The dramas began even before the
lights had gone out, as Jason Plato’s KX Momentum Racing MG was wheeled off the
grid due to a component failure. Coming into Oulton Park leading the championship,
this was a huge blow to Plato’s charge for the title.
Rob Collard in the eBay Motors BMW made a demon start from the second row to take the lead ahead of Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan who lay in third. Birthday boy Mat Jackson, who’d had a torrid Saturday during free practice and qualifying, was battling with Team ES Racing driver Dave Newsham through Cascades for seventh.
Having jostled through the first lap, Tom Onslow-Cole in the second eBay Motors BMW re-took fourth place from the NGTC Honda Civic of Gordon Shedden, whilst Collard still led to Neal and Jordan.
Down the bottom end of the field, Chris James looked to be having trouble with his ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra, whilst Mat Jackson was getting closer to the back of the Toyota Avensis of Frank Wrathall heading into Lodge. A drag race between the two saw Jackson have to give Frank room heading into the first corner, resulting in giving up the position. This action also saw Dan Welch getting closer to the pair.
Matt Neal soon made a classic move on Collard to take the lead of the race, whilst third place man Andrew Jordan was looking racy in his Pirtek Racing NGTC Civic.
The lone Triple Eight MG of Andy Neate was running well, and was dicing midfield with Aron Smith’s Redstone Racing Ford Focus. A big moment at Cascades for Jeff Smith saw him throw a lot of mud onto the track, but remained on course albeit a few places down.
An overheating issue saw Tony Gilham’s Team HARD Honda prematurely retire from the race, whilst the drama was heating up at the front of the pack for second place. With Jordan reeling Rob Collard’s BMW in with every corner, a small tap from Jordan saw Rob suffer from some over-steer, leaving the path clear for the Pirtek racer to take the position.
Questions were being asked of Gordon Shedden’s performance during the race. Although the Scot was sitting in a strong fifth place, he had made no considerable ground upon fourth place man Tom Onslow-Cole. Was the success ballast from Thruxton hurting the Honda?
Dave Newsham had off at Lodge, which saw him dive straight into the pits, whilst Jeff Smith in the second Pirtek Honda Civic was also in for repairs. Andy Neate was still battling hard on track, this time for tenth with eBay Motors’ Nick Foster, who was having a strong weekend so far at Oulton Park.
For team mate Tom Onslow-Cole, lap nine of the fifteen lap race saw drama, as his BMW speared off the track at Cascades, leaving him stuck in the water-logged grass. This incident moved Shedden up to fourth as the safety car was deployed.
A lengthy safety car period was extended, as Liam Griffin’s Redstone Racing Ford Focus had stopped out on track. Jason Plato made an appearance on track as a test session in his KX Momentum MG.
Matt Neal retained his lead to Andrew Jordan on the re-start, with Rob Collard still clinging on to his third place, whilst Dan Welch was still running well in the Proton in sixth. Will Bratt, Rob Austin Racing’s newest recruit, was also running in a strong thirteenth place, and was fighting Herefordshire racer Lea Wood for twelfth.
Pirtek’s Jordan was not giving up a fight for the win, however, and was getting closer and closer to the back of Neal’s Civic in the final stages of the race. Team ES boss Chris James was running down in fifteenth place, however serious bodywork damage was hampering his Vauxhall’s performance. Contact between eBay driver Nick Foster and Aron Smith’s Ford Focus saw a handful of drivers, including Andy Neate and Frank Wrathall, take a trip across the grass. The main victim of this was Aron himself, who pulled off the track with a right rear puncture as a result from the contact.
No longer had Wrathall maintained his position on track, the man who got on the podium at Thruxton was in the pits with an overheating issue with his Dynojet Toyota, whilst Tom Onslow-Cole, having got back on track after his earlier excursion, was off again at Cascades coming into the final lap.
With Andrew Jordan pushing Matt Neal hard for the lead, it was Adam Morgan in trouble, as his Speedworks Toyota Avensis ended up in the tyre after a slight tap from Foster’s BMW. Chris James was also in the tyres, as a high speed incident at Druids brought his race to an abrupt end.
But it was Matt Neal who took the chequered flag, closely followed by Andrew Jordan’s identical Pirtek Civic and Rob Collard – who took his first podium since winning back at Brands Hatch. Andy Neate finished in a strong seventh place for the Triple Eight Racing team, whilst there was smiles all round at Rob Austin Racing, with Will Bratt bringing the Audi A4 home in eighth. Dan Welch also performed well, finishing in sixth behind the Ford Focus of Mat Jackson.
Rob Collard in the eBay Motors BMW made a demon start from the second row to take the lead ahead of Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan who lay in third. Birthday boy Mat Jackson, who’d had a torrid Saturday during free practice and qualifying, was battling with Team ES Racing driver Dave Newsham through Cascades for seventh.
