TEAMPARKER
RACING
Car:BMW125iMSport
Teamschampionship:
10th
STEPHENJELLEY
Championship
position:12th
Points: 83
Wins: 1
Podiums: 2
Nowrunningtheexact
samespecificationasColin
Turkington’stitle-winning
BMW125iMSportwas
lastseason,JelleyandTeam
ParkerRacingarefinally
reapingtherewardsafter
atoughlearningperiodin
theBTCC.
Jelley’spresenceof
mindsavedhimapodium
atBrandsHatch’sopener
whenheinadvertently
nudgedintoMattNeal’s
Hondabutgavethe
positionback.
Thatisthemarkofwhat
sortofblokeJelleyis.
Hefinallytookawinin
thelastroundbeforethe
breakatOultonPark.It
wasn’ttakenontheroad,
butitdidn’tmatter:it
cementedtheLeicester
racer’spositionasavictory
threatatmosttracks.
andnowwasthetimetoreap
rewards.Butwhiletheteam
anddrivershaveabiggerskill
setatdealingwiththeknife-
edgeset-up,ithasyettoreap
rhapsthat
nd
en
she
putsit,hefeelslikeheisina
battleforClassB(orClassH
forHonda,ashelikestoname
nguineabout
ars
flow
SPEEDWORKS
MOTORSPORT
Car:ToyotaCorolla
Teams
championship:9th
TOMINGRAM
Championship
position:9th
Points: 113 Wins: 1
Podiums: 1
Anewcarinaone-car
teamisalwaysgoingtobe
ahugetask.TomIngram
saidatthestartofthe
yearthatitwasabout
learninginthefirsthalf
ofthecampaignbefore
huntingwinsinthesecond
partoftheseason,but
thatseemslikealong
stretchrightnow.
Thereisstilllearning
todo,andthegameis
tough.Thechassisis
provinghardtosettle
down,meaningIngram
ishavingtodriveitlikea
go-kartatthemoment.
Hewillhopefullyironout
thoseproblems.
Thepotentialisthere,
butitwilltakeanother
15racestogetontop
ofit. Therecouldbethe
oddreversed-gridwin
alongthewaythoughto
keepthingstickingover.
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UNSTOPPABLE?
EXCELR8
MOTORSPORT
Car:MG6
Teamschampionship:
N/A
ROBSMITH
Championship
position:--
Points: 0 Wins: 0
diums: 0
SAMOSBORNE
Championship
position:--
Points: 0 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Itwasalwaysgoingtobea
bigaskforanewteamwith
newdrivers,andExcelR8
areinatthedeepend.The
MGs aretheoldestkiton
thegridandtheageshows,
sothatmakesitveryhardto
getagaugeonhowRob
andSamOsborne
gressing.Theywill
hopingforasliceof
eversed-gridluck.
TEAMHARD
Car:VWCC
Teamschampionship:
GKRScaffoldingwith
AutobriteDirect14th;
RCIBInsurancewithFox
Racing15th
CARLBOARDLEY
Championship
position:24th
Points: 3 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
JACKGOFF
Championship
position:22nd
Points: 12 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
BOBBYTHOMPSON
Championship
position:21st
Points: 17 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
MICHAELCREES
Championship
position:23rd
Points: 4 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Therewasabigfanfare
fromTeamHardatthe
startoftheyear,butthe
resultshavenotyet
materialised.
Thecarsaregood
enoughtoberegularpoints
scorers,butnotknocking
onthedoorofthetopsix
liketheywereduringthe
2018season.
Thathasnotstopped
thesquadtryinghard
though.JackGoffand
BobbyThompsonhaveled
thelineintermsofgaining
asmanypointsastheycan,
butthebigprizesarejust
outofreachrightnow.
TRADEPRICE
CARSRACING
Car:AudiS3
Teamschampionship:
11th
JAKEHILL
Championship
position:14th
Points: 71 Wins: 0
Podiums: 1
MARKBLUNDELL
Championship
position:25th
Points: 2 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
ThereworkedS3saloons
areamorecompetitive
propositionthisyear,and
thatisduetotheworkdone
byAmDTuning,whichis
runningthecarsonbehalf
ofnewcomersTradePrice
CarsRacing.
