http://www.btccaction.co.uk Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:28:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mat Jackson has won the final race at Knockhill, leading team-mate Jason Plato across the line for the team's first ever 1-2 finish. Plato put in a superb drive once again to come from last on the grid to second, whilst Vauxhall's Fabrizio Giovanardi benefitted from team orders to finish ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/16/jackson-heads-racing-silverline-1-2 VX Racing's Fabrizio Giovanardi has closed the gap to championship rival Colin Turkington with a win in the second race of the day at Knockhill. From sixth on the grid the Italian took the lead on lap 8, heading Mat Jackson and Turkington across the finish line. Click here for full ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/16/giovanardi-closes-gap-with-knockhill-win Jason Plato has won the opening race of the day at Knockhill, leading every single lap of the race to take his second victory of the year. Local racer Gordon Shedden took second and scored Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing's best ever finish, whilst Plato's Racing Silverline team-mate Mat Jackson ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/16/plato-wins-race-one-from-shedden Jason Plato will start the first of tomorrow's races at Knockhill from pole position, having secured the top spot by 0.073 seconds. It proved to be a great qualifying session for the local talent, as Gordon Shedden and Jonny Adam from Fife qualified in second and third places respectively. Click here ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/15/plato-on-pole-again-at-knockhill The Airwaves BMW team will look to use home crowd advantage to boost its chances of success when the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship moves to Knockhill this weekend. Despite making one of the longest trips of any team competing, when it travels from its base in Kent, the squad ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/14/airwaves-bmw-aim-high-at-knockhill Following a successful outing last time out, in which Fabrizio Giovanardi took two victories and a second, VX Racing head to Knockhill in Scotland this week looking to keep the momentum going. With Italian Giovanardi having now taken three wins in the last four races, and a second placed finish in ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/12/vx-racing-looking-to-capitalise-on-momentum Team RAC driver Stephen Jelley is putting the misfortune that he suffered in the races at Snetterton behind him as the championship moves North to Knockhill this weekend. Last time out at the Norfolk circuit Jelley only finished one of the three races, after having previously secured three podiums in a ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/11/jelley-putting-misfortune-behind-him The list of drivers who will take to the streets at next weekend's Edinburgh street demonstration has been announced. The event, taking place on Thursday 13th August, will see several examples of leading BTCC machinery parading along Johnston Terrace. The event will take place to promote the forthcoming rounds of the ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/07/line-up-announced-for-edinburgh With a new team and a new livery at Snetterton, Harry Vaulkhard might have been hoping for a change of luck last weekend. However a best result of ninth and a retirement in the final race after starting from pole position proved that the Newcastle racers luck hasn't turned - ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/06/vaulkhard-laments-continued-bad-luck Colin Turkington leaves Snetterton continuing to lead the driver's championship after taking a win, a second and a fifth place at the Norfolk circuit. His team-mate Stephen Jelley did not have as much luck at the weekend however, managing a best result of 6th before being taken out of points ... http://www.btccaction.co.uk/2009/08/05/differing-luck-for-team-rac-drivers