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
8 x* Q0 V7 Y% G( E & R- M* D _- Z) [# r' b( Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJason 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. 0 c& J( M4 x7 a& ~2 t$ D' Q- Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFollowing 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.3 L1 z% J- d, r4 g/ a
Tordoff had to settle for second after leading most of the session, just 0.031s ahead of Austin. $ ^# J. Q. M1 S2 P/ X( `# [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.公仔箱論壇3 H! }7 C/ `& D1 u7 c% \: C( y9 L9 ~
The 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.公仔箱論壇$ `( X7 i5 J, U0 w
Fourteen 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. $ k4 w5 N& x# V! c1 g4 H! T2 ?: vtvboxnow.comOn 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. ( S9 t' d3 n' S z Y& g公仔箱論壇Debutant Andy Wilmot was 26th in the Tony Gilham Racing Volkswagen CC. 0 J! d0 ~+ v) _/ Q- ^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. - j, p! d R( H' }7 OAustin 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. % \, h- {6 y% A! E6 qtvboxnow.comThe Yorkshireman remained there until he was deposed by his team-mate with five minutes to go. . G4 C' r1 n' N4 J1 z# I- }tvboxnow.comThe first BTCC race tomorrow is at 11:27 BST.