JakeHillhasuseditwell,
extractingthemaximum
whenhecanandtakinga
podiumintheseason
openeratBrandsHatch.
Hewasstrippedofawin
atthelastmeetingatOulton
Parkaftercontactwith
MattNealbut,despite
thatblackmark,hehas
continuedtheupward
trajectoryinhiscareer.
MarkBlundell,onthe
otherhand,hasstruggled
togettogripswithfront-
wheeldrive,buthisrecent
laptimesshowthatheis
beginningtoturnthecorner
intermsofpace.
CICELEY
MOTORSPORT
Car:Mercedes-Benz
A-Class
Teamschampionship:
MacToolswithCiceley
12th;CatacleanRacing
withCiceley17th
ADAMMORGAN
Championship
position:15th
Points: 64 Wins: 0
Podiums: 1
DANROWBOTTOM
Championship
position:27th
Points: 1 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
TheCiceleycarsare
usuallyregularsatthefront
ofthefield,buttheysimply
haven’tbeensofarin2019.
Despitehavingbeen
throughanextensive
reworkingoverthewinter,
theolderchassismeans
thatthereisnotmuchmore
mefromthemachine.
anhasalsobeen
y–iftherehasbeen
nttogetinvolvedin,
unwittinglyinthe
dleofit.Newcomer
nielRowbottomhasnot
enabletoshowwhathe
capableof.
LASERTOOLS
RACING
Car:Mercedes-Benz
A-Class
Teamschampionship:
13th
AIDENMOFF AT
Championship
position:18th
Points: 48 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Racinghasstruggledto
unlockenoughpacefrom
thehatchbackforitto
makethekindofimpactit
hasinpreviousseasons.
Moffathasdrivenwithhis
usualverveandpassion,
butithasbeenforvery
littlerewardasheisoften
miredinthe10thto20th
spotsonthegrid,whichis
wheretherewardsare
scantandthechances
f tti ginvolvedin
aremuchhigher.
ytheproblem,
Toolshastaken
hugestep:itwill
chtheMercin
vourofanInfin
ortheremain
fthe2019
ampaign.
SIMPSONRACIN G
Car:HondaCivicTypeR
Teamschampionship:
16th
MATTSIMPSON
Championship
position:26th
Points: 1 Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
SimpsonMotorsport’s
seasonhasbeenahorrid
one.Despiterecruiting
engineerGeoffKingston
tohelpsteertheshipin
therightdirection,things
havenotclickedand
Kingstonhasnow
departedtheoperation.
Simpsonhimselfwould
expecttohavepushedon
afterarace-winningseason
in2018,butamixtureof
contactandpoorreliability
havekickedhimintheteeth
atalmosteveryweekend.
Thingsneedtoturnaround.
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Car:HondaCivic TypeR
FK2
Teamschampionship:3rd
SAMTORDOFF
Championship
position:13th
Points: 76 Wins: 0
Podiums: 2
RORYBUTCHER
Championship
position:4th
Points: 147 Wins: 1
Podiums: 2
Buyingthetwoex-Eurotech
RacingHondaCivicTypeRs
wasa stepforwardforShaun
Hollamby’sAmDTuning
concern,buttheteammight
nothaveexpectedsuch
spectacularresults.
Formertitlerunner-upSam
Tordoffisaknownquantity,
butmusthavewalkedunder
anotherladdergivenhowhis
helpingofbadluckfrom
2018hascontinued.He
lost abucketfulofpoints
witha non-finishat
Thruxto nanddamage
at BrandsHatch.
Butcher,onth eotherhand,
hasbeenrightinthehuntfor
thetitle.TheScotflewunder
theradarin20 18 inan MG,
butgiventheFK2,heis
la pping itup .Thereisevery
chancethathewillbeinthe
huntattheendoftheseason,
which ishugeprogressfor
drive randteam.