SOUTH-EAST REGION IS NEXT STOP FOR TOP RACE SERIES
There are less than two weeks to go before Britain’s
premier motor racing series – the Dunlop MSA British
Touring Car Championship – returns to the Brands Hatch
circuit in Kent for its latest, potentially title-deciding
rounds on Sunday 19 August.
Tens of thousands from across the region are expected to
descend on the world-famous circuit near Dartford to see big
names drivers such as Jason Plato, Fabrizio Giovanardi and
Matt Neal go wheel-to-wheel.
Brands Hatch will likely have a major bearing on who ultimately
lifts the coveted BTCC Champion’s Trophy for there will
be only two fixtures to go afterwards – Knockhill, Fife
on 2 September and Thruxton, Hampshire on 14 October.
With the ITV1 cameras broadcasting live, Brands Hatch’s
BTCC race day will be a major highlight of the South-East’s
2007 sporting calendar.
It was at Brands Hatch in April that this year’s BTCC
started before the championship trail set off to entertain
enormous crowds at circuits around the UK. Plato won two of
the three rounds in his SEAT Leon and continues to lead the
standings with a 14-point advantage over Vauxhall’s
Italian ace Giovanardi. Reigning champion Neal, in his Team
Halfords Honda, is a further 41 adrift. But with 15 points
for a win and nine rounds – including Brands’
three – remaining, there is time yet for the title race
to take a twist.
In addition to the BTCC’s headlining latest three rounds
at Brands Hatch on 19 August, there will be a further eight
races from the high-profile supporting BMW, Porsche, Renault
and SEAT championships.
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