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Old 8 May 2021, 14:22 (Ref:4050334)   #26
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Parfitt, Smelt, Geddie over 5 seconds off pole... Butel and Hamilton nearly 7 seconds!!

Great to see Cook, Ingram and Butcher still up there, and Hill should've been higher up too, so hopefully less of a two-horse race this year,

Quickest CUPRA in 15th...

Disappointed by Chilton and Lloyd, a lot further down than expected.
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Old 8 May 2021, 14:41 (Ref:4050336)   #27
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dunno if plato thought he was being edgy but if someone did that to him he’d be putting them in the hedge tomorrow. guess he wins, we’re talking about him again...
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Old 8 May 2021, 14:50 (Ref:4050338)   #28
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Is there a way to watch back the qualifying sessions? I was out and about and I missed them.
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Old 8 May 2021, 14:51 (Ref:4050339)   #29
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Moffat outqualified by Boardley ?
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Old 8 May 2021, 15:30 (Ref:4050344)   #30
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2021 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Qualifying – Thruxton

1 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Laser Tools Racing 1:18.305
2 Josh COOK (GBR) BTC Racing +0.053s
3 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +0.362s
4 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Ginsters EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com +0.413s
5 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) Toyota Gazoo Racing UK +0.530s
6 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Team BMW +0.586s
7 Jake HILL (GBR) MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square +0.604s
8 Gordon SHEDDEN (GBR) Halfords Racing with Cataclean +0.810s
9 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square +1.641s
10 Chris SMILEY (GBR) Ginsters EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com +1.740s
11 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing +1.973s
12 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) BTC Racing +2.088s
13 Carl BOARDLEY (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +2.408s
14 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport +2.458s
15 Jack GOFF (GBR) Team HARD. with Autobrite Direct +2.630s
16 Daniel ROWBOTTOM (GBR) Halfords Racing with Cataclean +2.677s
17 Jade EDWARDS (GBR) PHSC with BTC Racing +2.969s
18 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team BMW +3.171s
19 Árón TAYLOR-SMITH (IRL) Team HARD. with HUB Financial Solutions +3.172s
20 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport +3.310s
21 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +3.547s
22 Daniel LLOYD (GBR) Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing +4.065s
23 Sam OSBORNE (GBR) Racing with Wera & Photon Group +4.350s
24 Andy NEATE (GBR) Racing with Wera & Photon Group +4.574s
25 Rick PARFITT (GBR) EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com +5.460s
26 Sam SMELT (GBR) Toyota Gazoo Racing UK +5.547s
27 Glynn GEDDIE (GBR) Team HARD. with Autobrite Direct +6.152s
28 Jack BUTEL (GBR) EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com +6.826s
29 Nicolas HAMILTON (GBR) ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading +6.882s
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Old 8 May 2021, 15:31 (Ref:4050345)   #31
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An excellent qualifying session there, although I only managed to catch some of it. Interesting that the RWD cars looked so strong on a predominantly FWD circuit, and in the wet. Great effort by all of the top drivers.
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Old 8 May 2021, 15:42 (Ref:4050349)   #32
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No real surprises at all on the grid.
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Old 8 May 2021, 15:45 (Ref:4050350)   #33
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An excellent qualifying session there, although I only managed to catch some of it. Interesting that the RWD cars looked so strong on a predominantly FWD circuit, and in the wet. Great effort by all of the top drivers.
Full wet usually suits the RWDs, and also evens out some of the FWD advantage at this circuit.
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Old 8 May 2021, 15:50 (Ref:4050353)   #34
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maybe that Shedden is a bit down given his FF2 pace, interesting Oliphant is near Turkington but Jelly is right in the midpack
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Old 8 May 2021, 16:44 (Ref:4050360)   #35
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What shenanigans did Plato get up to?
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Old 8 May 2021, 16:59 (Ref:4050361)   #36
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What shenanigans did Plato get up to?

