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
2 n- }$ y- M$ h" y% f/ p$ P. C : P$ e4 ]: ]5 u0 }/ y$ _* R6 Lwww1.tvboxnow.comJason 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. / ~+ W! T8 x" M2 v. d8 lFollowing 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. $ N( p: f* M A" i! _% Y8 H1 G- Owww1.tvboxnow.comTordoff had to settle for second after leading most of the session, just 0.031s ahead of Austin. , y2 l6 u" l4 m. t9 V6 r) Gwww1.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. 5 y( J! O- W" C( H8 e# dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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. 2 ]' H, R7 [# [2 H" [- WFourteen 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.) I9 R# }) L) ~# X
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. ! T I& T: f. Q$ y& X; d+ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDebutant Andy Wilmot was 26th in the Tony Gilham Racing Volkswagen CC.3 p6 T, ~0 @6 O6 z
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. " e2 j/ Z9 X T& y4 D2 G$ vwww1.tvboxnow.comAustin 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.+ u' B# N, ^4 L: a5 F3 m
The Yorkshireman remained there until he was deposed by his team-mate with five minutes to go.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: \; A; R' q( d8 L
The first BTCC race tomorrow is at 11:27 BST.
