BTCC 2017 | Snetterton – What did we learn"
A week is a long time. Here’s a reminder what happened last weekend when the BTCC circus rolled in to Norfolk. ESM’s BTCC Correspondent wasn’t too impressed with proceedings.
The series returned following the summer sabbatical, but in all honesty, we didn?t really learn a great deal. After Croft, the championship looked like it was going to be a four-way battle and this weekend?s action confirmed this thought following heavy points hauls for the current top four.
Colin Turkington?s rear wheel drive power enabled him to make Jack Goff?s clear view of the track last no further than the first 100 metres or so and championship contender Turkington sped off into the distance, or so it seemed. An extremely rare mistake, or a slippery surface, halfway through the race caused Turkington to spin off, although he did eventually recover to seventh. Ash Sutton strengthened his championship position by hunting down Goff, who was set for his first win, and used his superior tyre grip to secure the victory.
The day?s second race was again fairly dull until about half distance. However, this time it was a lights to flag victory for Sutton while all three BMWs hunted him down as a pack, although Goff ran second for quite some time. Rob Collard went into the weekend second in the championship and he needed a slight tap on Goff to achieve second in the race, although Turkington made a great move on him to secure the position for himself later in the race.
Sutton?s chance...
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