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) K+ E" Z- E* P8 B8 |" f# Q公仔箱論壇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.
7 `0 s D9 O) N) a! W+ cTordoff had to settle for second after leading most of the session, just 0.031s ahead of Austin.
8 P- k# k1 f0 [* t1 hwww1.tvboxnow.comTitle 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.
4 _" }" { N# p( f1 r/ j& yThe 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.
# [* O3 G! P. Wwww1.tvboxnow.comFourteen 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.
9 e" @3 S2 L* Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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.
8 X6 M3 A; T4 g7 J, rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDebutant Andy Wilmot was 26th in the Tony Gilham Racing Volkswagen CC.
6 c. u- t( N' Z @! i( E1 b# ywww1.tvboxnow.comColin 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.
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The Yorkshireman remained there until he was deposed by his team-mate with five minutes to go.
8 n3 P6 e: G) |8 U/ @# o' B% Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe first BTCC race tomorrow is at 11:27 BST. |
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