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Seems to me that only the 2 Hondas had any significant performance advantage over the Chevvy at Oulton. The fact that Matt Neal could simply drive straight past JP down the relatuively short straight is alarming.
But seeing as we are takling about facts, the Qualifying times top 10:
1. Gordon Shedden Honda Racing Team Honda Civic 1min 27.355secs
2. Matt Neal Honda Racing Team Honda Civic 1min 27.505secs
3. Andy Neate Team Aon 'Global' Ford Focus 1min 27.778secs
4. Jason Plato Silverline Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1min 27.782secs
5. Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1min 27.914secs
6. Tom Chilton Team Aon 'Global' Ford Focus 1min 28.044secs
7. Alex MacDowall Silverline Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1min 28.091secs
8. Paul O'Neill GoMobileUK.com with Tech-Speed Chevrolet Cruze 1min 28.278secs
9. James Nash 888 Racing with Collins Contractors Vauxhall Vectra 1min 28.319secs
10. Mat Jackson Airwaves Racing Ford Focus 1min 28.445secs
Although we all got the impression that the Hondas could have gone quicker, I'm sure most the other turbo cars were flat out, and the lap times for 2 Ford Focus's, 2 Chevvys and Jordans Vectra were all within 0.3 of a second of each other.
So, do the Vectras, Focus and other turbo cars that qualifyed behind the non-turbo Chevrolet have to be further restricted? That does not seem quite right, surely?
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