BTCC 2018 | Brands Hatch Indy | What did we learn"
The first round of the British Touring Car Championship surprised ESM’s BTCC Correspondent this year, with a mixture of drama and variety.
Whinge, whinge, whinge. Brands Hatch Indy ? why do we even bother" It?s a waste of time having a lap that?s just 50 seconds long and hardly allows for overtaking. It?s been like a broken record for years, but suddenly along came the class of 2018. Wow, what a start! Three different winners, nine different drivers on the podium and the top ten is completed by ten different makes of car.
Race one: A lights-to-flag victory in wet conditions for Jack Goff, who?d inherited pole after Dan Cammish had has his time removed. Goff was pushed hard by Colin Turkington for the win, but Turkington seemed happy enough to take the points rather than risk anything in the final laps. A good drive from reigning champion, Ash Sutton, saw him move from 18thto 7th. There were also strong results for Andrew Jordan, Tom Ingram and Tom Chilton. Race rating: 6/10 Race two: The reason we watch the British Touring Car Championship. Conditions were still wet, but drying, which meant some took the gamble to start on slick tyres. It looked a pretty silly choice for just over half of the 27 lap race. Jordan took the lead off the start line and after a short safety car period, Ingram moved to front and held the lead for a considerable time.
Things started to get interesting around lap 14 where the final top three drivers, who all secured their first eve...
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