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A breathless session saw a quite staggering 23 cars blanketed by just eight tenths of a second with positions changing at almost every moment. Such was the competitiveness that the ballast-laden VW of Jason Plato could only manage 22nd on the grid, although the double champion has cited an as yet unknown problem with his Team BMR RCIB Insurance machine.\u00a0Jason Plato<\/strong>, right after the race:<\/p>\n

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\u201cSOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL HAS HAPPENED TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CAR TO THE ONE WE HAD IN FREE PRACTICE\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sam Tordoff<\/strong>\u00a0looked to have stolen pole position from under the nose of Motorbase Performance\u2019s\u00a0Mat Jackson<\/strong>, with the latter combination going for their first ever P1 in qualifying. Tordoff\u2019s BMW 125i M Sport flashed across the line to move to the summit with just two minutes to go.<\/p>\n

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Tordoff and Jackson held on to second and third, while WSR\u2019s Rob Collard moved into fourth after recovering from an off-track excursion during one of his late flyers. Gordon Shedden who had dominated both practice sessions earlier in the day had to settle for fifth, just 0.005s off the second row pace. It could have been better for the Scotsman but one of his fastest attempts was scuppered when his Honda Yuasa Racing team-mate Matt Neal went off, bringing about one of red flag periods. The 2012 champion shook his head as he returned to the pitlane, possibly in the knowledge that his best opportunity had been wasted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Regular Knockhill front row starter\u00a0Rob Austin<\/strong>\u00a0could only manage sixth this time around, but it still represented his best performance of the season in the Exocet AlcoSense Audi A4. Neal held on to seventh despite his spin.<\/p>\n

MG\u2019s Andrew Jordan<\/strong>\u00a0took eighth with his last attempt also ruined after he ran wide and into the gravel in his Pirtek-backed MG6.<\/p>\n

Ninth wouldn\u2019t normally be something to celebrate for\u00a0Colin Turkington<\/strong>, but the reigning champion was Team BMR RCIB Insurance\u2019s top performer and he also maintained his record of qualifying inside the top ten of every 2015 event.\u00a0Adam Morgan\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0WIX Racing Mercedes was relegated to tenth by Turkington with the duo split by just 0.001s. Unbelievably close gaps continued throughout the order with the likes of Snetterton race winner Jack Goff, Aron Smith and Plato among the notable<\/p>\n

Plato was another to abort his last flyer attempt following a trip through the gravel and the double champion had to settle for the lowest grid position in his BTCC career the championship leader will have it all to do from 22nd on the grid. Plato has suggested, however, that he\u2019ll likely start from the pitlane as he did at Croft earlier this season in a bid to grab pole position for race two.<\/p>\n

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IT WAS A TOUGH SESSION, THERE WAS ONLY A VERY SHORT WINDOW TO SQUEEZE THE LAP TIME I NEEDED\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s dangerous to expect anything, I knew coming into the weekend that we\u2019d be strong, but to be fair I\u2019ve had to get my head around the circuit, it\u2019s been a long time since I raced here! A few things have changed, the kerbs are different through the chicane for example which makes a big difference. The track was going up and down in grip level, and while it didn\u2019t drop massively it was pretty greasy and in those conditions it\u2019s very easy to make a mistake. I knew that we had to be out there and get that free lap, and we stole it right at the end which is mega really.<\/p>\n

Gordon Shedden<\/strong>\u00a0made it a significant double in the second practice session as the Scotsman fired out a warning ahead of this afternoon\u2019s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship qualifying session.<\/p>\n

I THINK THERE\u2019S STILL A LITTLE MORE TO COME FROM THE CAR TOO.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

he said. It\u2019s important that we do it when it matters though and that\u2019s in qualifying. It\u2019s going okay but I\u2019m sure the others will find some time too. Honda Yuasa Racing\u2019s Shedden became\u00a0the first and only driver to break the 52 second barrier<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in either of the practice sessions and now his Civic Type R, which shed some success ballast coming into the event, looks in particularly good shape for the weekend.<\/p>\n

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It was another Honda one-two in the second practice session, but maybe not the combination you will have expected as the Independent Eurotech-run Honda Civic of\u00a0Jeff Smith<\/strong>\u00a0claimed second. Smith topped FP2 for much of the running but also had to recover from an off-track moment on the very next lap after setting his benchmark.<\/p>\n

Despite dropping to second at the finish, Smith was delighted with his progress. I\u2019m really pleased with that, he enthused. I had a bit of a scary moment at the jump after having an off but we won\u2019t dwell on that. The pace is in the car but I actually think there\u2019s more to come from me so that bodes well for this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Smith wasn\u2019t the only driver to return to the track relatively unscathed after a spin as both the Honda of\u00a0Matt Neal<\/strong>\u00a0and Ford Focus of\u00a0Alex Martin<\/strong>\u00a0also endured moments during the session.<\/p>\n

West Surrey Racing again showed well in third, fifth and seventh respectively with championship challenger\u00a0Sam Tordoff<\/strong>\u00a0getting the better of his more experienced team-mates\u00a0Andy Priaulx<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Rob Collard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mat Jackson<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Andrew Jordan<\/strong>\u00a0proved that they\u2019ll be in the mix again this afternoon with solid top six results in practice.<\/p>\n

Adam Morgan<\/strong>,\u00a0Jason Plato<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Tom Ingram<\/strong> completed the top ten order, but with all three facing different challenges. Morgan again left it late to fire his Mercedes A-Class up the order while Plato\u2019s Team BMR RCIB Insurance squad admits it may not be setting the ultimate pace this weekend. Speedworks again broke into the leading ten with Ingram, but its achilles heel seems to be getting much beyond that. Qualifying will determine whether Ingram can haul his Toyota Avensis into the fight for a top six grid berth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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