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) v6 X* K* i' F6 n) c( h5.39.217.77:8898Jason 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.) B4 V b" d! e- f! q5 L0 J) U
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.
' v. n" U' B: i7 R# a# ^公仔箱論壇Tordoff had to settle for second after leading most of the session, just 0.031s ahead of Austin.5.39.217.77:88984 B% m6 `7 s. e% L
Title 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.
) E- m5 f4 z& JThe 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.
8 Y) l) w7 M' b i& P& f# V( tFourteen 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.5.39.217.77:88982 T j/ O: ^; G3 s% d" `
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.
- `! q+ r% G" {4 W0 E# Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDebutant Andy Wilmot was 26th in the Tony Gilham Racing Volkswagen CC.
^: i _5 b" X" fColin 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/ S& n$ E( x2 n- g4 O$ T1 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.5 Q2 Y" ?. ^& [) M$ Z; d, D
The Yorkshireman remained there until he was deposed by his team-mate with five minutes to go.
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