Schumacher BTCC Rd4 – Report
The Fourth and penultimate BTCC 2018 took place this weekend at the super-fast Halifax track in the north of England. With the hot UK weather continuing drivers were trying to get the most out of their packages in these testing conditions. Once again in Modified the battle between Olly Jefferies and Elliott Harper continued, with some super close and exciting racing, it is awesome to watch two of the best drivers in Europe battle it out at our races. Elliott took first blood in qualifying but Olly clawed it back to take TQ honours overall, followed by Elliott and Matt White. Olly managed to hold station by just 0.255 of a second over Elliott with Matt third. Olly pulled a little gap in the second final beating Elliott by two seconds with again Matt third.
Touring Modified final results:
1. Olly Jefferies
2. Elliott Harper
3. Matthew White
4. Harley Eldridge
5. Chris Ashton
6. Chris Grainger
7. David Hall
8. Brian Eldridge
The usual suspect were battling at the top of the 13.5 Boosted Pro Stock class. Zak Finlay came out on top but was pushed hard all the way by James Hart and Chris Gunter with Ashley Sully-Hicks having a great result in 4th place.
Touring 13.5T Boosted final results:
1. Zak Finlay
2. James Hart
3. Chris Gunter
4. Ashley Sully-Hicks
5. Mikey Mansell
6. Scott Scholey
7. Morgan Thompson
8. Arran Turner
9. Mike Rowley
10.Kevin Kirk
13.5 Blinky class saw some tough competition and it was Marcus Askell with the win from Tony Broad and Alex Brocklebank.
Touring 13.5T Blinky final results:
1. Marcus Askell
2. Tony Broad
3. Alex Brocklebank
4. Michael Ball
5. Mark Payne
6. Mathew Lilley
7. Robert Firth
8. Gareth Hollis
9. David Austin
10.Andrew Dawson
The 17.5 Blinky class saw some fantastic finals, with Adrian Sully putting in two flawless drives to come out on top.
Touring 17.5T Blinky final results:
1. Adrian Sully
2. Alan Harrington
3. Steven Ellis
4. Kris Kennedy
5. Steph Abbott
6. Mike Mansell
7. Tim Brown
8. Stuart Butler
9. Jayden Sterling
10.Jamie Hall
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
