Fast Ford – September 2019

The last race before the mid-season break

at Oulton Park was full of ups and downs

for us; qualifying was a mixed bag of Ollie

Jackson’s best session of the season so far

with a frustrating P14 for Tom Chilton who

was unable to hook up the perfect lap.

That saw both cars starting Race 1 from

the middle of the pack, and while Ollie

TOP OF TESTING

The Motorbase team secured hard-fought points at Oulton Park,

before topping the timing sheets during a tyre test at Snetterton...

MOTORBASE FOCUS BTCC

did a fantastic job of earning his highest-

placed finished of the season, Tom suffered

suspension damage after an incident with

Jake Hill which meant he did well to bring the

Focus home in P12.

Race 2 was equally frustrating; we knew

both cars had the pace, but contact with

Hill again saw Tom’s car suffer damage, this

time causing him to retire. Meanwhile, after

running in 8th for much of the race, Ollie

dropped back a little to cross the line in P13,

securing more valuable points for both him

and the team.

Ollie’s consistency continued to pay-

off in the final race, with his third haul of

championship points from the weekend,

eventually taking 14th after coming under

consistent pressure for the entire 15-lap

race. Tom also displayed an epic drive;

starting from the back of the grid, he

stormed off the line, taking 5 places on

the opening lap alone. He then played the

long-game, preserving his tyres before

launching his assault to make up an

incredible fifteen places on track to take

P13 as the flag dropped.

After Oulton, the BTCC enters a mid-

season break for 4 weeks before the

second half of the season gets underway at

Snetterton in August. But during that time

there is an official two-day tyre test at Snet,

which gives all the teams a bit of time to

assess their performance and make some

subtle changes. While the main focus is on

testing the tyres, we also learn more about

the car and its setup too, so it’s no surprise

we take these test days seriously.

Both drivers benefited hugely from

their time on track, with Tom clocking up

an incredible 163 laps of the circuit during

that time. Not only that, but he also set the

fastest time of anyone across both days,

and Ollie topped the time sheets on day

two too!

That gives all us incredible confidence

going in to the second half of the season,

which would have already kicked off by the

time you read this. Keep up to date with

results and race reports on the website –

http://www.fastfordmag.co.uk – and we’ll be

back with more details and insight in the

next issue...

It was a hard weekend

earning Championship

points at Oulton Park

Both cars proved their pace

by topping the time sheets

at a recent tyre test

Photos JAKOB EBREY

SEPTEMBER 2019 FAS T FOR DȽѳ

The last race before the mid-season break

at Oulton Park was full of ups and downs

for us; qualifying was a mixed bag of Ollie

Jackson’s best session of the season so far

with a frustrating P14 for Tom Chilton who

was unable to hook up the perfect lap.

That saw both cars starting Race 1 from

the middle of the pack, and while Ollie

TOP OF TESTING

The Motorbase team secured hard-fought points at Oulton Park,

before topping the timing sheets during a tyre test at Snetterton...

MOTORBASE FOCUS BTCC

did a fantastic job of earning his highest-

placed finished of the season, Tom suffered

suspension damage after an incident with

Jake Hill which meant he did well to bring the

Focus home in P12.

Race 2 was equally frustrating; we knew

both cars had the pace, but contact with

Hill again saw Tom’s car suffer damage, this

time causing him to retire. Meanwhile, after

running in 8th for much of the race, Ollie

dropped back a little to cross the line in P13,

securing more valuable points for both him

and the team.

Ollie’s consistency continued to pay-

off in the final race, with his third haul of

championship points from the weekend,

eventually taking 14th after coming under

consistent pressure for the entire 15-lap

race. Tom also displayed an epic drive;

starting from the back of the grid, he

stormed off the line, taking 5 places on

the opening lap alone. He then played the

long-game, preserving his tyres before

launching his assault to make up an

incredible fifteen places on track to take

P13 as the flag dropped.

After Oulton, the BTCC enters a mid-

season break for 4 weeks before the

second half of the season gets underway at

Snetterton in August. But during that time

there is an official two-day tyre test at Snet,

which gives all the teams a bit of time to

assess their performance and make some

subtle changes. While the main focus is on

testing the tyres, we also learn more about

the car and its setup too, so it’s no surprise

we take these test days seriously.

Both drivers benefited hugely from

their time on track, with Tom clocking up

an incredible 163 laps of the circuit during

that time. Not only that, but he also set the

fastest time of anyone across both days,

and Ollie topped the time sheets on day

two too!

That gives all us incredible confidence

going in to the second half of the season,

which would have already kicked off by the

time you read this. Keep up to date with

results and race reports on the website –

http://www.fastfordmag.co.uk – and we’ll be

back with more details and insight in the

next issue...

It was a hard weekend

earning Championship

points at Oulton Park

Both cars proved their pace

by topping the time sheets

at a recent tyre test

Photos JAKOB EBREY

SEPTEMBER 2019 FAS T FOR DȽѳ