標題: [賽車] Jason Plato leads MG 1-2 in Rockingham qualifying [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-15 02:32 PM 標題: Jason Plato leads MG 1-2 in Rockingham qualifying
) h, Q6 I) f# B6 k' V ) d6 m7 X4 W' @! O2 H1 ^2 U( SJason Plato belied his lack of dry weather running to take pole position at Rockingham, ahead of Triple Eight MG team-mate Sam Tordoff and Rob Austin’s Audi A4.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 }' ?! J! [ J% r- b8 K9 O
Following a brief red flag stoppage after an off for Frank Wrathall, Plato set a new qualifying lap record of 1.22.350 with five minutes to go in the session, beating his own record from 2012 by 0.098s. 2 \" r& p( }- i! Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTordoff had to settle for second after leading most of the session, just 0.031s ahead of Austin. ) T0 V# ~3 R4 e" Y7 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTitle contender Andrew Jordan was fourth for Eurotech Racing, heading a quartet of Hondas, with reigning champion Gordon Shedden fifth, Jeff Smith sixth and series leader Matt Neal seventh. 8 u$ n" f. j" X3 U( F( W( ?The top 10 was completed by Dave Newsham, Colin Turkington and Will Bratt, with the Rob Austin Racing man taking his best grid slot of the season.+ V3 v+ p( `$ R5 j! F5 q% u
Fourteen drivers were within a second of pole, while Lea Wood was the fastest of the Jack Sears Trophy runners in 24th overall in the JWT Performance Vauxhall Vectra, half a second clear of his title rival Liam Griffin. + C+ w" |, F! t/ T1 {On his season debut, Howard Fuller was 20th in the Tony Gilham Racing Vauxhall Insignia, 1.364s off the pace, while Tom Onslow-Cole was 18th in his first outing for Motorbase Performance.5.39.217.77! {- U6 J0 i' d& X: n1 c9 u
Debutant Andy Wilmot was 26th in the Tony Gilham Racing Volkswagen CC. 6 {& D1 k$ X, h% C7 I) D7 ~公仔箱論壇Colin Turkington was the first driver to set a representative time in his West Surrey Racing BMW 125i, his 1.23.092 quickly beaten by Tordoff, with a 1.22.660.公仔箱論壇5 q3 T; }* |( |
Austin then moved to the top of the times in his Audi A4 and remained at the summit for eight minutes, before Tordoff returned to the top. # t! h4 k5 ~9 |: E( r+ C公仔箱論壇The Yorkshireman remained there until he was deposed by his team-mate with five minutes to go./ H }, o- ?% H$ N1 J* |1 R# G
The first BTCC race tomorrow is at 11:27 BST.
