ROCKINGHAM'S TURN 1 AWAITS BTCC GRID
Rockingham’s high-speed, banked Turn 1 corner will
be part of its circuit lay-out when the Dunlop MSA British
Touring Car Championship races there on 22 April.
The BTCC drivers will race around the Northamptonshire venue’s
International Super Sports Car configuration – a mix
of its oval and infield courses that includes the fearsome
Turn 1 as part of its lay-out.
It will create the first new track lay-out for the BTCC since
the championship last raced at Rockingham in 2003 when the
field tackled the International circuit.
“The BTCC field jostling for position through Rockingham’s
Turn 1 will make for one of the season’s great spectacles,”
says BTCC Series Director Alan Gow.
“It’s not uncommon for our drivers to run side-by-side
through corners at most circuits and at Turn 1 we could even
see as many as five abreast. With a flat-out approach and
a high wall on the edge of the track it will not be for the
feint-hearted.
“Furthermore this corner boasts great viewing for the
public with an enormous grandstand. With three BTCC rounds
to savour on race day, plus action from four supporting championships,
our crowds are in for a real treat.”
Meanwhile, the BTCC can confirm it will race around Brands
Hatch’s short, action-packed Indy circuit on both its
visits to the world-famous Kent venue on 1 April and 9 August.
Elsewhere, the BTCC will continue to race around the Island
lay-out at Oulton Park, Cheshire (24 June) and the National
circuit at Donington Park (Leicestershire) on 15 July.
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