標題: [賽車] Andrew Jordan takes points lead with win at Rockingham [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-16 04:42 PM 標題: Andrew Jordan takes points lead with win at Rockingham
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公仔箱論壇0 v. C: f% n5 B; X' L: o A stunning first lap from Andrew Jordan paved the way for a win in a damp first race at Rockingham, which propelled the Eurotech Racing driver to the top of the championship standings. + I. W( u+ ]- ? j( D/ \9 gJordan went right around the outside of the pack at the first corner and took the karting line through Deene hairpin, which gave him the inside line on Jason Plato’s Triple Eight MG at Yentwood and a lead he wouldn’t surrender.公仔箱論壇1 C% k& H+ d; w! D$ E3 @2 M
After a long safety car period following first-lap carnage which eliminated five cars, Jordan extended his lead to win ahead of the charging pair of Mat Jackson and Rob Austin, on a track which was drying throughout.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ k3 f- O% Y* O
Jackson advanced from 12th on the grid in his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus, while after a slow start, Austin fought back to out-drag Gordon Shedden to the line on the final lap to take the last podium spot. 1 E8 j6 T1 |# t, ]0 `3 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPole sitter Plato slipped back to fifth ahead of the West Surrey Racing pair of Colin Turkington and Rob Collard, with Dave Newsham, Jack Goff and Frank Wrathall completing the top 10.5.39.217.765 F: [( T$ \- {2 m; k' C$ H
Previous series leader Matt Neal was 14th for Honda Racing Team after spinning at the Brook chicane at the end of the safety car period on lap six. ; i, r9 d7 c7 I6 ?) rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Lea Wood took Jack Sears Trophy honours in his JWT Performance Vauxhall Vectra after passing David Nye at Pif Paf on the final lap. Wood pitted for slicks at the end of the green flag lap, and the track came to him throughout, enabling him to close down a big gap to Nye’s Welch Motorsport Ford Focus. ; Q: U* ^% L- S8 h0 K! ^# @It also pushed Wood closer to the S2000 crown, as Liam Griffin retired his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus in the pits at the end of the green flag lap. 7 c9 O3 v* c$ G1 x; WThe aforementioned safety car was triggered when Dan Welch span in his Proton Persona at Gracelands and was collected by Andy Neate’s IP Tech Race Chevrolet Cruze, who couldn’t avoid him. Tom Onslow-Cole also got caught up in the accident in his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus, and retired in the pits with damage. & z- U+ e- O$ y% gIn a separate incident, Will Bratt’s Rob Austin Racing Audi A4 was turned around by one of the BMWs and in the ensuing melee, Adam Morgan’s Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis was eliminated when he couldn’t avoid the spinning Audi.公仔箱論壇' [8 z, y& A1 e* z
Howard Fuller went through the gravel in his Tony Gilham Racing Vauxhall Insignia after taking avoiding action to miss Welch, rejoining at the tail of the field, while Jeff Smith also took a trip across the infield in his Eurotech Racing Honda Civic. |: t4 T* y4 b( g: z. r1 B
Following the safety car, there were countless changes to the order. 1 o0 m, f. u+ [0 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShedden passed Plato at the Brook chicane on lap eight, but was relegated to third when he outbraked himself at Deene on lap 13, allowing Jackson through.公仔箱論壇7 b' M7 W' W: r8 E0 \
Austin, who had a slow start, passed Collard at Gracelands on lap 11, and out-accelerated Newsham out of the last corner to take fifth. He dispatched Plato for fourth at Brook on lap 16, before setting the fastest lap on the penultimate tour and passing Shedden at the death. , P1 n" c' @ a& `5.39.217.76Turkington also fought up to sixth from 10th, while front-row starter Sam Tordoff plummeted to 16th, and out of the points, in his Triple Eight MG.
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