標題: [賽車] Rob Austin takes maiden win in second Rockingham race [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-16 04:43 PM 標題: Rob Austin takes maiden win in second Rockingham race
4 h4 [# E0 `# O( nRob Austin led every lap of the second race at Rockingham to take a hugely popular maiden win in the BTCC, ahead of Gordon Shedden and Colin Turkington. * x5 y* n5 R/ @" k公仔箱論壇The Rob Austin Racing team boss had a great start from third to lead into turn one in his Audi A4, and withstood early pressure from Honda Racing Team’s Shedden to extend his lead to more than three seconds at the flag. 1 S6 ~ l5 c q: O) R5 G; q2 rThe result marks the first win for Audi in the championship since Frank Biela at Brands Hatch, back in 1997.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; x- X! N% A. k* V# w" J4 ^0 W- a
It was also a hugely significant race in the championship battle, as Honda Racing Team’s Matt Neal had driven brilliantly to rise to fifth from 14th on the grid, before he stopped at Deene on lap 10. 2 I' v2 e' d( d+ N: RThis enabled Eurotech Racing’s Andrew Jordan to maintain his points lead, despite struggling home in eighth after dropping back from pole position. He will also start from pole in the final race following the reverse grid draw, giving him a great opportunity to extend his 19-point lead.公仔箱論壇$ v; X+ G( ^7 ?1 U
West Surrey Racing’s Turkington kept up his championship challenge in the final podium place, ahead of Mat Jackson’s Motorbase Performance Ford Focus, who held off a charging Sam Tordoff in his Triple Eight MG.7 [, o. d, J; U" e
Jason Plato, Dave Newsham, Jordan, Tom-Onslow Cole and Jeff Smith completed the top 10, with Onslow-Cole climbing up from 22nd in his first weekend for Motorbase Performance. 0 I) L. Q: y- F$ X; i% h' B7 PRob Collard had looked good for a top-four finish, before he picked up a puncture and went straight on at Deene, just before Neal stopped behind him.5.39.217.76( I" P' H- J9 N& ?
Lea Wood moved within touching distance of becoming the inaugural Jack Sears Trophy champion after taking his 12th win of the season in the JWT Performance Vauxhall Vectra. He finished 19th overall, while closest rival Liam Griffin again retired. ' _! \& c, R2 [4 m! p- t/ I9 [6 u9 x5.39.217.76Andy Neate, Dan Welch and Will Bratt all didn’t take part, due to their cars being too badly damaged in the first race. Welch suffered a fractured pelvis in the accident with Neate, with the Chevrolet man also withdrawing from the rest of the weekend.