He blocked Hill, I think it was, when he was on a really hot lap right at the end of qualifying at the chicane when he, Plato, intended to enter the pits. It was very unsporting of him, and I hope that he is given a grid penalty for it.
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Old 8 May 2021, 17:10 (Ref:4050362)   #37
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Great first session. Those last few minutes as the track dried were really exciting. Well done Sutton and good job from Cook and Turkington and great start by Tingram. Edwards also managed to get in the top 20, so well done her. Of course due to the conditions we can’t draw too many conclusions

And yes I thought Plato was quite out of order blocking Hill like that
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Old 8 May 2021, 18:36 (Ref:4050375)   #38
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so plato hasn’t received a formal penalty?

sort of sets the scene for the season doesn’t it.
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Old 8 May 2021, 18:54 (Ref:4050380)   #39
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Old 8 May 2021, 18:57 (Ref:4050381)   #40
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Old 8 May 2021, 19:52 (Ref:4050388)   #41
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so plato hasn’t received a formal penalty?

sort of sets the scene for the season doesn’t it.
They were both on hotlaps and there was a slow vehicle in the last sector which should have cost Hill time as well. Plato has apologised to Hill for the late call to pit.
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They were both on hotlaps and there was a slow vehicle in the last sector which should have cost Hill time as well. Plato has apologised to Hill for the late call to pit.
If Plato was on a Hot lap why did he claim to be pulling into the pit road.? Not the first time he has done this. Rocking ham with Matt Neal. The mark of a desperate man past his sell by date I reckon
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so plato hasn’t received a formal penalty?

sort of sets the scene for the season doesn’t it.
Exactly, pretty disappointing that such a behaviour is not penalised. And also a bit pathetic that one of the most successful drivers of the championship (at least on paper) acts like an amateur!
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Or even Jade Edwards'?
She was in the top 10 for a while. The track was seemingly getting quicker at the end of the session, when she went off track so she didn't improve when lots of others did - so she might have been higher up. Still 17th is not too bad - especially when you see how many race winners qualified behind her.
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it was a pity jade binned it, she's not exactly had a lot of track time in the car so she's done a decent job being a way ahead of the folk at the back of the grid who are pretty much exactly who we were expecting.
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Exactly, pretty disappointing that such a behaviour is not penalised. And also a bit pathetic that one of the most successful drivers of the championship (at least on paper) acts like an amateur!
think that's harsh on amateurs, on the basis that most amateur racers have a lot more respect for each other. but it's btcc - all part of the fun and games i guess. just doesn't really set a good example for the younger racers - like mazepin disregarding all the conventions and gentlemans agreements during quali and practice.

anyhow. it's a great grid which is either mixed up because of the weather or going to set the tone for the rest of the season

i think ingram and cook both provoke the same question - is the car they're in actually very good or are they both just very good drivers?
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Thought she was excellent. Proved she deserves to be in the BTCC.
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If Plato was on a Hot lap why did he claim to be pulling into the pit road.? Not the first time he has done this. Rocking ham with Matt Neal. The mark of a desperate man past his sell by date I reckon
Didn't read what I wrote then? They were both on their best laps but the white flags were out for Edwards car crawling around trying to get back to the pits (why she didn't pull off to a safe spot I don't know, if Neate or Hamilton had gone off like that then the keyboard warriors would have been out in force).

That compromised the last sector time so Plato got a very late call to box as he approached the chicane. Looking at the TSL data it looks like Hill wasn't as badly compromised and could have improved his time slightly but I doubt Plato or his team thought about that. As Plato said there was nothing malicious about it.

It's just a sad reflection on modern society that people always jump to the most damning reasoning for why something has happened rather than looking for other reasons.
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the white flags were out for Edwards car crawling around trying to get back to the pits (why she didn't pull off to a safe spot I don't know, if Neate or Hamilton had gone off like that then the keyboard warriors would have been out in force).
I'm here, don't worry!! Surprised she's quite so high up, though think a few are out of position behind her. Not sure what she was thinking on that grass.
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Didn't read what I wrote then? They were both on their best laps but the white flags were out for Edwards car crawling around trying to get back to the pits (why she didn't pull off to a safe spot I don't know, if Neate or Hamilton had gone off like that then the keyboard warriors would have been out in force).

That compromised the last sector time so Plato got a very late call to box as he approached the chicane. Looking at the TSL data it looks like Hill wasn't as badly compromised and could have improved his time slightly but I doubt Plato or his team thought about that. As Plato said there was nothing malicious about it.

It's just a sad reflection on modern society that people always jump to the most damning reasoning for why something has happened rather than looking for other reasons.
Luckily we all live in a society where people can have individual views
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