Cheshire’s Oulton Park will host the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship on 6 & 7 the June….reports Asian Lite, Best newspaper for British Asians
The 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is heading to the north west this weekend (6/7 June) for rounds 10, 11 and 12 at Oulton Park in Cheshire. The UK’s premier motor sport series will blast around the picturesque circuit in front of what is expected to be one of the biggest crowds of the year, with in excess of 40,000 fans flocking to the track in recent seasons.
A spectacular grid of almost 30 top level touring cars will be going flat out for victory around the 2.26-mile Island configuration. After three thrilling events in 2015 the BTCC is proving as unpredictable as ever – six different winners have taken to the first step of the podium already and the top five drivers are covered by just fifteen championship points.
Oulton Park always generates a festival atmosphere when the BTCC rolls in, and the 2015 summer spectacular looks set to be bigger and better than ever. A favourite for family campers, the fields around the circuit will be packed with fans of all ages ready to cheer on their favourite drivers and local heroes.
A number of teams and drivers call Oulton their home circuit. Speedworks Motorsport which runs Tom Ingram and prepares the Handy Motorsport Toyota of Simon Belcher is based nearby, while Ciceley Motorsport – the team behind the Mercedes A-Class machines of WIX Racing’s Adam Morgan – himself a local driver – and Laser Tools Racing’s Aiden Moffat, is located near Preston in Lancashire.
Story so far: No room for error
The ultra-competitive nature of the BTCC has seen numerous changes in the championship lead across the opening trio of events. From an impressive opening victory from Team JCT600 with GardX’s Rob Collard the season has taken various twists and turns with strategy playing an increasingly significant role.
It is Honda Yuasa Racing’s Gordon Shedden who leads the way having shown impressive speed in the all-new Civic Type R. Victories at Brands Hatch and Thruxton have given him the edge over reigning champion Colin Turkington who lies second. The Ulsterman has adapted quickly to a switch in team and car this year and is already a frequent front-runner – after nine races he finds himself three points ahead of Honda man Matt Neal and four the better of his Team BMR team-mate Jason Plato. Plato has won nine times at Oulton Park and will be gunning for more glory in the VW having taken two victories already this campaign.
