onslow-Cole.
Gordon Shedden flew over the line in his NGTC Honda Civic, followed behind my team mate Matt Neal for the first Honda Yuasa Racing Team 1-2 of the season. Mat Jackson hung on to finish in fourth position behind Dave Newsham in fourth and Andrew Jordan in fifth.
Adam Morgan brought the Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis home in thirteenth – the best ever finishing position for the team. Whilst team mate Tony Hughes just missed out in the points, finishing in sixteenth.
Andy Neate drove well to finish in twelfth, however his team mate Jason Plato ended up a numerous amount of laps down – and will start at the back of the field in the final race.
Dan Welch also failed to finish the race, along with Chris James and Liam Griffin after their earlier on track confrontation.
Final results:
1) Gordon Shedden
2) Matt Neal
3) Mat Jackson
4) Dave Newsham
5) Andrew Jordan
6) Jeff Smith
7) Tony Gilham
8) Rob Collard
9) Aron Smith
10) Tom Onslow-Cole
11) Nick Foster
12) Andy Neate
13) Adam Morgan
14) Frank Wrathall
15) Lea Wood
1) Gordon Shedden
2) Matt Neal
3) Mat Jackson
4) Dave Newsham
5) Andrew Jordan
6) Jeff Smith
7) Tony Gilham
8) Rob Collard
9) Aron Smith
10) Tom Onslow-Cole
11) Nick Foster
12) Andy Neate
13) Adam Morgan
14) Frank Wrathall
15) Lea Wood
Fastest Lap: Tom Onslow-Cole – Lap 4 – 1:11:267
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