Having jostled through the first lap, Tom Onslow-Cole in the second eBay Motors BMW re-took fourth place from the NGTC Honda Civic of Gordon Shedden, whilst Collard still led to Neal and Jordan.
Down the bottom end of the field, Chris James looked to be having trouble with his ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra, whilst Mat Jackson was getting closer to the back of the Toyota Avensis of Frank Wrathall heading into Lodge. A drag race between the two saw Jackson have to give Frank room heading into the first corner, resulting in giving up the position. This action also saw Dan Welch getting closer to the pair.
Matt Neal soon made a classic move on Collard to take the lead of the race, whilst third place man Andrew Jordan was looking racy in his Pirtek Racing NGTC Civic.
The lone Triple Eight MG of Andy Neate was running well, and was dicing midfield with Aron Smith’s Redstone Racing Ford Focus. A big moment at Cascades for Jeff Smith saw him throw a lot of mud onto the track, but remained on course albeit a few places down.
An overheating issue saw Tony Gilham’s Team HARD Honda prematurely retire from the race, whilst the drama was heating up at the front of the pack for second place. With Jordan reeling Rob Collard’s BMW in with every corner, a small tap from Jordan saw Rob suffer from some over-steer, leaving the path clear for the Pirtek racer to take the position.
Questions were being asked of Gordon Shedden’s performance during the race. Although the Scot was sitting in a strong fifth place, he had made no considerable ground upon fourth place man Tom Onslow-Cole. Was the success ballast from Thruxton hurting the Honda?
Dave Newsham had off at Lodge, which saw him dive straight into the pits, whilst Jeff Smith in the second Pirtek Honda Civic was also in for repairs. Andy Neate was still battling hard on track, this time for tenth with eBay Motors’ Nick Foster, who was having a strong weekend so far at Oulton Park.
For team mate Tom Onslow-Cole, lap nine of the fifteen lap race saw drama, as his BMW speared off the track at Cascades, leaving him stuck in the water-logged grass. This incident moved Shedden up to fourth as the safety car was deployed.
A lengthy safety car period was extended, as Liam Griffin’s Redstone Racing Ford Focus had stopped out on track. Jason Plato made an appearance on track as a test session in his KX Momentum MG.
Matt Neal retained his lead to Andrew Jordan on the re-start, with Rob Collard still clinging on to his third place, whilst Dan Welch was still running well in the Proton in sixth. Will Bratt, Rob Austin Racing’s newest recruit, was also running in a strong thirteenth place, and was fighting Herefordshire racer Lea Wood for twelfth.
Pirtek’s Jordan was not giving up a fight for the win, however, and was getting closer and closer to the back of Neal’s Civic in the final stages of the race. Team ES boss Chris James was running down in fifteenth place, however serious bodywork damage was hampering his Vauxhall’s performance. Contact between eBay driver Nick Foster and Aron Smith’s Ford Focus saw a handful of drivers, including Andy Neate and Frank Wrathall, take a trip across the grass. The main victim of this was Aron himself, who pulled off the track with a right rear puncture as a result from the contact.
No longer had Wrathall maintained his position on track, the man who got on the podium at Thruxton was in the pits with an overheating issue with his Dynojet Toyota, whilst Tom Onslow-Cole, having got back on track after his earlier excursion, was off again at Cascades coming into the final lap.
With Andrew Jordan pushing Matt Neal hard for the lead, it was Adam Morgan in trouble, as his Speedworks Toyota Avensis ended up in the tyre after a slight tap from Foster’s BMW. Chris James was also in the tyres, as a high speed incident at Druids brought his race to an abrupt end.
But it was Matt Neal who took the chequered flag, closely followed by Andrew Jordan’s identical Pirtek Civic and Rob Collard – who took his first podium since winning back at Brands Hatch. Andy Neate finished in a strong seventh place for the Triple Eight Racing team, whilst there was smiles all round at Rob Austin Racing, with Will Bratt bringing the Audi A4 home in eighth. Dan Welch also performed well, finishing in sixth behind the Ford Focus of Mat Jackson.
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| Matt Neal puts his stamp on Oulton Park in the first race of the day. Picture Credit: Anthony Keenan. |
Final Results:
1) Matt Neal
2) Andrew Jordan
3) Rob Collard
4) Gordon Shedden
5) Mat Jackson
6) Dan Welch
7) Andy Neate
8) Will Bratt
9) Nick Foster
10) Lea Wood
11) Ollie Jackson
12) Frank Wrathall
13) Tony Hughes
14) Adam Morgan
15) Chris James
Fastest Lap - Andrew Jordan - Lap 2 - 1:28:207
Fastest Lap - Andrew Jordan - Lap 2 - 1:28:207
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