FoAnd breathe… With so many weekend achievements to list, you really do realise the limitations of 140 characters, don’t you? #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 18, 2016
West Surrey Racing couldn’t have said it better. The JCT600 with GardX team are still second in the championship, twenty two points behind leaders Halfords Yuasa Racing.
Race One
Goff was the highest starter of the three West Surrey Racing run cars, starting fifth for the first race of the weekend, with Collard starting alongside him and Tordoff starting back in twenty first.
Both BMW drivers had a fantastic start, with Collard getting ahead of Goff and Tordoff blasting up the field.
Safety Car but it’s Rob who is top BMW in fifth ahead of Jack – Sam already up to 15th and into the points #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
All three drivers continued their move up the standings once the safety car had returned to the pits, with Toroff continuing to push up to P13.
Nice opportunistic move from Rob who takes fourth, with Jack following him through past Ash Sutton #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Jack passes Rob into the final corner to go P4 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Collard slipped further back into sixth after the move, whilst fellow BMW driver Tordoff had managed to make it into the top ten.
The race was cut short after a crash and fire elsewhere brought out the red flag.
The race is now red-flagged – Jack P4, Rob P6 and Sam P9 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Race Two
The safety car was back at the start of the second race of the weekend, but all three West Surrey Racing cars managed to make it through the scrabble unscathed, and having made up places.
All three cars get through lap one unscathed but the Safety Car is out. Rob P3, Jack P5 and Sam P7 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
There wasn’t much chance for the safety car driver to grab a couple of tea after the first incident before he was needed again, but the WSR boys had managed to shuffle around a bit.
Another safety car – Rob and Jack now P3 and P4, with Sam shuffled back to P12 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Towards the closing stages of the race, Collard was on the charge, closing in and taking second place on lap twelve. Jackson was the only man to stand between the Team JCT600 with GardX driver and the race win.
Rob takes the lead into the final corner #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
All three drivers deserved a pat on the back after the challenging race, with Tordoff managing to push his way up through the field and into the top ten.
Jack takes P5 and Sam crosses the line in P8 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Race Three
The reverse grid put Tordoff on pole for the final race of the weekend. A good start let Tordoff keep the lead ahead of Matt Neal, with his team mates also quick off the line.
Sam leads race three after the opening lap – Jack in P3 and Rob up to P7 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Jack moves ahead of Matt Neal into second #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
The race leader was on soft tyres, making it harder for Tordoff to battle against the cars behind him.
Sam is being chased down by the cars behind, which are on the harder compound tyre #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Sam can’t hold on and slips back to second place #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Tordoff then fell back to third, but was the highest finisher of the West Surrey Raceing trio.
Chequered flag and the three BMWs finish inside the top six – Sam in P3, Rob in P4 and Jack in P6 #BTCC
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
From 21st on the grid to a podium on race day capped a fine recovery for @samtordoff #BTCC pic.twitter.com/PsvAJFDcXU
— West Surrey Racing (@Official_WSR) April 17, 2016
Team JCT600 with GardX took the trophy for the highest scoring team of the weekend.
Jack Goff now takes third in the drivers’ championship, two points ahead of Collard.
Feature Image Credit: Caroline Rhea
